Opening Asia To Superyachts

About Us

Asia-Pacific Superyacht Association (APSA) is the leading professional and regional yacht industry association for Asia; and the first ever cross-country association established in Asia.

Objectives:

  • We work to actively promote our members who are Asian yacht businesses and for worldwide yacht businesses that want to do business in Asia.
  • We promote the South, South East and Eastern Asia region to the global superyacht community as one of the world’s three main cruising regions.
  • This is achieved through collaborative promotional activities, sponsored social events and international yacht shows such as Monaco, Fort Lauderdale, Singapore and Thailand Yacht Show; and direct promotional activities year round to proactively connect our members with Captains and Owners.

Meet our Platinum Members

Thailand’s marine industry has thrown its support to the strategic relocation of the Thailand International Boat Show to Phuket Yacht Haven Marina in 2025 with 50+ boats booked in-the-water, 60+ exhibitors confirmed onshore and an expanded in-water-onshore exhibition space of more than 10,000 sqm. Taking place 9 - 12 January, 2025 the four-day show is preceded by the Thailand Yachting Conference and the Show Gala Dinner, creating a B2B2C platform that connects industry stakeholders and showcases Thailand’s marine leisure industry.

From November 20 to 22, Amsterdam became the epicentre of the global yacht racing community, as the Yacht Racing Forum 2024 brought together 289 delegates from 28 nationalities. Over three days of engaging conferences, presentations, and networking, the Forum provided a platform to address the sport’s biggest challenges, unveil innovations, and shape the future of yacht racing.

Dear APSA Members and Friends,

APSA has had a busy few months keeping abreast of the latest developments in the superyacht industry. Visits to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, followed by The Superyacht Forum and Metstrade in Amsterdam, showed just how much the superyacht industry is growing and developing. Metstrade will expand into hall 8, which will add around 10,000m2 of space in next year’s show. The additional Superyacht Pavilion will provide options for exhibitors seeking more stand space, and open a circular route around Metstrade halls to improve the visitor experience in 2025.

Metstrade 2024 hosted close to 1,600 exhibitors, across 12 halls at RAI Amsterdam The 36th edition of the world’s leading trade show for leisure marine equipment, systems and materials, recorded its highest ever attendance of leading marine professionals from across the globe. The show received 31,824 visits from 19,779 unique visitors spanning 134 nationalities.