The multi-award winning Middle Eastern shipyard, Gulf Craft, is currently present at the Sydney International Boat Show, showing a world-class quality and unprecedented value to Australia‘s superyacht clientele. The event is set to run at the Cockle Bay Marina in Darling Harbour and the Sydney Exhibition Centre at Glebe Island until Monday, August 3, 2015.
With the continuous development of fabulous coastlines that spread across the South Pacific, Australia is conveniently positioned next to some of the world’s most beautiful waters and amazing landscapes, making it a natural cruising destination. As stated by the 2015 International Trade Administration Recreational Transportation Top Markets Report, the Australian GDP per capita purchasing power-parity stands among the highest in the world at $43,000.
“Over the last 20 years we have helped meet the diverse boating requirements in Australia through our wide range of craft, including our Silvercraft fishing boats and family cruisers, Oryx Sport Yachts and Cruisers, and our flagship brand Majesty Yachts,” said Erwin Bamps, CEO of Gulf Craft. “However, we are also noticing a steadily growing market for superyachts. We believe yachting enthusiasts in Australia are avid boaters at heart who appreciate a well-built product and are looking for great underlying value, and this is exactly what we offer. This increased interest in yachting stretches beyond Australian borders and into the region, including Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. People are beginning to realize that yachting is so much more than an ostentatious display of wealth – it is an experience, a lifestyle. In addition, there is increasingly more leisure time available globally, giving people an opportunity to experience the splendor of on-water living.”
Prospective customers in Australia search for a semi-custom capability, quality and value for money in a superyacht acquisition, said Captain Richard Morris of Australian Superyachts, Gulf Craft’s exclusive distributor in Australia.
“Increasingly, our clients are requiring their yachts to be personalized and to meet world-class standards that would enable them to cruise in Australian waters, thereby delivering an enhanced resale value as well as the possibility to widen their operation to charter use,” Captain Morris said. “As an exclusive distributor of Majesty Yachts in Australia, the Majesty Yachts brand’s point of difference is that their yachts are not only fine examples of quality craftsmanship and design, but also meet the rigid safety and construction standards required by any international classification for commercial charter operations. Hence increasing the entertainment and safety features aboard their yachts for the owner’s family, friends and business associates.”
More charter yachts built by Gulf Craft.