Ships’ documents and valid passports for all crew members must be carried to gain entry into Malaysia. Most international visitors will be granted a tourist visa on entry. This is valid for 60 days and extendable by up to three months.
Yachts entering Malaysian waters on the Malacca Straits side should proceed to the nearest port of entry.
From Singapore north these are Puteri (pronounced Poo-tree) Harbour – 5 miles past the Tuas 2nd Link bridge in the west Johor Strait – Malacca, Port Dickson, Port Klang, Lumut, Penang and Langkawi.
Yachts entering east side of Peninsular Malaysia through the South China Sea from Singapore can clear into Malaysia close by at two international ferry terminals with Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facilities.
These are located in the East Johor Strait, seven miles from Changi Village at Tanjung Belungkor Ferry Terminal – in the mangrove channel north of Pulau Tekong – and at Pengileh Ferry Terminal Pengarang east of Pulau Tekong just south of the Malaysian Navy base.
Opportunities to check in much further up the South China Sea coast are located at Tioman Island, Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu.
Yachts making passage past ports on either coast are unlikely to be challenged as long as ships papers are in order and they are heading for Thailand or another local port of entry. Visiting yachts should always report to Marine Harbourmaster, Immigration, and Customs in that order.
On leaving the port, this process needs to be repeated and a port clearance document for the vessel and crew obtained even if you are heading for another destination in Malaysia. Most officers will facilitate both on the same day if required.
Since the new government came into power in 2018 there have been occasional ‘sticky’ new policy interpretations of old and new pleasure yacht marine transit laws. Some on-line forums have complained of recent clearing in and out procedural headaches for visiting yachts.
For instance, in Langkawi Marine Department officers insist that an agent must facilitate all ‘Motor Boats’ over 24 metres, including some smaller sailing catamarans. Malaysian Marine Department is currently undergoing sweeping changes in personnel and procedures, including those for foreign yachts and crews.
We’ve been assured that the changes (when fully implemented) are designed to assist free passage and support foreign yachts cruising or parked within Malaysian territories without compromising the safety and security of the nation’s sovereign waters. At the time of writing foreign yachts can still be left periodically in Malaysian marinas and the formalities involved for vessels and crew are relatively simple compared with other countries in the region.
As the saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention” and that is how the history of Thailand’s first and premier marina – Phuket Boat Lagoon – started nearly 30 years ago. Now Phuket Boat Lagoon is Phuket’s first integrated marina complex.
This development, which today is a fully developed Lifestyle Marina Village, is the brainchild of the founder and chairman, Kanit Yongsakul. Most sailors consider the complex to be on a par with other leading marinas across the globe.
Officially opened in 1994, the circular marina, which provides moorings for vessels up to 32 metres long, is at the end of a 2-mile creek called Klong Tha Rua, on the east coast of Phuket in southern Thailand.
It’s located in the centre of Phuket Island, so traffic on the main highway from the airport must pass the marina entrance on the way to Phuket town or the west coast beaches. Phuket Boat Lagoon is 20km from the airport, 8km to Phuket City and 15km to Kata, Karon and Patong beaches.
Planned as only marina berths at first, hardstand facilities with travel lift services were introduced later in response to increased demand and obvious need.
“We are focused on being the region’s leader, in boating and in the hospitality industry. We aim to excel in our core businesses, which are boating and lifestyle retail, by providing the quality standard for the community that we care for”, says Boon Yongsakul, Deputy Managing Director of Phuket Boat Lagoon.
As the marine industry in Thailand took a greater step, with Phuket becoming the region’s marine leisure hub, it became clear that there was a tremendous opportunity to further expand Phuket Boat Lagoon.
International yachting and marine businesses were making Phuket and Phuket Boat Lagoon their base, so there was an increasing need for this complex to cater for growth. Today, this marina village has a 270-room resort development, which caters for the yachting community, as well as business and leisure travellers.
The marina complex itself is surrounded by shop-office lots for a wide range of businesses, including marine-related, lifestyle, commercial, financial services and an international early learning school.
The Phuket Boat Lagoon village also comprises residential developments, ranging from condominiums and townhouses to villas and bungalows. These residential areas are available for ownership and long-term lease.
More recently, the marina took a greater step towards both on-water and off-water expansion. Today, the Phuket Boat Lagoon is a full-service marina of international standard in southern Thailand, with 180 berths in the water, 150 on the hardstand and 24 dry stacking bays. Other facilities include a fuel dock, four marine travel lifts with capacity from 40 tons up to 120 tons, forklift services up to 6 tons, a large concrete work area (hardstand) and a concrete boat ramp 7.8 metres wide. All berths are complete with power and water, while the marina is also equipped with a 24-hour security service, high network CCTV coverage, security controlled access to marina pontoons and firefighting services.
Besides providing complimentary wireless internet, hot showers and changing room facilities (available at the resort), the marina also offers storage room rentals for short and long term needs. A well-protected and well-serviced marina, it is ideal for owners to berth here on a long term basis.
The Boat Lagoon Resort is a resort hotel of 270 rooms and full service apartments. These apartments, with their nautical décor and ambience, are unique in Phuket. The Lagoon Quay, located on the ground floor of the marina zone, consists of a collection of dining outlets and marine oriented businesses – overlooking the beautiful marina with its moored yachts and pleasure crafts.
The marina complex today houses a wide range of businesses, services and products, where a boat owner, resident or the hotel guest may not need to travel outside the marina village. There are fully-fledged banking services, an international supermarket, an ice-skating rink, dental and skin clinics, a pharmacy, a wide range of restaurants and bars, business service offices, health centres (spa, yoga, martial arts, gymnasium), car rental services, a laundry, daily island tour operators and private yacht charters, a child early learning development school and a music school to name a few.
For avid boaters, there are chandleries, electronic parts, navigational systems, fibre glass and stainless steel repairs, woodworks including teak wood and much, much more available on-site. Furthermore, Phuket Boat Lagoon has a large workshop specialising in stainless steel and welding works. Additionally, in order to enhance our service to boat owners, we are equipped with a licensed Bonded Warehouse – which is our one-stop centre for the importation of tax free marine parts.
Our Bonded Warehouse also provides services for repairs, with a team of experienced yacht repair technicians, to carry out works on your boat.
Today, Phuket Boat Lagoon has branded itself as “Phuket’s Most Lively Marina” and to live up to our tagline, regular activities and events are organised for the residents, guests and visitors. “I am proud to be associated with a group that has such wonderful vision and takes on a great role in promoting the marine industry in Thailand. The owners are truly ‘people-orientated’ and the team at Phuket Boat Lagoon is well experienced and a pleasure to work with,” said Executive Director, Wicky Sundram.
For more information on Phuket Boat Lagoon, kindly visit our website, our Facebook pages or email us – all details below:
PHUKET BOAT LAGOON CO., LTD.
22/1 Moo 2 Thepkasattri Rd., T. Kohkaew, A. Muang, Phuket, 83000, Thailand
Tel: + 66 76 239 888 Fax: +66 76 273 371
Email: info@phuketboatlagoon.com
Facebook: @PhuketBoatLagoon & @BoatLagoonWeekend
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The yachting industry in Southeast Asia has seen significant growth in recent years with yacht shows, races and regattas increasing in both size, numbers and frequency. Sports tourism is becoming a buzzword and entrepreneurs, investors and governments are all buying in.
This presents a huge opportunity for organisers to put on bigger and better events and for brands and businesses to reach out to a specific target group of high net worth individuals, build brand identity, and align their marketing initiatives with some of the region’s biggest and most prestigious events. It also means that there is a growing need for marketing consultants to help sponsors and organisers to maximise their potential.
Below are some steps organisers and sponsors can take to make successful events and get the most out of the partnership.
Planning is the key to a successful event and it is important that sponsors and organisers identify their objectives. Sponsorship is a value-adding exercise for both organisers and sponsors and it is important to approach it from that point of view. Organisers should understand the needs and objectives of brands and businesses, just as brands and businesses should understand the particular event and its participants in order to maximise the benefits of the sponsorship.
Activation is the key to a successful sponsorship. A rule of thumb is for every dollar spent on sponsorship, sponsors are encouraged to spend an additional dollar on the activation of the sponsorship. The world of advertising is changing and specialised events such as yacht shows, races or regattas offer a perfect opportunity for brands and businesses to engage and interact with their target customers. With event participants active on a variety of social media platforms, sponsors also have a vested interest in being highly visible throughout the event and organisers can increase their visibility by being associated with brands and businesses who already have a large following.
Now is the time to measure the benefit of the sponsorship, and while most sponsors are looking for a return on investment, which they can quantify in terms of actual sales and leads during the event itself, there are benefits which aren’t immediately measurable, such as long term brand attributes, increased awareness and indirect sales.
As Southeast Asia’s yachting calendar becomes increasingly busy, and consumers and participants have more shows, races and regattas to choose from than ever before, it is crucial that organisers and sponsors work together to ensure events remain relevant, attractive and entertaining – or they risk losing out to the competition.
Paul Poole is the founder, managing director and chairman of Paul Poole (South East Asia) Co., Ltd., an independent marketing consultancy based in Bangkok, Thailand. The company specialises in commercial sponsorship and partnership marketing, working with both rights holders and brands. Paul Poole (South East Asia) Co., Ltd. has packaged, sold and managed sponsorship and partnership opportunities for a number of Southeast Asia’s leading yachting events. www.paulpoole.co.th
A golden rule to avoid any aquatic injuries iterated by diver training agencies is’ “don’t touch, chase or provoke anything under the water or on the surface”. However, there may be the odd occasion when it’s not as quite straight forward as that – in turbid waters for instance.
Here is a ‘handful’ of ‘pain inducing nasties’ to be particularly cautious of and what to do if you are unfortunate enough to come into contact with them!
Tightly tie a broad ligature between the inflicted limb and the body, which must be released every 15 minutes.
The inflicted area should then be immersed in water at a temperature of 50ºC for two hours, or until the pain stops. This will need to be followed up by antibiotic and anti-tetanus treatment.
Jellyfish stings range from skin irritations to deep lesions. Avoidance is best achieved by constantly being aware of what’s around, above and below you. Keep a constant lookout! Avoid the tentacles.
If you do get stung, immediately flush the area using the same water that it occurred in – stung in salt water, flush with salt water, NOT fresh, and vice versa. Immediately after that flush the area with acetic acid (vinegar) and, if there are any tentacles embedded in the skin, remove with tweezers or gloved fingers. If pain worsens or breathing difficulties are experienced, seek medical attention immediately.
Barracuda are commonly seen in large schools. However, lone specimens have been known to bite, generally in low visibility waters when a shiny item such as jewellery, knife blade or camera lens is mistaken for their prey of small fish; so best to avoid shiny objects whilst in the water! If bitten, thoroughly clean any wound and apply antiseptic or antibiotic cream.
Lionfish are slow moving and generally encountered around reefs and wrecks. They have beautiful long feather like fins, but these harbour venomous spines which cause a very nasty sting. Immediately clean the wound and adhere to the Hot Water Treatment (HTW) if the skin is punctured.
Sea snake venom is more potent than that of the cobra, but they are rarely aggressive, have very short fangs and small mouths which cannot be opened very wide; they would be capable of biting between fingers, so keep your fingers together in their presence! If bitten, immediately tie a broad ligature tightly between the infliction and the body and wash the wound. CPR may be necessary. Seek medical facilities as antivenins will be needed.
Triggerfish are all territorially aggressive, especially if they are nesting (shallow pits in the sandy seabed). If approached too closely, males will charge at the encroacher to ward them off, plus they have a nasty couple of teeth to finish the job! If you are unfortunate to be on the receiving end, the recommended procedure is to swim backwards and place your feet between you and the attacker, and at NO TIME take your eyes off them, until you have backed away far enough to satisfy him that you are no longer a threat. If bitten, treat with antiseptic cream.
Stinging hydroids can cling to anchor lines and if contact is made with them, they release nematocysts into the skin, which, although not a serious problem, can be very painful and, in some cases, cause blistering. To treat, flush or submerge the affected area with acetic acid (vinegar) followed by antihistamine cream to ease any pain.
Fire coral is more closely related to stinging hydroids rather than an actual true coral, however, as in its namesake any contact will result in some very nasty and painful blistering. The treatment is the same as for stinging hydroids.
Cone shells should never be handled; they are capable of firing a poisonous dart form a tube-like organ. This results in numbness followed by local muscle paralysis which can lead to respiratory paralysis and heart failure. The treatment is to immediately tie a broad ligature tightly between the infliction and the body and wash the wound. CPR may be necessary.
Sea urchins can have poisonous spines and even if not poisonous, they still easily puncture skin and break off, especially if trodden on, leaving painful wounds that can go sceptic. Apply HTW. This will help in softening up any embedded spines and allow the body to eject them. Applying papaya juice or wine will also help to reduce pain. Septic wounds will require antibiotics.
Stingrays range in size from a few centimetres across to several metres and they have spines in the top of their tails which can lash out in any direction if trodden on or caught. The wounds can be large and in rare cases fatal. Clean the wound and remove any spines with tweezers. Follow up with HTW.
Stonefish are the best camouflaged and most dangerous member of the scorpionfish family. The spines in their dorsal fins contain a very nasty venom, and are raised if the fish is disturbed. These cause intense pain and swelling and you should immediately clean the wound and adhere to HTW.
Scorpionfish, although less camouflaged and not as dangerous as the stonefish, should still be avoided. Failing to do so, will require the same treatment as for stonefish.
This should be waterproof, sealed and preferably compartmentalised for ease of finding things when needed quickly. As a minimum, ensure it contains the following items:
First Aid Manual | Hazardous marinelife reference and identification guides | Emergency contact numbers for en-route locations & destination | Pencil and notebook | Tweezers | Round ended safety scissors | Large sterile dressings | Fabric band-aid plaster/dressing strip | Triangular bandage | Large safety pins | Sterile cotton wool | 2” wide crepe bandages | Eye drops | Antiseptic cream | Antihistamine cream | Vinegar | Sachets of electrolytes Sterilised syringe and needles
For guidance on finding, managing and retaining event sponsors, visit:
Paul Poole (South East Asia) Co., Ltd
THE KATA ROCKS POKER RUN – DECEMBER 9, 2023
The fourth edition of the hugely popular Kata Rocks Poker Run (KRPR), an exciting around-the-island power boat rally event, will take place on Saturday 9 December 2023. Participating boats will start from Kata Rocks and circumnavigate the island in a clockwise direction, picking up a playing card at Xana Beach Club, The Play Yard, Koh Rang Noi and Banana Beach before returning to Kata Rocks for the last card, their Poker Run T-shirt – and the free beers, BBQ and prizegiving. www.katarockspokerrun.com
Hosted by Changi and RSYC Yacht Clubs, the first international regatta of the year is held in the straits between Singapore and the Indonesian Riau islands. Round-the-cans and coastal races hopping between marinas IRC handicap classes. Straits Regatta on Facebook
Five days of coastal and round-the-cans racing with based at Langkawi Yacht Club. Free berthing for participants. Raced under IRC, OMR and local handicap system. www.langkawiregatta.com
The newest Phuket boat show, launched in 2023, 20 years after the ground-breaking PIMEX. Organised by JAND Events and held at Royal Phuket Marina, this event has taken over as Phuket’s only boat show at the time of writing. www.thailandyachtshow.com
Sail and motor yacht rally to Neptune Island on the equator from Nongsa Point Marina on Batam, Indonesia. Mainly social with a touch of competitiveness, vessels mainly from Singapore marinas but all are welcome. www.neptune-regatta.com
Four days of racing between the islands of Phang Nga Bay and Krabi. Perfect for families and less serious racers. Held shortly after Chinese New Year, there’s a party at a different beach venue each night. Racing under IRC, OMR and local handicap classes. www.bayregatta.com
Held at the award-winning ONE°15 Marina Club, the Singapore Yacht Show provides a platform for regional guests to meet yachting professionals, boat owners, supercar aficionados and a group of participants keen to explore the luxury yachting scene. A lifestyle event, the show boasts glamorous parties, high-end entertaining, luxury properties and prestige lifestyle brands. www.singaporeyachtshow.com
The series comprises a 550-mile race from Hong to Subic Bay or to San Fernando, alternating each year, and is followed by the 4-day President’s Cup in Manila Bay. Organised jointly by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and Manila Yacht Club.www.rhkyc.org.hk www.manilayachtclub.org
THE LEADING SUPERYACHT EVENT IN ASIA – DECEMBER
By invitation only, the Kata Rocks Superyacht Rendezvous (KRSR), held in December each year, is designed to bring like-minded people together from a curated guest list that features yacht owners, major trend-setters, builders, industry professionals and VIP guests interested in yachting and luxury lifestyle, plus an influential mix of luxury lifestyle and yachting media.
The event is open to both sailing and motor yachts measuring over 24 metres in length, visiting or based in Phuket – Southeast Asia’s leading luxury location and superyacht hot spot. The KRSR signals the opening of Phuket’s luxurious charter season offering superyacht owners a prime-time opportunity to showcase their flagship vessels. www.katarockssuperyachtrendezvous.com
Racing out of Ocean Marina in Pattaya, this event attracts a large fleet of Platus. Dinghy and beach cat classes are the biggest numbers, but racing is also organised for keelboats and multihulls. www.topofthegulfregatta.com
Based in Chaweng, this regatta attracts around 30 keelboats and multihulls. Popular with Hong Kong and Pattaya based yachts, being on the Gulf side of the peninsula. Raced under IRC, OMR and local handicap. www.samuiregatta.com
Jointly organised by Changi Sailing Club and Aseania Beach Resort on Pulau Besar, off Malaysia’s east coast, this is the newest event on the block. After customs clearance at Changi Sailing Club, participating yachts begin a 100nm passage race for cruising and racing class yachts from CSC to Pulau Besar. Immigration and customs clearance is arranged. enquiry@csc.org.sg
Based at the Phuket Yacht Club in Ao Chalong, this 3-day event attracts most of the keen multis in the region and an assortment of monohulls too. Mixed performance and cruising fleets. www.phuketyachtclub.com
Based at Cape Panwa Hotel, this is the first event in the Asian Yachting Grand Prix circuit. Often breezy in the SW monsoon, it’s sailed in the waters around Chalong Bay. Raced over four days under IRC, OMR, one-design and local handicap systems, international participants join local yachts for some serious, but fun, racing. www.phuketraceweek.com
This is the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club’s signature keelboat event, held over two weekends each year. Three days of fleet racing in Singapore waters for perpetual Challenge Trophies dating back to 1926. www.rsycregatta.org
From Darwin through the Indonesian archipelago to Singapore, with stopovers at Timor, Banda, Lembata, Wakatobi, Flores, Sulawesi, Bali, Java, Borneo, Belitung and Batam or Bintan just south of Singapore. www.sailindonesia.net
Three days of sailing over two weekends in front of Singapore’s Raffles Marina. This event is co-organised by Raffles Marina and Singapore Management University (SMU) and is the premier regatta on the Singapore racing scene. www.westerncircuit.com
Organised by Darwin’s Dinah Beach Cruising Yacht Association, this 600-mile event is a bit on-and-off, but check out the website; it’s touted to become one of the classic blue water events in Southeast Asia. www.darwinambonrace.com.au
Organised by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, this three-day event attracts all of the top Asian sailors in IRC racing. Raced off Hong Kong and China. www.rhkyc.org
Hong Kong to Shenzhen, then three days’ racing in and around Shenzhen’s Daya Bay. www.chncup.com
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s 360-mile course to Sanya on Hainan Island, renowned as a playground for China’s jet set. www.chinacoastraceweek.com
A three-day passage race finishing in Nha Trang. This is another favourite with the Hong Kong racing fraternity. (It was the Hong Kong to Vietnam Race.) www.rhkyc.org
Starts from Royal Selangor Yacht Club and finishes with inshore racing off Langkawi. Includes overnight and passage racing. Raced under IRC and local handicap systems. www.rmir.com
2023 EVENT CANCELLED A business to business 6-day event exclusively for bona fide charter brokers, central agents, luxury travel agents and tour operators. An opportunity to discover some of Southeast Asia’s finest cruising grounds on board some of the region’s best charter yachts.
The programme includes yacht inspections, a familiarisation cruise, panel discussions and destination seminars with local companies. Visiting charter brokers will be able to learn about the destination, making it the perfect experience to help them sell Thailand to their international clientele. Thailand Charter Week
Organised by the Puerto Galera Yacht Club, the All Souls Regatta was first held in 2004 and has quickly become the most popular regatta in the Philippines. www.pgyc.org
Now in its 34th year (2020), this regatta attracts up to 100 yachts and 600 sailors for a week of coastal and inshore racing and parties. Raced on Phuket’s west coast and culminating with the Royal Awards Ceremony, it’s the granddaddy of regional regattas. www.kingscup.com
By invitation only, the Kata Rocks Superyacht Rendezvous (KRSR) is designed to bring like-minded people together from a curated guest list that features yacht owners, major trend-setters, builders, industry professionals and VIP guests interested in yachting and luxury lifestyle, plus an influential mix of luxury lifestyle and yachting media.
The event is open to both sailing and motor yachts measuring over 24 metres in length, visiting or based in Phuket – Southeast Asia’s leading luxury location and superyacht hot spot. www.katarockssuperyachtrendezvous.com
An around-the-island power boat rally. Participating boats start from Kata Rocks and circumnavigate the island in a clockwise direction, picking up a playing card at Xana Beach Club, The Play Yard, Koh Rang Noi and Banana Beach, before returning to Kata Rocks for the last card, a BBQ and a prizegiving.
Penguin Shipyard International at Tuas caters largely for commercial vessels and mega-yachts up to 500 tons.
PSI builds and repairs high-speed commercial vessels, including ferries, crewboats, cargo vessels and patrol craft.
This is an aluminium shipbuilder with a track record that dates back to 1995; the shipyard also arranges international superyacht haulouts.
PSI operates a 12,000-sqm site with a 500-metric ton straddle carrier, and another 45,000-sqm shipyard on the Indonesian island of Batam, with a 250-metric ton straddle carrier.
To date, Penguin Shipyard has built more than 50 vessels for the group’s own requirements and for third-party ship owners.
Facilities include a 50m x 50m covered shipbuilding hall, 6,000 sqm open area and a 50-metre commissioning pier. For more information visit www.penguin.com.sg
Superyacht refit at Penguin Shipyard
A mile northwest of The Republic of Singapore Yacht Club in the Pandan River is this well-equipped shipyard managed under the Pacific Radiance Group that recently started catering for superyachts.
Offering repair, maintenance, fabrications, hot works, refit and conversion – alongside or at dry dock – they manage a variety of commercial works.
Superyachts can access 120 metres of water frontage, two dry docks up to 100 metres and six acres of hard stand. CrestSA Marine & Offshore
Formerly Wavemaster Yacht Centre, this yard is situated on the west entrance to Bass Harbour at Bukit Malut. It currently provides full superyacht repair and refit services.
Alongside the wharf there is a minimum depth of 7 metres at low tide. 140-ton and 500-ton capacity travel lifts service 17,000 sqm of hardstand. Behind the hardstand are two 24-metre high, insulated and ventilated hangers, each of 70 x 25 metres.
There are adjoining carpentry, aluminium, electrical and mechanical workshops, each with individual overhead gantry cranes. On-site staff naval architects and engineers design for new builds, conversions, and major overhauls.
Berthing for yachts of 13-70 metres, with fresh water, 3-phase shore power and telecommunications is available off the wharf. Petrol and diesel are also available.
Lockers, washrooms, showers, chandlery, supermarket and 24-hour security are all within easy walking distance. For more information visit www.blsy.com.my
A mile northeast of Boustead, in Bass Harbour, is Northern Shipyard. It’s a smaller yard that currently provides full superyacht services.
It has a 1,000-ton slipway, two hangers (90m and 66m), a 200-ton travel lift, 50 metres of finger pier and two acres of hardstand. It provides full services for superyacht repair, refit and maintenance. www.northernshipyard.com
Located just inside the entrance of Tha Chin River, Ratanachai Slipway is the biggest of the local shipyards in and around Phuket town.
Maximum capacity is 52 metres and 210 tons. Bow depth 1.95m, stern depth 3.95m. The river entrance is shallow and should be navigated at high tide only. Full services are available.
For more information visit www.ratanachai-slipway.com
Further up the river on the right, just before the bridge, is another Thai-speaking yard with a slipway capable of lifting up to 40 metres with a large concrete hardstand. This is a good location for Phuket-based long-term projects, especially if you’re on a budget and can speak fluent Thai, or have a good translator.
At the mouth of the river on the same bank there is an alongside concrete wharf where finishing works can be done afloat after launching. www.phuketdockyard.com
Established in 1978, this 112,000 sqm facility in Samut Prakarn on the Chao Phraya River offers full ship building and repair capabilities plus a bonded warehouse and in-house design office. It has a lifting capacity up to 95m and 3,500 tons, access to two 115m dry docks, 300m alongside and a floating dock up to 160m.
The facility offers painting in climate-controlled tents, metal fabrication, engineering, carpentry, interiors, survey and full yacht building capabilities. All major classification societies are located in Bangkok. www.italthaimarine.com
Superyacht refit at Italthai Marine Ltd
With head office located at Samut Prakan on the Chao Phraya River, this very capable shipyard has recently opened a smaller yard down in Asimar Surathani on the South China Sea coast. Both Asian Marine Services yards specialise in new ship building, repair, engineering and fabrication for vessels up to 60 tons. www.asimar.com
The port city of Surabaya in East Java is an ideal location for slipping, sourcing and fabrication. With a mainly Chinese Christian population of five million, Surabaya is the largest naval and shipbuilding city port in Indonesia.
There are many slipways that cater for vessels over 30 metres and a number of vessels have been built here very economically. These mainly government-supervised yards have produced traditional Pinisis, superyachts and myriad commercial vessels.
Being the largest naval and marine merchant city of the archipelago, Surabaya boasts an abundance of marine contractors, parts and equipment, but local knowledge is essential to bring any new build or refit projects to fruition. For information visit www.indonesianmarineservices.com
Located in Tayud, Consolacion, on the island of Cebu, Colorado Shipyard Corporation (CSC) caters to commercial and private vessels over 30 metres.
Colorado’s dockyard facility sits on five hectares with three slipways and a transferring system for up to 300 tons. There are plans to build an additional slipway to cater for even larger vessels. All the usual fabrications are available. For more information www.coloradoshipyard.com
Located in the Free-Port Zone in Subic Bay, this in-water refit facility near Lyte Wharf has completed dozens of excellent superyacht refits over the past few years.
Vessels of up to 90 metres can tie stern-to and access the full variety of work sheds and competent local craftsmen on this 4-acre concrete slab. www.hys-yachts.com
Berths: 220 | VHF: Ch69 | Haul out ramp: 47 & 90 tons trailer lifts | Repair-refit facilities & services: Limited |Chandlery: Yes | Superyachts: Yes | Hardstand: 66 | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 3
Berths: 80 | VHF: Ch67 | Haul out: Travel lift 50 tons, ramp, forklift | Hardstand: 100 | Repair-refit facilities & services: Limited | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 1
Berths: 380 | VHF: Ch12 | Haul out: Travel lift 75 & 20 tons; 5-ton fork lift; trailer boat ramp & tractor | Hardstand: 40 | Drystack: Yes | Repair-refit facilities & services: Yes | Chandlery: Yes | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 2
www.oceanmarinayachtclub.com
Berths: 180 | VHF: Ch71 | Haul out: 3 x Travel lifts 40, 50, 80 tons | Repair-refit facilities & services: Yes | Chandlery: Yes | Superyachts: No | Drystack: 50 | Hardstand: 134 |Ramp: 7-ton forklift | Fuel: Yes | F&B: >10
www.phuketboatlagoon.com
Berths: 320 | VHF: Ch68 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: Yes – at berth only | Chandlery: Yes | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 3
Berths: 50 – Phase 1 | VHF: Ch69 | Haul out ramp: 38 tons forklift | Hardstand: 40 | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: Yes <40m | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 1
www.porttakola.com
Berths: 100 | VHF: Ch79 Haul out: Travel lift 65 tons | Repair-refit facilities & services: Yes | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Hardstand: 100 | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 1
Berths: 76 | VHF: Ch79 Haul out: Travel lift 50 tons | Repair-refit facilities & services: Limited | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: Yes <35m | Hardstand: 45 | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 1 only; subject to change
Berths: 75 | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: No | Superyachts: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No |Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 128 | VHF: Ch68 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 140 | VHF: Ch11 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: Yes (outside lock) | F&B: 2
Berths: 72| VHF: Ch8 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 266 | VHF: Ch16&81 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: Yes | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: Yes | F&B: Several
Berths: 197 | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: Limited | Chandlery: Yes | Superyachts: No | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 2
Berths: 135 | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: Limited | Chandlery: Yes | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 2
Berths: 12 | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 30 | VHF: Ch77 | Haul out: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: No | F&B: 2 | CIQ
Berths: 28 | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: No | Chandlery: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Superyachts: 2 | Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 6 Moorings | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 10 | VHF: Ch77 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 178 | VHF: Ch69 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: No | F&B: 1 | CIQ
Berths: 12 | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No
Berths: 270 | VHF: Ch77 | Haul out: No | Drystack: 40 | Repair-refit facilities & services: Yes | Chandlery: Yes | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 4
Berths: 35 | VHF: Ch77 | Haul out: Travel lift 60 tons | Ramp: 10- & 12‑ton forklifts | Drystack: 50 | Hardstand: 200 | Repair-refit facilities & services: Yes | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 168 | VHF: Ch77 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 4
Berths: 152 | VHF: Ch77 | Haul out: Travel lift 70 tons | Drystack: 40 | Repair-refit facilities & services: Yes | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 3
Berths: 127 | VHF: Ch77 | Haul out: Travel lift | Hardstand: 218 | Repair-refit facilities & services: Yes | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 2
Berths: 130 | VHF: Ch14 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: 4 | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 2 | CIQ: Close by
Berths: 20 | VHF: Ch71 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 20 | VHF: No | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: No | CIQ | Yes
Berths: 37 | VHF: No | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No| Fuel: No | F&B: 1 | CIQ | Yes
Berths: 40 | VHF: Ch72 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 24 | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: No | CIQ: Close by
Berths: 60 | VHF: Ch69 | Haul out: SEAlift, forklift, crane | Hardstand: 12 | Repair-refit facilities & services: Yes | Chandlery: Yes | Superyachts: 2 | Fuel: No | F&B: 6
Berths: 80 | VHF: Ch69 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 1
Berths: 80 | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 24 | VHF: No | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: No | CIQ
Berths: 76 | VHF: Ch18 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: 12 | Fuel: No | F&B: 12 | CIQ | Yes
Berths: 124 | VHF: Ch69 | Haul out: Travel lift 65 tons | Hardstand: 70 | Repair-refit facilities & services: Limited | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 2
Berths: 200 | VHF: Ch69 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: 4 | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 2 | CIQ: Close by
Berths: 30 | VHF: Ch72 | Haul out: Ramp & Crane | Hardstand: 12 | Repair-refit facilities & services: Limited | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: 2 | Fuel: No | F&B: 1 | CIQ: Close by
Berths: 125 | VHF: Ch71 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 1 | CIQ: Close by
Berths: 100 | VHF: Ch71 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 1
Berths: 40 | VHF: Ch71 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 6
Berths: 104 | VHF: Ch71 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: No | F&B: 1
Berths: 6 / VHF: Ch16 / Haul out: No / Repair-refit facilities & services: No / Chandlery: No / Superyachts: No / Fuel: No / F&B: No / CIQ / Yes
Berths: 30 | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: No | CIQ | Yes
Berths: 67 | VHF: Ch69 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: 10 | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 8 | CIQ | Yes
Berths: 170 | Haul out: Fork lift | Drystack: 157 | Repair-refit facilities & services: Limited | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 2
Berths: 200 | Haul out: No | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Fuel: No | Superyachts: Yes | F&B: 2
Berths: 53 | Haul out: Ramp and Trailers <7 tons <10 tons | Repair-refit facilities & services: Limited | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: No | Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 250 | Haul out: Ramp and Trailer | Repair-refit facilities & services: No | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 2
Marina Club Discovery Bay closed at the end of 2018. It is scheduled to re-open in 2020 as the remodelled Lantau Yacht Club, with 150 berths ranging from 10 to 60 metres, according to their website.
Berths: 60 | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: Travel lift 40 tons | Repair-refit facilities & services: Yes | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: No | F&B: 2
Berths: 150 | VHF: Ch16 | Haul out: Travel lift 60 tons | Repair-refit facilities & services: Yes | Chandlery: No | Superyachts: Yes | Fuel: Yes | F&B: 4
