Marine and luxury lifestyle offerings
40 boats, 120 businesses and luxury brands on display
‘Asia’s favourite boat show’, the Phuket International Boat Show 2017  presented by Thailand Elite, at the award-winning Royal Phuket Marina was a huge success. Held from the 5th to 8th January 2017 during Phuket’s peak season when villa owners, jet-setters and the wealthy elite are enjoying the island’s famed luxury lifestyle, more than 120 marine businesses and luxury brands from around the globe were represented at the annual event – a fixture on the global marine industry calendar.
Positioning Phuket as the marine and lifestyle hub of Asia, the annual Phuket International Boat Show (PIMEX) exceeded all expectations in this, its 14th year.
“We had an excellent line-up of boats in the water and represented at the show, including many top global brands. Interesting this year was the increase in the number of sailboats on display, in particular multihulls,†commented Mr. Andy Dowden, Managing Director of Andaman Marine Consultants, organiser of the Phuket International Boat Show.
“Following the reduction in duties and taxes on international boats from more than 200% to zero in 2004, Phuket has become the home base of choice for regional boat owners. The island today welcomes more than 2,000 yachts a year and is a 10 Billion Baht-a-year industry, and through PIMEX and the business it generates at show and post-show, we expect to contribute more than 6 Billion Baht to the island’s economy.â€
Phuket International Boat Show 2017
Known for its large in-water display of top international boat brands, this year exceled with 40 boats in-the-water, and most of the top international sail and power boat brands represented, including Admiral, Airship RIBs, Axopar, Azimut, Beneteau, Corsair Marine, Fairline, Fleming, Fontaine Pajot, Galeon, Gulf Craft, Hanse, Jeaneau, Lagoon, Mag Bay, Majesty Yachts, Monte Carlo Yachts, Moody, Prestige, Princess Yachts, San Lorenzo and Sunseeker, just to name a few. These were joined by models from local builders Cholamark Boat and Sunnav.
Leading dealerships Simpson Marine and Boat Lagoon Yachting had the largest in-water footprint and were joined by displays from Northrop and Johnson, Derani Yachts, Go Boating Thailand, MGC Marine, Multihull Solutions, South East Asia Yacht Sales and Services, and Asia Marine.
Onshore highlights included a large selection of brokerage yachts, premium properties, luxury cars, superbikes from Harley Davison, as well as exclusive membership offerings from Thailand Elite. A comprehensive array of marine products and services included engine suppliers, chandlery, Seabob, paddle boards, yacht charter, marine tours, Rip Curl and more rounding out an exciting PIMEX 2017 line-up.
