A press conference with members of the Asia-Pacific Superyacht Association (APSA) Founding Committee will be held in Hong Kong on 5th May 2011 to mark the launch of the APSA. APSA’s primary aim is to promote the Asia–Pacific  region to the global superyacht community both as the world’s “third cruising destination” and as a superyacht building and services location.

Asia-Pacific Superyacht Association (APSA) to launch with press conference in Hong Kong

A major objective of the new Asia-Pacific Superyacht Association (APSA) is to communicate the unique benefits of the region to the world superyacht fleet. Superyachts have a large economic impact on countries and can hugely boost the income of local communities. The need for individual countries to have a strategic plan for the superyacht business is critical therefore APSA will also play an integral part in working with Government agencies to enable them to effectively plan and participate in order to benefit their cities and coastal communities.

The Asia-Pacific Superyacht Association (APSA) was set-up by 5 key industry professionals, namely Chairman Colin Dawson (The George Group, Hong Kong), Jean-Jacques Lavigne (Superyacht Singapore Association, Singapore), YP Loke (Spinnaker International, Singapore), Simon Turner (Northrop and Johnson, Singapore) and Gareth Twist (Yacht Solutions, Thailand). The Founding Committee will discuss the objectives of APSA and will also be available for questions.