Singapore will play host to a fleet of sailing and motor Superyachts when the ‘Singapore Yacht Show’ launches from 8 to 10 April 2011 at the exclusive ONE°15 Marina Club in Sentosa Cove. This was officially announced today by event organisers Informa Yacht Group, who are also behind the world-leading Monaco Yacht Show, the Superyacht Cup Regattas and the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show.
The inaugural Singapore Yacht Show next spring promises to bring together an international visitor audience of Asia’s ultra high net worth individuals and all the major players of the region’s luxury yachting industry. The stage is thus set for local and regional exhibitors, as well as some key international players keen to find a new market in the newly-affluent East, to showcase their latest products to a burgeoning Asian market, hungry for top-end luxury products. Additionally, the event will create the ideal environment for industry leaders to network and share best practices with new partners from around Asia.
Andy Treadwell Managing Director Informa Yacht Group Arthur Tay Executive Chairman CEO SUTL Group Michael Tan COO Leisure and Lifestyle Division SUTL G - Image by Singapore Yacht Show
With active support from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and the Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau (SECB), the new Yacht Show will undoubtedly reinforce Singapore’s position as a prime destination for dynamic and influential business exchange.
On why Informa Yacht Group is bringing the show to Singapore, Managing Director, Andy Treadwell, said, “We are convinced that the market for superyachts in Asia could develop considerably over the next few years, and we want to play our part in driving that development. Singapore is a highly strategic and influential business centre in the very heart of Asia, providing a perfect venue for the show and a first-class hub for the future of the large-yacht industry in this region. The venue, ONE°15 Marina Club in Sentosa Cove has the ideal setting to host this ultra luxurious event.”
Earlier this autumn, Treadwell and SUTL Chairman Arthur Tay signed an agreement to create first yacht show in Asia. There have been many agreements to put in place and many stakeholders to bring on board since then, in order to ensure delivery of an unforgettable inaugural Singapore Yacht Show, something Tay is confident about.
He said, “By playing host to such a world-class event involving the global industry’s key decision-makers, the Singapore Yacht Show will create history on many levels for Singapore and will be a major boost to the local and regional boating and lifestyle industries. We are delighted to have STB’s and SECB’s support for the event, which will help realise Singapore’s ambitions and potential to become the region’s leading focal point for Superyacht owners around the world. I certainly look forward to welcoming the large-yacht industry and the region’s potential buyers to the ONE°15 Marina Club next April!”
Superyachts are sea-going dream machines of the discerning rich and famous. To be included in this category, the yachts have to be luxurious and over 25 metres in length. The Singapore Yacht Show will bring together shipyards, brokers, designers, naval architects and anyone with an interest in the Superyacht world and will serve as a showcase for the luxury travel and top-end luxury product sectors.
The Singapore Yacht Show is an invitation-only Boat Show and will also play host to some exclusive entertainment with a gala dinner, various cocktail receptions, a golf tournament and many other social events.
About Singapore Yacht Show – Set to be Asia’s most exclusive yachting event
This luxurious and exclusive event will feature some of the world’s biggest and most desirable power and sailing superyachts ranging from 25m to 100m, show-cased in a prestigious exhibition and marina environment at the ONE°15 Marina Club.
The Singapore Yacht Show is a unique invitation-only yachting, serving to provide a first class networking platform for top yachting industry professionals and ultra high net worth individuals.
An extensive programme of special events and social activities will provide further exclusive networking opportunities to develop business contacts. These will include a conference a golf tournament, cocktail receptions, a gala dinner, and many other unique experiences.
About The Informa Yacht Group: Global Leaders in Yachting Events
The Informa Yacht Group is part of Informa Plc and encompasses all the company’s leisure marine events.
Informa is internationally renowned as a leading provider of information and knowledge via a wide spectrum of media. The company is also the largest publicly-owned organiser of exhibitions and conferences in the world, with between 8,000 and 10,000 events held annually in 46 countries. As the world’s leading organiser of Business-to-Business yachting Events, Informa Yacht Group offers an industry-specific marketing platform for the luxury yachting and lifestyle sectors, through a global portfolio of exhibitions, conferences, regattas and other events.
IYG provides the yachting industry’s manufacturers, suppliers and sponsors with a truly international marketing platform through a global portfolio of Superyacht and other marine-industry events:
The Monaco Yacht Show
The Abu Dhabi Yacht Show
Middle East Superyacht Conference
The Singapore Yacht Show
Asia Superyacht Conference
The Superyacht Cup,
Palma & Antigua
The Superyacht Cup Special Edition,
Cowes 2012
The Phuket International Boat Show
The World Yacht Racing Forum
The Yacht Racing Design & Technology Symposium
International Superyacht Coatings Conference
ICOMIA World Marinas Conference
