The 3rd edition of the Thailand Yacht Show will take place 22 – 25 February 2018, once again at Ao Po Grand Marina. Organisers are already well ahead of the game, with a series of supporting events being planned, along with major changes to the set-up and format of the Show. Key local industry leaders such as Lee Marine, Boat Lagoon Yachting and Multihull Solutions have already confirmed their full support of what is set to become a marine lifestyle experiential event like no other. Read on for the latest news…
Thailand Yacht Show 2018 to break boundaries
The Thailand Yacht Show is set to revolutionise yacht shows in Asia. While most shows necessarily employ a static, “viewing only” concept, the 2018 Thailand Yacht Show is to tear up the traditional format and create a 360-degree experiential event that engages with visitors, VIPs, industry stakeholders and media alike in a 4-day festival of on-water lifestyle and sport.
The Thailand Yacht Show will become an all-encompassing on-water festival of marine lifestyle and sport – the original vision for the event, and, with its immediate access into the idyllic waters of Phang Nga Bay, the reason for choosing Ao Po Grand Marina as the ideal venue. Working with partners in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and all around the region, organisers will host exclusive VIP programmes for guests to experience the yachting lifestyle.
There will be exclusive “sea-trial” excursions, sunset cruises, watersports demonstrations and try-outs. In addition, the TYS team are planning four spectacular world championship competition events – P1 powerboat racing, foiling catamaran yacht racing, stand-up paddle boarding and kite-surfing. Spectators for all these events will have amazing “up close and personal” experience from the new viewing platform being created atop the breakwater that surrounds the marina. Then from 3pm to 10pm the exhibition displays will be open to all, and the exhibition pavilion will be replaced by purposely-designed booths on floating platforms next to the yachts and boats, bringing all displays together in a single, on-water venue.
Some of the biggest and best-known local industry names are already on board in full support. One of Asia’s largest yacht sales, new yacht construction and management companies, Lee Marine have confirmed their participation again. “We see TYS becoming the major large yacht show in the region, and we will be fully supporting the event going forward” says Joshua Lee, Managing Director.
“Without a doubt the Thailand Yacht Show is the only important marine event in Thailand for us now, where we have had successful results, and as such we will be significantly increasing our display space for TYS 2017,” said Vrit Yongsakul, Group Managing Director. “The event’s timing and format allows us to organise VIP and customer sea trials in the morning and even during the show itself. This is an excellent and unique way to showcase the marine lifestyle we are promoting, while opening up to the public in the afternoon and evening. It has always been a pleasure working with the organisers who are specialist professionals and the only ones with unique understanding of the local and regional boating industry – which I believe is what we really need.”
Ao Po Grand Marina has 24/7 unrestricted access and in addition to getting more people on the water, organisers plan to create a water sports festival with a number of unique activities and additional events each morning throughout the Show. “Ao Po Grand Marina is the perfect venue for an experiential show aimed at attracting newcomers to the boating lifestyle from all over Asia. Our venue partners share our vision, and will create a 300m long viewing platform on top of the marina’s breakwater which will provide a unique visitor experience from which to enjoy some new world-class events we have planned,” commented Andy Treadwell, CEO of 3L Events (Thailand) Co. Ltd, organisers of the Thailand Yacht Show.