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024 NEWs A new Vendee Globe record, and Rolex World Sailors of the Year

030 regattas Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race and Phuket King’s Cup Regatta

040 BOAT SHOWs Nansha premiere, Hong Kong International Boat show and SIBEX

050 PArties St Regis China Coast Regatta and Asia Superyacht Rendezvous 058 People Patti Seery at luxury relaxation speed, Martin Lai at super speed

FEATURES 072 Twizzle At 188ft, it’s impossibly hard not to be impressed by this superyacht

080 BOATS ON SHOW Asia Superyacht Rendezvous: the region’s most deluxe superyachts

088 BOND BOATS A roundup of 007’s slickest and fastest getaway craft

094 OFFSHORE CHALLENGE For those who dare to go beyond the horizon

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104 SUN ODYSSEY 44DS Jeanneau’s latest offering is swift and sumptuously stylish

110 SQUADRON 42 Fairline shows how to be very refined, very elegant and very British

116 Risk Control Insurance claims in the marine industry are having a knock-on effect

120 NEW BOATS Azimut 84, Aquariva Super, Hanse 385, Toyota Ponam 35, Magellano 43

STYLE 130 PHUKET PARADISE Where better to ‘swallow the anchor’ than beautiful Phuket?

136 SINGLE MINDEDNESS Nothing but the best when it comes to fine whiskies

140 LADIES’ NIGHT From saucy to sparkle, all these ladies’ timepieces are so stylish

144 last word Is Victoria Harbour worthy of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

146 lAST SHOT A combination of power and iconic architecture makes a striking image

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and ASR mascot at the Asia Superaycht Rendezvous

Clockwise from top left: Sailing on S/Y Twizzle; fleet at anchor at the Phuket King’s Cup; hightech boys’-toy at the Macau Boat Show and neighbour Martin Lai brings powerboating to Asia

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lthough the number of superyachts in Asia is relatively small when compared to Europe and the USA, there are definitely more big boats coming to the region.

Superyachts are vying with each other for marina space in the Yacht Haven Marina in Phuket, Thailand, and Oneo15 Marina in Singapore, and I am sure we would see more superyachts in Hong Kong if only we had more infrastructure and space to accommodate them.

At present Hong Kong is suffering from a major shortage of marina berths, especially for these big boats, and the Hong Kong Government is doing little to address the situation. Hong Kong officials have snubbed Victoria Harbour as a cultural heritage site, in favour of a nunnery, and our Last Word (p.144), looks at the value of our ‘Fragrant Harbour’ and suggests that maybe it is time to recognise and preserve what has to be one of the best stretches of leisure water in the world.

Asia is gaining recognition in the boating world with events such as the Asia Superyacht Rendezvous held annually in Phuket in Thailand. This year’s event showed a high calibre of superyachts visiting the Asian region, and the sleek, beautiful and expensive S/Y Twizzle which graced this year’s event was most welcome.

Yachtstyle was lucky enough to be invited to sail on this 55m ultra modern, techno savvy superyacht built by the Dutch shipyard Royal Huisman. Twizzle graces the front cover of this issue and is also the subject of our lead feature story (p. 72). The other superyachts attending the Rendezvous, both power and sail, can be seen in the feature story ‘Boats on Show’ (p. 78).

Our two sea trials feature the Fairline Squadron 42, which our boating expert describes as a “refined British cruiser that delivers the best, any time, and any season” (p.110), and the Jeanneau Sun

Odyssey DS44 which he sums up as “sumptuously swift French style afloat” (p.104). Both boats were on show at the Hong Kong International Boat Show in December, and this show along with others in the region are reviewed in the Logbook section (p. 23).

For hard-core sailors, we have a review of the challenge that awaits those who have a taste for offshore adventure. Asia has a number of ‘Cat. 1’ races that take you offshore and provide plenty of excitement. While the Rolex China Sea Race is considered the Blue Water Classic that should be on every sailor’s bucket list, it is the Hong Kong to Vietnam Race that is considered by many to be the ultimate challenge on the Asian racing calendar. Find out about these ‘must do’ races in Offshore Challenge (p. 94).

Challenges are part of everyday life for offshore sailors, but they are also par for the course when it comes to powerboat racing. Devon native Martin Lai is hoping to bring his Ocean Dragon team to Hong Kong and put the city on the world map for powerboat racing. “I would love to see a P1 Superstock powerboat race in Victoria Harbour”, says Lai. If Sydney can host such events, why not Hong Kong? As the only Chinese powerboat racer on the world circuit, Lai believes that Victoria Harbour would be the perfect backdrop for this type of racing. The real challenge is to make it happen!

So it is that we come back to Hong Kong and its harbour, and the boating potential that is yet to realised by the local authorities.

Hong Kong has great sailing and fantastic regattas, and is the starting point for world-class offshore challenges. When is Victoria Harbour and the associated boating industry going to get the recognition it deserves from the government?

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PURE GOLD Of course the Yacht Racing Image of the Year Award presented

by Mirabaud Private Bankers showcased some magnificent photography. From 46 participants the winner was Kurt Arrigo, who shot this image of Nilaya during the Rolex Volcano Race, sailing to the finish line at Capri, reflected on her bow. Arrigo said, “It was ‘one last shot’ at the end of a dull grey day.”

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INTO THE MAELSTROM The AC45 catamarans racing in the America’s Cup World Series are demanding beasts. Lethally fast, spectacular to watch, exhilarating to sail. And - when the wind and waves are up – uncompromisingly wet. Team ETNZ got a soaking at the series’ Naples event, and Chris Cameron instantly became a finalist in the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the Year Award.

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LAST BLAST On the very last leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, Lorient to Galway, and bowman Wade Morgan on the Abu Dhabi entry Azzam gets another run through the wash cycle, backed up by Justin Slattery and Adil Khalid. They say the VO70 boats were ‘wet’, and that may be an understatement. Another finalist in the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the Year Award.

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The 13Th annual asia suPeryachT renDezvous Welcoming owners, captains and crew from around the world

Sail and Motor Yachts 100’ and over are invited to join the prestigious annual gathering, the largest event of its kind in Asia

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December 16–17–18 2013 Phuket, Thailand

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Power of Relativity

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eadship has unveiled its latest Future Concept, an annual exploration by the brand’s designers and naval architects into the requirements of the next generation of superyacht owners.

This time, instead of working to a generic brief, an imaginary superyacht – Relativity – has been created to suit and satisfy the needs of a particular individual. In this case, Albert Einstein, who indeed owned a number of boats during his lifetime. “What this eminent man would have made of a 21st-century Feadship we cannot say,” says Head of Marketing at Feadship, Francis Vermeer, “but that is what we asked ourselves – how might Einstein have used a Feadship to spread the message of knowledge and innovation around the globe?”

Einstein said that ‘imagination is more important than knowledge’. With the Relativity concept, Feadship offers a theoretical blend of innovation and know-how that could be transformed into reality with a client who shares an ambition to push the window of potential.

Relativity is ‘zoned’ to provide area for the dissemination, the consideration and the propagation of knowledge and ideas. There’s a radical design for a pop-up wheelhouse which retracts into the superstructure when the boat is at anchor. Tender garages are hidden in the superstructure. The proposed yacht is driven by a single controllable pitch propeller with fixed booster jets to port and starboard, and directed by Schilling rudders.

Visit the Feadship exhibition stand during the Monaco Yacht Show (T central / QT3) to see the model of the concept. www.feadship.nl

‘Macif’ victory for François Gabart in Vendee Globe Challenge At 15.18.40 GMT on Sunday 27 January, François Gabart sailed into the record books when he helmed his boat, Macif, across the finish line at Les Sables d’Olonne to win the 2012-2013 edition of the Vendee Globe Challenge.

Gabart became the first sailor to circumnavigate the world, solo and unassisted, in under 80 days – 78d 2h 16m 40s to be precise. At the tender age of 29, on his first attempt at ‘the Vendee’, he also became the youngest skipper to win the most punishing solo sailing race of all.

Gabart led the fleet for the majority of the 28,000nm race, but it was not a runaway victory. He and Armel Le Cléac’h virtually match-raced each other all through the southern reaches of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, round Cape Horn and up through the South and North Atlantic.

When Gabart finished, Le Cléac’h was a mere 50nm behind. It had been an epic struggle in the true sense of the world, across four oceans and over 78 days.

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Alpari World Match Racing Tour

Ian Williams claimed his record-equalling fourth World Title in the ISAF Match Racing World Championship. Williams had been in fine form all season, finishing in the top three in six of the seven Tour events that his GAC Pindar team has competed in. He continued that form against Peter Gilmour, completing a 2-0 victory to secure third place in the Monsoon Cup.

Ian Williams said, “We came to the Monsoon Cup to win the World Championship and we got that, which is great. As far as the Monsoon Cup is concerned, it’s match racing and sometimes things don’t go your way. Still, we enjoyed the event and can be happy with our season. I feel like we’ve earned it this year. We’ve been consistently at the top and, against this level of competition, that’s a great testimony to how well this team works together.” An emotional Peter Gilmour, who now bows out of professional match racing, said: “We really had a good time out here.

It was another wonderful event.”

It has been a defining season on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, and one that looks to have heralded a new generation of world class match racers. As Peter Gilmour bids farewell to the Tour, the likes of Swinton, Canfield and Robertson, who all won events this season, will be back to battle it out at the pinnacle of the sport.

Rolex World Sailors

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en Ainslie (GBR) and Lijia Xu (CHN) were named the male and female winners of the 2012 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards at a ceremony held at the Mansion House, Dublin, Ireland.

Four-time Olympic Gold medallist Ben Ainslie commented: “Winning the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year award is a huge honour, especially for everyone who has helped me. There is a huge team in the background from family, friends, coaches and sponsors who helped make it happen. It is a huge honour to be a member of the group of exceptional sailors who were put forward for this award.”

It is the fourth time that Ainslie has been named ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year, following titles gained in 1998, 2002 and 2008. Ainslie is the most successful Olympic sailor of all time. The 35-year old’s achievement at London 2012 elevated him to five Olympic medals (four gold, one silver), surpassing Paul Elvstrøm (DEN), winner of four gold medals between 1948 and 1960.

Lijia Xu, Laser Radial Gold Medallist at London 2012, expressed her delight at becoming only the second Asian athlete to be crowned ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year and spoke of her passion for the sport: “Sailing has given me the chance to chase my dreams and the stage to show my potential. It has provided me with the opportunity to see, feel and explore the world. Sailing leads me to a path of a better life, a life full of vitality, excitement and joyful experiences.”

In August, Xu became the first Chinese, and indeed Asian, sailor to win an Olympic Gold medal in a dinghy sailing boat.

The winners of the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards are decided by vote by the over 130 Member National Authorities of ISAF following a worldwide selection process that begins with an open invitation for nominations. In addition to the magnificent ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Trophy, each winner is presented with a Rolex timepiece.

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ClubSwan announces events programme 2013-2020

Kids’ Ocean Day

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ver 1,000 Hong Kong school children, teachers and volunteers formed a massive kid-designed dolphin to say ‘Protect’ in English, and ‘Ocean’ in Chinese (海洋), communicating their desire for a clean and thriving sea.

The Aerial Art spectacle on Repulse Bay Beach had a global message for Ocean Protection with the aim being to alert the world about the children’s appreciation of the ocean and the need to protect it. The design was a dolphin created by a 9-year old Chinese student who won the drawing competition and John Quigley who transformed the drawing to a massive human sculpture on the beach. Internationally-known artist John Quigley has created human aerial images on seven continents from Antarctica to the Amazon, and

in major cities around the world. His unique mix of human installation and aerial photography brings together communities to create large-scale messages for the common good.

The event linked Hong Kong and California Kids’ Ocean Day projects that have been run by the Malibu Foundation for the past 20 years across the Pacific Ocean. It marks the first beachhead in Asia which brings the territory’s future ocean ambassadors together to deliver a message about ocean protection. The ‘Kids’ Ocean Day Hong Kong’ was organized by Ocean Recovery Alliance, Bonza Pie and the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, as well as the Malibu Foundation and Spectral Q from Los Angeles. www.oceanrecov.org

Portside Restaurant Three years in the making, Aberdeen Marina Club’s new waterside restaurant provides stylish and casual space for relaxed and private events, meetings and parties. Designed by Ryoichi Niwata’s Bond Design, the former storage and changing room space at prestigious Aberdeen Marina Club has been transformed into a bright, spacious and airy restaurant.

The space is very flexible, and the whole front of the restaurant can be opened up to the outdoor lawn area, or closed-off for privacy or when airconditioning is required.

Resolutely modern in concept, and with two different open kitchen outstation cooking areas, the action and movement of the chefs adds vibrancy to the ambiance. The bulk of the food preparation is carried on behind the outstation finishing zones, beyond glass screens, which also provide a glimpse of the cooking action, while keeping background noise to a pleasant level. The two separate zones allow two different cuisine classes to be offered at once if required.

There’s a definite nautical buzz and tone to the atmosphere, and the decor manages to convey the class of finish found in a superyacht with all the understated elegance, and it continues into the poolside terrace with teak deck flooring and

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over-sized lounges and cushions for even more informal relaxation.

It has all the usual modern bells and whistles to support meetings. A motorised screen, projection equipment, live cameras and a PA system with wireless microphones can support meetings for 20 to 50 people. Cocktail receptions can cater for up to 400 people, while a dinner can seat from 30 to 90 people at once.

The Club is managed by Shangri-La International, and they have deployed a fullyprofessional team at the restaurant, headed by Executive Chef Laurent Varachaud from France.

Reserved for Club members at weekends, through the week Portside is available for event bookings. There is ample parking at the Club, and initial enquiries can be made at events@ aberdeenmarinaclub.com

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nder the ClubSwan burgee, the programme of activity from 2013 to 2020 for Swan owners includes numerous wonderful occasions to share their passion and join other owners in extraordinary locations for a special mix of racing, cruising and social events. Together with ClubSwan partners, Rolex and Gazprom, the calendar of events from 2013 through to 2020 flows seamlessly and reiterates the unique Swan owner experience.

For over 30 years, Nautor’s Swan and Rolex have been partners, hosting the Rolex Swan Cup in Porto Cervo on a biannual basis at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. This relationship expands in 2013 to include the inaugural ‘Rolex Swan Cup – Caribbean’, which will take place from 11–15 March 2013 at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s new clubhouse on the island of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. With racing and cruising entries welcomed, the shore-side social agenda will reflect the beauty and relaxed environment of the islands. The strong relationship has also led to confirmation of the Rolex Swan Cup being hosted at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda biannually through to 2020 – an exceptional commitment that will enable ClubSwan members to plan their racing agendas for many years ahead.

The addition of Gazprom into the ClubSwan family during the latter part of 2012 has inspired a new racing class and circuit. In cooperation with the Yacht Club of Saint Petersburg, the Gazprom Swan 60 Class has been created, and offers Swan 60 owners a fresh circuit of events including the Gazprom Swan 60 World Championships during the Gazprom Swan European Regatta organised from 13–19 July 2013 in Cowes, Isle of Wight with the Royal Yacht Squadron. The second edition of the Nord Stream Race during September 2013 will round out the season in the Baltic in style.

ClubSwan continues their long-term relationships with some of the world’s most illustrious yacht clubs. Once again in 2013, the New York Yacht Club will open its doors for one design Club Swan 42 racing when teams consisting of members from selected international yacht clubs travel to Newport, Rhode Island, to compete at the start of the fall for the NYYC Invitational Cup presented by Rolex. Entering its third edition, the regatta has rapidly established itself on the international stage as one to compete at amongst the Corinthian sailing fraternity.

Swans racing in the most demanding offshore races such as the RORC Caribbean 600, Rolex Fastnet Race and the Rolex Middle Sea Race are also eligible for the exquisite Swan Challenge Trophies created by Asprey.

Meanwhile, Swan owners participating in the glamorous Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in stylish Porto Cervo and Les Voiles de St Tropez compete for the ClubSwan award for the highest placed Swan.

The 2013 activity is also heightened by the extension of the SwanLine with continued new builds at the yard in Pietarsaari, Finland where in-house craftsmen are working notably on the Swan 60, 80 and 105 to meet the growing demand for Swan’s stunning sailing yachts.

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America’s Cup Up-Date

Sanlorenzo in China

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anlorenzo has officially entered the Chinese market and opened a Brand Representative Office in Beijing. Ranked as the third largest shipyard of the top 20 builders for yachts over 24m (source: Global Order Book 2013) since its foundation over 50 years ago, the shipyard has concentrated on the production of a limited number of unique and totally customised yachts.

Sanlorenzo appointed Ms. Yang Xu (Grace Yang) as its representative for the China market.

“Being in the marine business for more than eight years,” said Grace Yang, “has allowed me to acquire a deep knowledge of the emerging Chinese yachting market. I believe that Sanlorenzo quality, excellence and professionalism will perfectly fit the requirements of Chinese customers”.

The Sanlorenzo international sales network is based on a controlled number of Brand Representatives located in the strategic hubs of international yachting: Monte Carlo; Antibes and Cannes in France; Rapallo, Porto Cervo and Venice in Italy; Palma de Mallorca in Spain; Istanbul in Turkey; Fort Lauderdale, Long Beach, Newport Beach, San Diego and New York in USA; Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Albania on the Adriatic coast and, in South East Asia, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.

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he best sailors in the world will return to Naples, from April 16-21 for the first America’s Cup World Series event of 2013. Naples originally hosted the America’s Cup World Series in April 2012, drawing over 500,000 spectators on site, with the racing on the water highlighted by a spectacular debut from the Italian Luna Rossa Challenge team, who won the fleet racing and finished in second place in the match racing.

“We are very happy to be returning to Naples for our only event in Europe in 2013,” said Stephen Barclay, the CEO of the 34th America’s Cup. “The people of Naples turned out in force to celebrate

the America’s Cup and the Luna Rossa team in 2012 and we anticipate even more enthusiasm for the 2013 edition.”

The America’s Cup World Series features up to 11 of the top sailing teams in the world, racing on cuttingedge, wingsail catamarans that demand the best from the crews. The competition takes place extremely close to shore, on short, confined racecourses, making for dramatic race action for spectators and sailors alike. ORACLE TEAM USA, the home team in the United States, charged with defending the America’s Cup in 2013, is currently leading the 201213 series.

Did you know?

24hr Solo Sailing Record: Francis Joyon, IDEC (trimaran), 666.2nm. Average speed 27.75kts. Own up: when did you last sail at 27+ kts, let alone for 24hrs?

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TeamO Marine Safety Products announced the launch of a new Back Pull harness and lifejacket design at the recent Southampton Boat Show.

Under-tow, the tethered wearer is flipped onto his back, and so is able to breathe while awaiting recovery. A traditional lifejacket is liable to position the man-overboard face-down while being dragged through the water, with obvious consequences.

The reaction from groups who are most closely involved with safety aspects of sailing was very good.

One delivery skipper with hundreds of thousands of sea miles to his name and who runs courses from his sailing centre, ordered one for himself, and then sent his friends over to order them for themselves. He wants to make the TeamO design his standard teaching model.

The reaction from the public was also fantastic with many buyers coming to the TeamO stand in the morning to try the product and then coming back to order at the end of the day. The ease of recovering a man overboard - thanks to the

integrated lifting strop - was also a key element of the design for a lot of women who were buying with their husbands.

A major UK magazine ordered samples within 48 hours of the show for testing: the test went very well with the mannequin “victim” being towed face up on every angle of sailing and was easily recovered from overboard using the lifting strop.

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Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2012

TEXT By guy nowell Photos courtesy rolex/Carlo Borlenghi/Daniel Forster, ANDREA FRANCOLINI

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nquestionably the top of the heap when it comes to long-distance races in the southern hemisphere, for many Australian sailors the Rolex Sydney-Hobart is as much a rite of passage as it is a yacht race. Everything about it is larger than life, from the tens of thousands of spectators that turn out to watch the start in Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day, to the eye-popping 100’ maxi racers that dominate the fleet and the public imagination, to the saturation media coverage and the ever-present threat that the weather will turn nasty and give the fleet a real pasting.

After the racing boats leave Sydney Harbour and escape the clutches of the spectator fleet, the first part of the race is a straight line down to the south eastern corner of New South Wales, Gabo Island. Then there’s the crossing of the Bass Strait, a notorious stretch of relatively shallow water which can (and often does) throw up massive seas caused by the tides and currents sweeping through the narrow gap between Tasmania and mainland Australia. And last there is the leg down to Tasman Island before the ‘right turn’ into Storm Bay and the Derwent Estuary – where light and fluky winds have spoiled the chance of a good finish for many an exhausted crew.

After a spectacular spinnaker start, a much anticipated battle between veterans Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI and Syd Fisher’s Ragamuffin Loyal in fact became a procession down the coast with Wild Oats gradually stepping out a lead and Ragamuffin Loyal trying hard to hang on behind.

A blisteringly fast first day at sea had the leaders powering down the coast at more than 20kts, trying to get as far as south as possible before the wind swung round in front of the fleet. When it did, the big boats at the front of the fleet stayed on the pace while the smaller entries, further back up the track, struggled in powerful headwinds and steep seas.

Just 1 day 18 hrs 23 min 12 sec after the start, Wild Oats crossed the finish line in Hobart, shaving 16 min 58 sec off her existing best time and writing herself into the history books as only the second boat ever to break her own record. It was also Wild Oats’ sixth Line Honours victory.

Even more remarkably, when all the calculations had been done, Wild Oats also won the race on handicap (corrected time). It was a truly stellar performance. Bob Oatley said, “I’m over the moon. We’ve never given up, we’ll try to do it again next year!” Fighting words from the defender of what is, quite literally, one of the most coveted trophies in sailing.

The racing headlines were all about Wild Oats, but the rest of the press was all about a controversial call that Ragamuffin Loyal crossed the start line before the gun went, and the fact that another likely contender at the front of the fleet, Grant Wharington’s Wild Thing, was not allowed to start on the basis of some incomplete paperwork. Where the Rolex SydneyHobart is concerned, it’s an unusual year when there’s no controversy. It’s all part of the attraction of this iconic event.

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Tommy Bahama Around the Island Race 2012 TEXT By and Photographs By guy nowell

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his is Hong Kong’s biggest sailing event of the year, when (on this occasion) 167 boats get to the RHKYC start line and hope fervently that there will be sailing-grade breeze all the way around Hong Kong island. From Causeway Bay through Lei Yue Mun, past Cape d’Aguilar, up the Lamma Channel, around Green Island and back into the harbour headed for the finish line back at Kellett Island. It’s only 24-odd nautical miles, but many have found over the years that it feels like it is further than it is, and a great deal more frustrating than anyone expected it to be.

For many boats, this is the only occasion in the year when they sail sort of competitively. It’s a Festival of Sail that welcomes all comers from the hard tack race boats to soft cushion cruisers, in all sizes from the smallest dinghies through one-design keelboats and club classes right up to the offshore racers that regularly compete in events such as the Rolex China Sea Race - and not forgetting the ocean rowing boats and outrigger canoes that start and finish their circumnavigation at Middle Island.

Conditions at start time looked promising this year – a little grey, but certainly promising. Small boats went away first, the big ones last. The sun came out and made everything look even better by the time the fleet, with colourful spinnakers flying, squeezed into the Lei Yue Mun gap with the ebbing tide and then spread out again en route to Cape Collinson. The leading boats were making good time at this point, but for many it was the best pace they were going to see all day. The breeze held good past Shek O and around Cape d’Aguilar, but then there was a nasty ‘bunker’ off Stanley in the form of a windless hole that persisted almost as far as Round Island.

For most of the fleet it was tantamount to a re-start as the back markers all caught up with the leading boats, and everyone waited patiently for some relieving zephyrs. A crowd of boats carefully and cautiously picked their way past Bluff Head and on as far as Repulse Bay, Deepwater Bay and Aberdeen where patience was rewarded as the breeze gradually filled from the north, drawing boats up past Round Island and on towards Cyberport.

The majority of the boats stayed close inshore towards Little Sai Wan, but further out to sea Frank Pong’s Jelik managed to find a whisper of wind that duly carried her into the freshening breeze all the way up the Lamma Channel, around Green Island, and eventually into Victoria Harbour to finish in front of the RHKYC a full 24 minutes in front of her nearest challenger, FreeFire.

The sail down the western harbour is a novelty for many, simply because it is not often permitted.

It’s a choppy trip past the Macau ferry piers and then the Star Ferry at Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, but on this occasion there was enough breeze to make it all worthwhile. The last official finisher, Ping Pong, sailed over the line at 16.59.38 to round out what could well be the most inclusive sporting event in Hong Kong.

Winner of the ATIR Handicap prize was Alexandra Nitsch’s F18 catamaran, HKG14687, who also won the Lady Godiva trophy for the first lady helm in the race. Because the last boats in the race finish late in the day, and because there’s a great deal of paperwork and calculation to get through, the prizegiving party took place next day, Monday 12 November. Raymond de Malherbe and Brian Pearce from Tommy Bahama were on hand to present the prizes, which were awarded for overall performance and also for results ‘in class’.

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new marine conference and boat show for the southern China region was organised by and hosted at the newly opened Nansha Marina. It is intended to become an annual event on the China marine leisure industry calendar. The recently-opened Nansha Marina is located in the center of the Pearl River Delta region, halfway between the busy megacity of Guangzhou and the yacht building zone of Zhuhai. The inaugural marine conference took place on 10-11 October, and this was immediately followed by the three-day boat show. Eric Fok, Commodore of Nansha Marina, believes that this conference and boat show will rapidly become a ‘must-attend’ event that no marina operator or developer in China will want to miss.

Speakers at this year’s conference included Yang Xinfa from the China Boat Industry and Trade Association; Li Quanhai, China Yachting Association; and Zheng Weihang of the China Yacht Club Alliance.

There was also a strong panel of international speakers that included William Green (Camper & Nicholson Marinas) and John Spragg (Bellingham Marinas). Zheng Weihang, Chairman of the CYCA, said “yachting culture has just come into existence in China, and is still at an early stage of its development. I’m expecting that by participating in the China Marina Conference, I’ll have an opportunity to popularize and promote contemporary yachting culture.”

Julian Goldie of The Yacht Harbour Association spoke about ‘How marinas benefit from Quality Assurance Programmes’, and made reference to the fact that Nansha Marina was the first marina in China to be awarded TYHA’s highest status – 5 Gold Anchors – before it was even open for business.

Of the 60 yachts that were on display this year, the showpiece was the luxurious 40m Feadship, Helix, flagship of the Dutch superyacht shipyard. Helix has been represented by international brokerage firm Northrop & Johnson Asia while she has been touring the Asian region. Several other international brands were also represented at the show including Sunseeker, Azimut, Marquis, Prestige, Sealine, Majesty, Meridian, Chaparral and Sessa motoryachts. Local shipyards were also represented, with the biggest yacht being IAG’s 100ft Electra.

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he China (Shenzhen) International Boat Show (SIBEX) is now in its sixth year and it has become one of the more popular boat shows in the region. One of the reasons for its success is its large in-water display – all the 105 berths were fully booked two months in advance of the show. The Shenzhen Marina Club in Dameisha provides visitors with easy access to the yachts and the opportunity to experience first hand what each of the brands has to offer. Most importantly the marina is perfectly situated for taking guests out on sea trials.

A strong supporter of the show from the start, Simpson Marine was showing a number of the latest models from Azimut, Beneteau and Lagoon – all of whom they represent. The eight yachts on display included a Magellano 50, Azimut 48, 60, and 70 Flybridge motoryachts, Beneteau GT 38 and 49 motoryachts, and on the sailing side there were a Beneteau Sense 50 and a Lagoon 450 catamaran. Mike Simpson, who has long been focused on strengthening his company’s presence in South China, said “We are ready to serve the fast expanding Chinese market, specifically its southern part, which is transforming itself into the yachting hub of China.”

Another luxury brand on display was the British manufacturer Fairline who is represented by Jebsen Marine in southern China and Hong Kong. The award-winning brand had their luxury Squadron 42 and 58 motoryachts on display. Jebsen Marine is also the exclusive dealer of the renowned Italian brand Riva, along with the well-established sailing yacht brands of Archambault and Hanse.

The biggest yachts at the show this year were IAG’s 100ft Electra and the 30m motoryacht Lie Hu Suo Hao, which was launched by the Chinese shipyard Sunbird Yachts. Other Chinese brands on display were Pama Yachts, Heysea and Seastella shipyards.

Polish boat builder Sunreef Yachts were also at the show, represented by their Chinese dealer, Speedo Marine, who also represents the well-known international brand of motoryachts, Ferretti. The company was getting ready to launch a Sunreef 70 sailing yacht that was recently sold to a Chinese client.

This year the boat show expanded from three days to five, displaying substantial confidence in the future of the China boating market. Is this the beginning of a boating boom in southern China?

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16- 18 Nov.12 2012 China (Macau) International Yacht Import and Export Fair

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he second edition of the Macau Boat Show was held in the Cotai Expo hall at the Venetian Macau Resort Hotel, relocated from Fisherman’s Wharf where it was held last year. The show’s lack of in-water facilities meant that the bigger yachts that featured at the show last year were not able to attend. Supported by the Macau SAR government, the show did however continue its role in developing a ‘boating culture’ in Macau and helped to expose potential boat owners to various yacht brands available in Asia.

Some of the international exhibitors at the show this year included Sunseeker, Sea Ray, Prestige, and Jeanneau. There was also a strong display from local Chinese manufacturers including Sunbird, Prout and Delta, all of whom had boats on display in the exhibition hall.

At the fast end of the boating spectrum was the Delta 26 Sports Cruiser. This unique hybrid day cruiser boasts an innovative ‘air lubricated’ hull design, allowing for minimal fuel consumption, and maximum stability at sea. The tri-hull Prout CTS-4 is also a very stable platform at sea, and would appeal more to boat owners who were

interested in cruising or having a boat for entertainment purposes.

The large cockpit would provide a very spacious party area at sea.

One of the more interesting ‘water toys’ on display at the show was the dolphin-inspired Seabreacher. This craft operates in the water like a jet-ski but is also capable of going under water. Capable of leaps and rolls it is more for entertainment than a serious method of water transportation, but no doubt it will appeal to the superyacht owner who has everything else.

Besides the boats, there was plenty to entertain the visitors with super models Wang Lu, Zhang Yutong and Guo Yue gracing the catwalk. A twice-daily bikini show created a ‘fun and entertaining’ atmosphere for exhibitors and visitors alike. The lucky draw on the last day of the show was also another crowd pleaser, with a variety of luxury goods and products being given away. Regular shuttles between key locations in Macau encouraged a wider audience to attend the show, but it really needs to get back to an in-water location if it is to have real impact and attract exhibitors and visitors next year.

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30 Nov- 02 Dec.12 Hong Kong International Boat Show 2012

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lthough the weather was inclement for the Hong Kong International Boat Show 2012 at Marina Cove, this didn’t seem to discourage serious visitors, and organisers were happy to report that visitor numbers were in the region of 2,500, with many making the trip from China to view the boats on show.

Exhibitors also reported a ‘positive response’ to the event, and a number of brands and builders brought their designers to Hong Kong to meet buyers in an effort to further develop the Hong Kong/China market.

Cranchi, Dominator and Maiora all sent representatives to the show, as did Ruby from Taiwan.

This year new brands on display included the Toyota Ponam-35 cruiser, which features a strong aluminium hull that is designed for fishing. This is the first Toyota cruiser to be sold outside of Japan.

New dealerships at the show included Noble Brand’s Numarine, a performance motoryacht builder, which is based in Istanbul, Turkey. The shipyard has the capacity to build 50 yachts per year ranging from 55 to 102ft, and at the show the 78ft fly and 55ft fly were on display.

On land there was plenty to interest boat owners with Storm Force Marine displaying an extensive range of marine products and sailing equipment, Express Marine Electronics showing their range of Garmin equipment and BVZ Asia exhibiting a stylish range of Sunbrella products, which are the ultimate when it comes to outdoor marine fabrics.

On display were 60 boats with a total value of over HK$500 million, and the show boasted participation from over 50 dealers and businesses. Organisers said “Club Marina Cove endeavours to provide a platform for boat dealers and makers from all over the world to present their latest products and services. The increasing popularity of boating and water sports in China has provided an additional drive for the presentation of quality boat shows.”

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he Singapore Yacht Show will open a day earlier in 2013, allowing exhibitors to make the most of the growing momentum of luxury yachting in Asia. Following initial requests from several important local exhibitors, it was unanimously agreed by participants and stakeholders that the event should now be allowed to open on Thursday, April 18 and run until Sunday, April 21, 2013, at ONE°15 Marina Club, Sentosa Cove.

Andy Treadwell, Managing Director of the Singapore Yacht Show, says his team

acknowledges the high cost and logistical effort of bringing a vessel and an exhibition team to a Yacht Show, and the date extension will allow both exhibitors and visitors to maximize the unique networking opportunity the show presents.

Russell Morris, managing director of American super-builder Palmer Johnson echoes this enthusiasm, explaining that the company sees Asia as an important, longterm market: “The Singapore Yacht Show is an ideal platform for us to interact with Asia’s new wealth. We are looking forward

to seeing the event continue to grow and prosper.” Now heading into its third year, the Show is already attracting more superyacht, luxury boat and car brands than ever before.

Tailored to Asia’s rapidly increasing community of ultra-high net worth individuals, this year the elite event will also include a private fine art exhibition, a supercar show, and a VIP gala evening at the fabulous new W Singapore – Sentosa Cove.

There will be a whole host of evening parties and social events both on board the participating yachts and in the newly-opened, ultra-chic bars and restaurants lining the palm tree-dotted boardwalks surrounding the show.

Some 250 key industry players will attend the 5th Asia Pacific Superyacht Conference on the two days preceding the show, Tuesday April 16 and Wednesday April 17.

The event’s organisers have also just announced the inaugural Singapore Private Jet Forum, which will run alongside the superyacht industry conference. These two Business-toBusiness events will be followed by a one-day Luxury Summit, held in conjunction with show partners Robb Report, on Friday April 19 at the W Singapore-Sentosa Cove.

Major international shipyards are unanimous in acclaiming the significance of the Singapore Yacht Show to the global luxury yachting industry. Jan-Bart Verkuyl, Sales Director of Feadship, which exhibited the magnificent motoryacht Helix last year, says Asia has been a focus for the company for many years. “This year we made a bigger commitment to the market by completing an Asian roadshow with m/y Helix - including attending the Singapore Yacht Show. The strategy worked very well for us, with the sale of two 45-meter Feadships to Asian clients as a result.”

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Fashion for Sailors Members, sponsors, competitors and special guests of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club were treated to an exclusive Gala Dinner evening hosted by Pal Zileri, the Italian menswear fashion brand. Highlight of the evening was the presentation of Pal Zileri’s 2012-2013 collection in a two-part fashion parade. The dinner was one of the many social events that celebrated the St Regis International China Coast Regatta, which is part of China Coast Race Week.

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Clockwise from above: Lorenzo Della Croce, Director & General Manager Pal Zileri (far right) with guests and models; Luo Hongyu, Anthony Root, Joachim Isler and Ambrose Lo; Roland Buser, Darren Hosie and Steven Lee; fashion presentation, Pal Zileri style

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Barbados Buzz The Hong Kong to Hainan Race was proudly supported by Apes Hill Club, a luxury Barbados resort that boasts the best golf courses in the world, along with a private Yacht Club and luxury villa sales and rentals. A Gala Dinner with a Carribean theme was attended by members and guests of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. The Hainan Race was also supported by sub-sponsors American Express, Pernod Ricard and GAC Pindar.

Photos: Jeffrey Chan

Clockwise from above: Linda Williams, Alice Derry and Christopher Lavender; Christopher and Griselda Lavender, Victoria White and Torrey Dorsey; Sandra and Paul RedmayneMourad; Simon Powell, Sarah Ellison and Thomas Okbo; young pianist, Zhong Xin Li

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Clockwise from above: the Skyy Vodka Lounge on the Main Lawn; guests enjoy the vibrant vodka cocktails on offer; Mike Halkes, Jessie Dorsey and Daniel Tan; Alina Yunaeva, Tina Atkinson and Wendy Roberts; Gaston Chan, Vicky Chan and Debra Berkley.

Sky High Competitors in the China Coast Regatta were treated to a vodka mixology lesson, courtesy of Skyy Vodka. The supporting sponsors for the event transformed the Main Lawn of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club into a Skyy Vodka lounge, complete with light show and DJ. With around 30 yachts taking part in the regatta, there was no shortage of crew to partake of the Welcome Drinks! Race Officer Charlie Manzoni greeted international and local crews to the three day event which is a ‘must do’ on the Asian sailing calendar.

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St Regis Regatta The China Coast Regatta is the highlight of the Hong Kong yacht racing scene.

Usually blessed with strong monsoon winds, the three days of racing give the sailors plenty of action on the water, although this year the winds were lighter than usual. St Regis sponsored this year’s event, and it was Sam Chan’s FreeFire that came out on top, and with young Calum McGregor in the crew it showed that talent includes all age groups! Other winners included Peter Forsyth (Xena), and Judes Echauz and his crew from the Phillippines. Thanks to RO Charlie Manzoni and ARO Tina Atkinson for their great job on the water.

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Clockwise from top left: Sam Chan and his FreeFire crew; Trophy girls; Anthony Root and Fay-Linn Yeoh, (Director Brand Management, St Regis) Tina Atkinson and Charlie Manzoni; Richard Hawkins, Mark Woodmancey and Cess Gaspar; Judes Echauz and crew; party time for everyone.

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Clockwise from above: Royal Thai Navy sailors; Opening Ceremony; thumbs up for Mont Clair’s sponsorship; crew bonding; Team Katsu (Japan); Team from the bare boat fleet; Party food

Royal Racing The Phuket King’s Cup is the premier week-long sailing regatta in Asia. Now in its 26th year, the regatta consists of five days of sailing and six days of parties. Overseas and local competitors are wined and dined throughout the week by key sponsors including the Kata Group, The Boathouse, Mont Clair wines and Singha beer.

The availability of a large bareboat charter fleet allows overseas compeititors to attend the regatta, with Russian sailors now making up the largest contingent of the international entries.

This year’s other sponsors included the property group Sansiri, and Land Rover.

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Super Night The Asia Superyacht Rendezvous is a two-day event at which superyacht owners and crew get together and have some downtime before the Christmas charter season. The Welcome Party was on board the stylish and beautifully-presented Indonesian phinisi, Silolona.

Host Patti Seery and her Indonesian crew had no trouble making their guests feel relaxed, and the wine and cocktails flowed along with the music. As this year’s event fleet included a number of sailing boats, there were two days of gentlemanly racing on the water, and off the water the crews participated in the Feadship Challenge. The final night of the Rendezvous featured a beachside Gala Dinner hosted by Boat International Media.

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Clockwise from above: The Welcome Party aboard Silolona; Simon Clarke and Samantha Caalsen; Evert van Dishoeck, Cass Gong and Rene Ho; Johnny Warrillow, Rachid Nader, Koos Zitman; Muzza Nordstrand, Chantal Fernandes, Richard Pope, Chompu Phasuksom; Mark Floersheimer and son John, Johnny Warrillow, Capt Michael Hallager; Victoria Lister, Sue Rasmussen, Capt Charlie Dwyer .

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A select gathering of Yachtstyle readers along with clients from John Walker & Sons enjoyed the very best that luxury boating has to offer on board s/y Voyager, in Singapore. Voyager is on an extended tour around Asia, introducing John Walker & Sons’ newly-released premium blend, Odyssey. On a warm and balmy night to remember, this was a party that really went with a ‘swing’!

Photos: GUY NOWEll and Suzy Rayment

Clockwise from above: Voyager at dock in Singapore; Presenter Scott Woodward (centre) and friends; Jody Chapman and Kerry Brown; David Lee, FayLinn Yeoh, and Nicholas Maratos

Clockwise from top left: John Walker memento in the main cabin; Alan Hodges and friend; Kevin Koh and Fermelle Ho; Mr and Mrs Alexander Shlaen; Grace Lim, Sharon Chong and Shirley Crystal Chau; Herman Ho and guest, Jason Lim, Suzy Rayment and Ludde Ingvall

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58 logbook pEOPLE Patti Seery

Born to Explore

With Silolona, Patti Seery created an Indonesian sailing legend. Now her son, Tresno, and a new boat, Si Datu Bua, have joined the luxury charter family. portrait by Suzy Rayment portrait by Guy Nowell

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atti Seery describes herself as “just a midwestern housewife”, but that is being excessively modest. Patti is an exceptional woman who has almost single-handedly put Indonesia on the cruising map, and turned a traditional Indonesian phinisi into the ‘ne plus ultra’ of the bespoke adventure and cultural charter experience par excellence.

Patti’s love affair with Indonesia goes back 20 years when she arrived there with her husband Doug, an engineer in the oil and gas industry, and their two young children. Patti vividly remembers her very first day in Indonesia, when she went exploring through the docklands of Sunda Kelapa in Jakarta, and watched the big Indonesia phinisis unloading teak from Sulawesi. “It was – really was – love at first sight.

I was instantly ‘hooked’ by these unique vessels, but I never dreamed that 20 years later I would have built two of these magnificent ships and be running a luxury chartering operation in what has to be one of the most pristine, most

exciting and most culturally diverse parts of the world.”

Patti used her early years in the East to travel all through the immense archipelago that is Indonesia – learning about the myriad island cultures and especially their textiles, and becoming proficient in the local language, Bahasa Indonesia.

Never one to do things by halves, Patti took a Master’s degree in textiles from the University of Baroda, India - she was already a graduate in Education and Architecture at Montana State University.

“I was lucky that through Doug’s work we had the opportunity visit some of the most interesting and out of the way places on the planet. As the children got older I started running cultural tours for people who were looking for a more authentic Indonesian experience, and quickly became totally engrossed with the cultures and art of this impossibly complex nation.”

Patti has worked tirelessly to promote the unique cultures of Indonesia, and as she points out there is ‘no single Indonesian culture’. It is a nation composed of 17,000 islands, many of which take great pride in their own customs and

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art. This champion of Indonesian culture feels particularly connected to the Dani and Asmat peoples of Irian Jaya, where she was adopted as an ‘earth mother’ by some of the tribes.

In the 1990s Patti set up a four-month cultural tour during which she accompanied 40 Asmat artists and eight Dani chiefs on their travels to the USA. The musicians performed at several prestigious museums including the Smithsonian (Washington DC) and the Field Museum (Chicago), and Patti reflects that there were significant cultural interchanges on both sides of the artistic divide.

But she was not content with a simple one-off cultural exchange. There were bigger plans afoot – building her own phinisi so that she could take guests to remote locations where they had a chance to engage in an entirely authentic Indonesian experience. Patti particularly wanted to make a contribution to the local boat building culture, which was beginning to wane as the fishing and cargo-carrying industry switched from traditional wooden craft to modern (and less attractive, but more functional) powered vessels.

“I had no experience in boat building so it was a very big learning curve,” says Patti, “but I knew the Konjo people who were the traditional phinisi builders, so I headed off to Sulawesi”. There Patti found her ‘master boat’ builder, Nasir, who built Silolona – named after the haunting chant that was sung at the boat’s keel laying ceremony. As if building a 160’ traditional boat was not sufficient challenge, Patti was determined to build it to Lloyd’s Registry specifications, conforming to the very highest standards required for charter operations. In short, what was achieved was a traditional phinisi that breathes rustic charm while delivering luxury accommodation and top safety standards. With the help of her Indonesian crew, Patti has made Silolona the gold standard of chartering in Asia, since then ‘often copied, but never equalled’. Without a doubt Silolona is the benchmark by which all others are measured.

After seven years in charter, Silolona’s success has led to a new addition to the Seery household. “I learned so much from the building of Silolona, that another boat was always on the agenda. A chance to improve on all the mistakes that we made the first time round.” - although Yachtstyle believes that it

really would be very hard to find any real ‘mistakes’ on board Silolona – certainly from a charter guest’s point of view.

“When my son, Tresno, completed his degree in Naval Architecture it seemed the perfect time to utilise our joint skills, and apply some modern sailing techniques and modifications to the traditional phinisi design, and create a new chapter in luxury chartering in Asia.”

The result is Si Datu Bua, and her ‘coming out’ sailing performance’ was at the Asia Superyacht Rendezvous, in Phuket in December 2012. “Although she will never be a fast sailing yacht”, says Tresno, “we can take more advantage of the available breeze. With a more efficient rig she can sail higher and faster. She will be that much less reliant on the engine, and as a charter yacht we can be more environmentally attuned as we cruise the Indonesian archipelago. Speed isn’t everything,” he notes with a smile.

With aluminum masts and booms, and decked out with modern sails, Si Datu Bua still creates an historic image that would not be out of place in old Batavia (Jakarta) or trading teak and spices back and forth across the Java Sea. The interiors of this superyacht also reflect that era when spice traders were bringing their precious cargoes of cloves and nutmeg from the Spice Islands back to Europe. In a recent BBC series ‘The Spice Trail’, hosted by Kate Humble, Patti was an advisor for the Indonesian segments in the programmes, and Silolona featured strongly, creating some dramatic and historic imagery.

With the whole of maritime Asia to explore, what keeps Patti firmly tied to Indonesia? “I am fascinated by this period of history – the spice trading years – when Occidental and Oriental cultures met and clashed, when mercantilism and near-primitive tribalism bashed their heads together, and changed both parties. And of course there is the unimaginable natural beauty of the Indonesian islands. It would take more than a lifetime to properly explore this region, and I am really only just beginning.”

Patti and Tresno Seery, Silolona and Si Datu Bua – all born to explore the untapped beauty of the Indonesian archipelago, one of the richest expanses of ecological and cultural diversity on the planet.

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above: Tom WilliamsHawkes, Martin Lai and Siu Chun Kit OPPOSITE: Ocean Dragon Racing and supporters at the British Powerboat Festival 2011 RIGHT: Martin Lai, owner and throttleman of Ocean Dragon Racing

OCEAN DRAGON From Devon to Sai Kung and back. Guy Nowell is surprised to discover that his next door neighbour in Tsam Chuk Wan is a world-class powerboat racer. portrait by Guy Nowell

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hat does it take to be a powerboat driver?” Martin Lai grins mischievously. He is quite obviously someone who enjoys what he does – enormously.

“Guts,” he replies. “Well, you have to know when to back off, and how to steer through a tight turn, and you have to be able to read the wave patterns. Good navigation is useful. But mostly you need guts.” The courage to push the throttles all the way down to the stops, and launch a 41ft offshore powerboat at speeds of up to 85kts across the choppy, grey and unforgiving waters of the English Channel.

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surprise to find out that the chap next door is a champion powerboat driver and even owns a P1 Class racing team. Martin Lai was born in the UK, came to Tsam Chuk Wan at the age of six, and attended primary school in Pak Tam Chung. “It was the only school in the area. High Island Reservoir hadn’t been built, and to get to Sai Kung you either took a kai-do or you walked – there was no road.”

Seven years later Lai took off back to the UK, and settled in the West Country. After school, the family business was a Chinese restaurant, which eventually became eight restaurants before Lai cut back a bit on the working hours. In 1999 he was introduced to the world of fast boats through the Exmouth Powerboat and Ski Club. “A friend called Miles Jennings asked me to race with him, in a 5m RIB with a 90hp outboard on the back. It was exhilarating, and I was hooked.” Just a year later and Lai was competing with his own boat in the British National Powerboat Championships, a 7.3m RIB powered by a Mercury XR-2

200hp engine. After a 6-venue series of races that took him and his boat and maintenance crew all over the UK and - finally - to a showdown in Gibraltar, he finished 2nd in the Open Class.

In the powerboat world, if you don’t win then you probably need a bigger boat. And preferably one with a bigger engine. This time it was a 9.9m RIB with two Mercury 2.5EFI outboards delivering a kidneyshaking 560hp. “We raced that boat for three years, and in 2003 set a RIB Open Class speed record on Lake Windermere. 78.64mph, or 68.33kts if you are nautically inclined. In the same year we scored a 5th place competing for the British International Harmsworth Trophy.” ‘The Harmsworth’ is the powerboat world’s equivalent of the America’s Cup – a friendly competition between nations inaugurated in 1903 by Sir Alfred Harmsworth ‘to encourage the development of the sport’ – which over the years has enjoyed the patronage of millionaires, royalty and the ‘great and the good’ of the powerboat world.

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In 2004 Lai switched to the RIB F1 Class, winning a 2nd place at the British National Championship, but Lai already had his eye on the real ‘top end’ of the sport – offshore powerboats, and the P1 circuit. Wikipedia describes it bluntly: “The largest, most dangerous, and most powerful racing machines of all. The extreme expense of the boats and the fuel required to participate make it an expensive and elite sport.” The boats are tough – they have to be – but the crew (driver, throttle man, navigator) are even tougher. They take a monstrous pounding every time they race, and so of course does the boat. His first boat was a Formula Fastech 38 which garnered a slew of impressive trophies for Lai and his Ocean Dragon Racing team on the P1 Superstock circuit.

‘P1’ is a class created in 2001 and governed by a power/weight calculation that aims to make the racing as even as possible. At the beginning of each year boats are weighed and their engine power rated by Cosworths in the UK. That means you can’t win just by installing a bigger engine – too much horsepower calls for a weight penalty. “There are lots of different boats out there on the circuit. Different sizes, different hulls, different engines. ‘You pay your money and you make your choice’. And P1 is very much like F1 motor racing – attractive venues, lots of glamour, a whole party on the move. Huge fun.” In 2006 Ocean Dragon Racing was leading the P1 Championship table until the final day of racing. “There were two races that day. We had a breakdown in each one, and didn’t finish either of them. After all the hard work the team had put in to the season, it was heartbreaking.

We finished 3rd overall in the series.”

Happy days with the Fastech 38 came to an end when Lai entered the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes Classic in 2009. “Because it’s a non-stop race, around 164nm, you have to carry a lot more fuel – in our case 800 litres more than usual - which of course seriously affects the trim of the boat. We started well in very rough conditions, and were hunting with the pack until we hit a swell awkwardly, rolled, and ended up

with the stern submerged and the bow sticking out of the water. Embarrassing, mostly, and we had to be rescued by the Swanage lifeboat. But it didn’t do the electrics any good.”

Never mind the electrics: Ocean Dragon were already in the market for a new boat. In 2010 Lai took delivery of a brand new Pantera 41, amped up with two Mercruiser 525 inboard engines, delivering 1,050hp between them. Just writing about it is enough to make the eyes rattle. He also brought on board a new driver, another Sai Kung boy and sometime school friend from Pak Tam Chung, Siu Chun Kit. “It has always been my aim to create a fully Chinese racing team,” says Lai. “CK joining us meant another step along that road.” CK’s background was in jetskis and fast cars, and he found the experience of driving an offshore powerboat “almost overwhelming. It’s not just the speed and the power, it’s the mental toughness you need to be able to drive a boat like this.”

Lai and Ocean Dragon signalled their his intentions by opening the 2011 season with a second place in the Cowes Classic, just 9 seconds behind the winner, and 26 minutes in front of third place. The next day, racing from Cowes to Torquay and back, Ocean Dragon led the frighteningly fast 2,400hp four-engined boat driven by well-known powerboat designer and racer Fabio Buzzi – until a breakdown scuppered their chances of an upset win. Reliability is everything. Buzzi described Ocean Dragon as “a real threat”, and it was a fabulous effort that put Lai’s team and their principal sponsor Phoenix 8 TV firmly in the limelight.

“We’ve kept a bit of a low profile since then,” says Lai, “but there’s an awful lot in the pipeline.” At the moment he is the only Chinese ‘pilot’ holding a Union Internationale Motonautique power boating licence. And what does he want to do next? Really? “I want to bring offshore powerboat racing to Asia, and most of all I want to see a P1 SuperStock race in Hong Kong harbour.” Now there’s something to think about.

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A Journey with No Boundries A journey around the great ports of Asia in celebration of the launch of Odyssey, John Walker & Sons’ new luxury blend triple malt whisky. text by Suzy Rayment photographs by Guy Nowell and Scott A. Woodward

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game changers of business, the creative world and the arts. From Shanghai to Dubai, via Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore, and covering some 7,264 nautical miles, the half-year voyage captures at each stage the cultural essence of each destination on film, in print and online while exclusive on board events re-introduce the Asia the legacy of innovation created by Sir Alexander Walker himself.

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From City to City When the world was a bigger place and travelling took longer, every port and destination expressed a character and individuality of its own. Travel was an end in itself, and travellers like Sir Alexander Walker undertook the exercise with consideration and style. To remind us of this, John Walker & Sons have commissioned the creation of a unique and historical decanter that references the elegance of yesterday’s travellers.

At each of Voyager’s port calls, exclusive social events mark out the individuality of the destination through the character of iconic business leaders and creatives. Hong Kong actor Stephen Fung; Manila’s award-winning film director Brillante Mendoza; entrepreneur Yun-sheng ‘Shawn’ Xu from Taipei; the evocative pop singer Do My Linh in Hanoi – will distinguish the Voyager with their presence, and bringing with them flair and originality that complements and evokes the uniqueness and individuality of the Johnnie Walker Odyssey.

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GAME CHANGING ASIANS As part of its journey of discovery, John Walker & Sons is collaborating with HISTORY channel in Asia on a groundbreaking TV series, showcasing the talent of some of Asia’s most successful new business leaders and creative talent.

Featured in the five programmes are: The film director Brillante Mendoza, Manila, Philippines Oscar award-winning Filipino film director Brillante Mendoza draws inspiration from his native capital, Manila.

The entrepreneur Sean Xu An Sheng, Taipei, Taiwan Taiwanese entrepreneur and restaurant owner Sean Xu An Sheng is part of the young elite transforming Taipei’s entertainment scene.

The actor Stephen Fung, Hong Kong Stephen Fung is Hong Kong based actor, singer, model, writer and filmdirector.

The designer Raghavendra Rathore, Jodhpur, India Stephen Fung is an Indian fashion designer and entrepreneur, known for his diverse range of creative output.

The singer Do My Linh, Hanoi , Vietnam Best known for her vocal power and melismatic skills, Do My Linh. is considered one of the four divas of Vietnam.

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Twizzle is a stunner. This magnificent flybridge ketch is the result of the owners’ vision of a high performance, high-tech sailing yacht that offered all the amenities, comfort and standards to which they were accustomed on their motoryacht. Having owned both sailing and motor superyachts, the owners had very clear objectives for this yacht, and their attention to the smallest detail has created a masterpiece.

Conventional wisdom states that designing and building a custom yacht will always involve trade-offs between conflicting objectives. True as that may be, there is little sign of compromise in this remarkably impressive flybridge ketch - despite the most challenging list of objectives. These included that the yacht be streamlined, low-profiled and arresting in appearance, and it should be effective in all latitudes and climates. Not an easy brief to fulfil.

The owners put together their dream team for this project, which included Redman Whiteley Dixon, who were responsible for exterior styling, as well as interior design in association with Todhunter Earle and Associates. Dubois Naval Architects were responsible for the hull and rig design, and Royal Huisman were commissioned to build the superyacht and translate the owner’s visions into reality.

Strolling around the decks Twizzle is a remarkable combination of luxury boutique home and

powerful blue water sailing craft. An attractive feature of the yacht is the highly successful creation of indoor and outdoor spaces that seamlessly merge, or can be separated effortlessly into discrete living spaces.

To the external onlooker, the massive, curvaceous sections of deckhouse glass are dark and impenetrable, ensuring complete privacy for guests. However, for the guests themselves, the experience could hardly be more different as they enjoy all-round visibility within a space that is flooded with light.

The whole of Twizzle’s main deck saloon has been given over to owner and guest amenities. Far from compromising the navigation and operation of the yacht, this provides the opportunity for an integrated, half-raised bridge situated in a commanding position above the deck saloon, with easy access both to the crew area and to the flybridge steering stations.

As a result, the entire area behind the main deck’s vast, elegantly curving window has been freed for a magnificent theatre lounge, easily transformed for casual dining when desired. The views from here are panoramic, and spectacular.

Aft of the lobby is the main deck saloon – a wonderfully airy space where full-width Rondal glass sliding doors astern are complemented by vast windows either side, suffusing the room with light. The result is a wonderful fusion for the senses as guests experience the beauty and drama of the ocean or anchorage outside,

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while cocooned in the warmth, shelter and privacy of the interior.

The full-width glass doors aft of the saloon slide open to offer a seamless transition – without any change in height of deck or deck-head, simply the inclusion of a teak deck grating – to the al fresco dining and leisure deck beneath the flybridge. This is essentially the place to enjoy the outdoor ambience of warmer climes, but if the heat or light becomes too strong, or the wind uncomfortable, it can easily be closed to the elements with semitransparent canvas screens. There are even radiant heaters in the ceiling above the table for cooler evenings.

The guest cabins – like the communal areas – all enjoy stylish contemporary fittings and décor with beautifully conceived modern architectural detailing that includes custom hardware with a distinctive bronze finish. An overriding theme is the use of specially prepared timbers by Schotten & Hansen. These are scrubbed to yield the characteristic texture of European Oak, and then hand-stained in contrasting tones to create a calm, yet chic ambience enhanced by a palette of natural hues for wood floors and textile-surfaced wall coverings. The subtle pastel hues are sensitively offset by the restrained application of bitter chocolate and black contrasts. The washbasins in both owners’ and guests’ cabins have each been sculpted from single pieces of solid Perlino marble.

The owners’ stateroom, further aft behind a watertight bulkhead, features a central oversized bed located abaft the mizzen mast, itself artfully presented as an arresting design element, a subtly-hued column that rises from the plinth of a beautifully joinered table. To starboard, there is an L-shaped sofa and walk-in wardrobe. To port, doors connect to a large bathroom against the forward bulkhead and to another door, further aft, that connects to the aft lobby. This lobby leads to another bathroom with steam shower, and provides access to the owners’ study and to the stairs leading aft to the owners’ cockpit.

The study and aft bathroom can convert into an extra single cabin with all amenities if the guest list is unusually large.

Above left Clockwise: Owner’s suite; main saloon and open air dining; attention to detail; ensuite bathroom; VIP guest suite

Spirited, yet Sea-kindly Dubois Naval Architects focused all their considerable expertise on the creation of a hull and rig that combines good performance with sea kindliness, stability and comfort. The Panamax ketch rig

by Southern Spars, with an almost 62m main mast – the tallest that can fit under the Panama Canal’s Bridge of the Americas at low tide – carries up to 1,800sqm of sail on composite spars

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supported by lightweight, yet immensely strong EC6+ carbon standing rigging. North 3DL sails and Rondal captive and drum winches optimised for the requirements of racing enable Twizzle to show exactly what she is capable of at superyacht regattas.

To facilitate her ambitions to explore, Twizzle has a swing keel that allows a shoal draft of just 3.8m. For powerful upwind sailing, the centreboard can be lowered to its full extent of 10.8m in just one minute. The hydraulically-operated crow’s nest offers an exhilarating ride up the 62m-high carbon composite main mast; breathtaking views of city, port, ocean vista or tropical island grandeur are there for the willing.

Leisure Time Pursuits Large sun beds, sofas, a bar, a gas-fired barbecue and a table that cleverly extends for “roof-top” dining ensure perfect functionality and atmosphere on the social area of the flybridge. A major engineering challenge for the build team, and undoubtedly one of Twizzle’s star leisure features, is the stern platform. A highly customised production, even by Royal Huisman standards, this two-tier boarding and swim platform can be hydraulically positioned at variable heights to take account of sea conditions.

There is a hydraulically-operated carbon fibre swim ladder concealed within the lower platform, while a grand stairway gives access to the main deck. Adjacent to the stern platform, the lazarette contains snorkelling and dive gear (including a dive compressor and a nitrox production unit), water skis and wakeboards, two kayaks, and an RS Vareo sailing dinghy, along with a variety of beach and barbecue equipment.

OPPOSITE PAGE CLOCKWISE: Spacious lower deck entertainment area; alfresco dining on the upper deck; complete with barbeque; secluded seating

Carbon Offset “S/Y Twizzle is proud of its green credentials, and has striven to be exceptionally eco-friendly. Not only has it ensured that there is near-zero unprocessed and cleansed discharge into the sea, S/Y Twizzle is certified to the highest levels for operation in the world’s oceans, including Alaska.

S/Y Twizzle is working with Yacht Carbon Offset towards carbon neutral operations. In addition, S/Y Twizzle has also agreed a Carbon Offset Balancing Agreement to compensate for the estimated ‘embodied’ greenhouse gas emissions associated with her construction and in the refinement of her metal content, and is believed to be the first Superyacht to enter such an agreement.”

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SPRINKLE TEN SUPERYACHTS ACROSS THE BAY AND IT LOOKS GOOD EVERY TIME. WELCOME TO THE ASIA SUPERYACHT RENDEzVOUS IN PHUKET. TEXT By Suzy Rayment PHOTOGRAPHY BY Guy nowell

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M/Y Helix

Shipyard: Feadship Helix is a superyacht that can take you anywhere thanks to her exceptional range and extraordinary engineering. Helix sleeps 10/12 guests, ten in five cabins, with one full-beam master stateroom, four guest rooms with queen size beds

convertible to twin size beds, and one private office convertible to a guest cabin with a full size murphy bed. Helix contains a veritable treasure trove of watersports toys in all shapes and sizes, ensuring that there is never a dull moment onboard your beach-house on the water. The yacht is Lloyds classified, MCA compliant and fitted with zero-speed stabilisers.

m/Y Samax

Shipyard: Feadship

This 55m superyacht boasts luxurious exterior and interior styling by the renowned designer Andrew Winch. The spacious interior can accommodate 14 guests and comes with an elevator that connects all four decks. The yacht is propelled by twin powerful Caterpillar main engines and has a top speed of 18 knots.

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M/Y Maverick II Shipyard: Sterling Yachts A proven world-class cruiser and expedition motor yacht, her recent improvements and upgrades allow her to compete as a luxurious and comfortable charter yacht. Based in Thailand, Maverick II offers exceptional volume for her size and offers an outstanding range of toys and first class entertainment and communication systems.

These include I-Pod docks in all guest areas, Inmarsat Fleet 77, BGAN broadband, Ship-secure WiFi and Satellite TV.

M/Y Callisto Shipyard: Feadship/de Vries A classic Feadship with a modern flair, Callisto is a testimony to smart thinking. The luxury yacht offers accommodation for 12 guests in a full-width main deck master suite, three ensuite double cabins and two twins. She has a warm neutral atmosphere throughout, with a personalised yet easily-recognisable Terence Disdale interior. She also boasts one of the largest sundecks on any yacht, providing plentiful sunbathing areas right forward adjacent to the Jacuzzi. The yacht also benefits from an ultra-advanced rudder-roll system.

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Shipyard: Royal Huisman This award-winning sailing yacht is the result of the owner’s vision of a high-performance, high-tech sailing yacht with all the comfort and luxury of a motor yacht. The 57.50m (188’7”ft) yacht was launched in 2010 and designed by Ed Dubois, with Redman Whiteley Dixon responsible for her beautiful exteriors and interiors. Twizzle offers accommodation for up to eight guests in four suites, and she is also capable of carrying up to 12 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

S/Y Yanneke Too Shipyard: Camper & Nicholsons This well-proportioned cedar/GRP composite 36 m (118ft) sailing yacht was devised by Dixon Yacht Design and Terence Disdale Design, A modern twin-masted schooner, Yanneke Too is a sleek, elegant vessel with a ‘sporty’ ondeck atmosphere. She can accommodate up to seven people and has five crew members. Her shallow draught enables her entry into the best cruising areas worldwide.

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S/Y Si Datu Bua Builder: konjo Boat builders Si Datu Bua, the sister ship to Silolono, was launched in 2012. This modern classic sailing yacht measures 40m in length and is beautifully hand-crafted and fitted with antiques and artwork from the Indonesian region. Charter guests aboard Si Datu Bua find luxurious and elegant accommodation in two master staterooms and one double guest cabin. Their comfort is ensured thanks to a professional and friendly crew of 11.

S/Y Silolona Builder: Konjo Boat Builders Silolona is a hand crafted traditional gaff-rigged Phinisi built to German Lloyds specifications. A five-star luxury charter vessel, she offers unique travel experiences and her dedicated professional crew of 16 ensures that guests receive first class service. Silolona’s tastefully appointed décor can accommodate 10 guests in three king suites and two double suites. Fully equipped with a Padi Dive Centre, guests can also explore the underwater delights of this pristine marine environment.

S/Y Shamoun Shipyard: Klaasen Shamoun is the ultimate gentleman’s yacht. Designed by Andre Hoek, she combines modern performance with classic grace. The saloon, which features a fireplace, is open plan and has a homely atmosphere. The interiors of the yacht are a subtle blend of Honduras Mahogany combined with creamy panelling and chestnut flooring. Accommodation for up to eight guests is in four double staterooms (all with ensuites), one of which can convert to a twin.

S/Y asia Designer: Don Brooke S/Y Asia is an extremely spacious and luxurious charter yacht and is based in Asia. She can accommodate up to ten guests in five ensuite staterooms and guests can enjoy relaxing in the beautifully crafted teak pilothouse with its 360 degree views of the outdoors, or lounge in the saloon with its plush leather seating and large picture windows.

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On the last day of the annual Asia Superaycht Rendezvous, Bang Tao Bay was host to a grand total of 458m of superluxury yachts, both power and sail.

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ASIA SUPERYACHT RENDEZVOUS The Asia Superyacht Rendezvous 2012 kicked off with a bang.

Captains and owners of all the participating yachts braved the beach surf to board speedboats and tenders for the transfer to the Indonesian phinisi, Silolona, for the ‘opening cocktail’ party. Arriving guests were greeted by the ever-enthusiastic crew, none of whom were missing a smile, serving fabulous Indonesian canapés. The hospitality was nothing short of spectacular. The crew filled the evening with live music, and created a fantastic atmosphere.

The schedule the following day allowed for some relaxed and not-too-serious racing for the sailing vessels participating in the Rendezvous. Start boat Maverick II went out early with the race officials on board and the sailing boats all followed. Twizzle, Shamoun, Asia, Yanneke Too, and Si Datu Bua all set sail to race around a short course in front of picturesque Bang Thao Bay and the Angsana Laguna Resort. ‘Keep going round until we tell you to stop,’ was RO Andy Dowden’s instruction at the Skippers’ Briefing. But who was counting?

In the evening crews and guests headed to the Xana Beach Club for the Feadship Challenge – a lighthearted competition in which crews are required to build boats from a collection of supplied materials, and then ‘sail’ them – “puff-power only, please!”

On the last day of the annual Asia Superyacht Rendezvous, Bang Tao Bay was host to a grand total of 458m of super-luxury yachts, both sail and power. The second day of racing saw less breeze, and so the second ‘race’ of the series was rather slow and was abandoned before any boat had completed a lap of the triangular course, but it really didn’t matter. The Asia Superyacht Rendezvous is more about ‘being there’.

Next up – try to arrange all the yachts for a team photo.

Getting nine big boats moving at exactly the same speed and exactly the same distance apart and precisely lined up is akin to herding kittens. RO Andy Dowden made a valiant attempt at it, and the photo call was achieved.

When everyone had had enough of that, it was back to the beach for the hunt for Pirate Booty, aka the Rendezvous Treasure Hunt. After a great deal of rushing up and down Bang Tao beach, swimming after bottles containing clues, and plenty of cutlasswielding and pirate-talking, it was the crew of Callisto that scored the booty and then (in very un-pirate-like fashion) shared it out among the rest of the competitors, especially the youngsters from Samax.

Last of all on the ASR menu was the Boat International Gala Dinner to round out the event, complete with young elephant at the pre-dinner cocktail party. In a marquee on the beach, under velvety tropical skies, crew and guests alike wined and dined the evening away before sending up Chiang Mai lanterns to add a few more twinkles to the Milky Way and then repairing to the Xana Beach Club to carry on partying.

Sprinkle ten superyachts across the bay, and it looks good every time. Include three Feadships in the mix, and the view just got better. Add a Royal Huisman, a Hoek, and a couple of traditional Indonesian phinisis, and you were probably hanging out at Asia Superyacht Rendezvous. See you there next year!.

CLOCKWISE, FROM OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: Superyachts at anchor; Judges for the Feadship Challenge include Kos Sitman, Jody Chapman, Bas Nederpelt, lantern lighting; elephant signage; skippers briefing; Callisto: winner of the Feadship Challenge; and young sailors in action

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This year sees the end, after 32 years, of the Tornado catamaran sailing in the Olympics. It was deemed, amongst other things, that it was not exciting enough. It is ironic then that this year has seen the dramatic rise of another catamaran class - the Extreme 40.

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In almost all of the twentythree Bond films to date, water-borne sequences make up some of the most exciting and seductive scenes that the world's best stuntmen and directors can provide.

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Fifty years in the fast lane outwitting the world’s smartest villains, Britain’s best-loved spy needs some basic kit that he can rely on. From ejector-seat cars to personal jetpacks, James Bond’s choice of land vehicles varies from Aston Martins to BMWs, with a tough Land Rover Defender featuring spectacularly in the opening sequence of 007’s latest outing in Skyfall.

Sadly for Q but thrillingly for audiences, Bond’s cars usually end up in more pieces than the bad guys. No wonder he changes autos as often as his bombshell femmes fatales, who unluckily seem to share similar fates. Bond is much more loyal to his boats.

Maybe it's because of the naval background that writer Ian Fleming gave his best known character. In almost all the twenty-three Bond films to date, water-borne sequences make up some of the most exciting and seductive scenes that the world’s best stuntmen and directors can provide.

And when it comes to boats, like all things Bond, 007 doesn’t settle for second best.

So it’s not surprising that quintessentially-fastidious British boat-builder Sunseeker has provided the vessels of choice, with seven prestigious boats appearing in four Bond films. These

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boats are exciting enough in their own right not to rely on gadgets for their appeal, and are essentially the same models you might step into should a 60-knot-plus escape in pure luxury be called on for you and a stylish companion.

Enormously powerful yet super-sleek, Bond is careful enough to try to keep these floating assets in one piece, even at a punishing pace on the Thames in London with Pierce Brosnan helming a Sunseeker Superhawk 34 in a stunning 60 mph opening to The World is not Enough (1999).

In the longest pre-opening sequence of any Bond film, 007 in his Q-boat chases a Sunseeker being driven by assassin Giulietta da Vinci, with a non-standard but handy automatic gun on its stern. Not to be outdone, James manages to scuttle his opposition at the scenic Millennium Dome with two even handier mini-torpedoes.

Hot on the heels of the World is Not Enough came Pierce Brosnan’s last movie as Bond in Die Another Day (2002), with an impressive Sunseeker Superhawk 48 demonstrating its almost magnetic attraction for Bond-girls, when Halle Berry climbs aboard after a heart-stopping cliff dive escaping Isla Los Organos.

Berry’s signature white belt, supporting provocative dagger

clockwise from OPPOSITE, top LEFT: Sunseeker Predator 108 (Casino Royale); Daniel Craig, the latest 'edition' Bond; Sunseeker Superhawk 43 (Quantum of Solace); Sunseeker Superhawk 34 (The World is not Enough); Sunseeker XS2000 (Casino Royale)

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Ian Fleming Ian Fleming would be amazed at the scale of the industry that surrounds the James Bond brand today.

Fleming did, indeed, work for British Naval Intelligence during the Second World War, but retired to his luxurious villa in Jamaica ('Goldeneye' - the name may be familiar) thereafter.

The name 'James Bond' was plucked from the cover of a botanical book, and was deemed to be suitably anonymous to be just right for a secret agent. Fleming described Bond as "a compound of all the secret agents and commando types I met during the war."

Fleming wrote 15 Bond stories, and died in 1964, in England.

over equally provocative bikini, pays knowing homage to Ursula Andress’ unforgettable aquatic entrance as Honey Ryder in the very first Bond film Dr No in 1962. So iconically Bond-girl in fact, the Andress white bikini last sold at auction in London in 2001 for a staggering £41,000. Less, really is more.

In the new era of Daniel Craig playing the role of Bond, Sunseekers have become even more frequent. In Casino Royale (2006), two Sunseekers were used. The focus of these was the Predator 108, with cameo roles from both the XS 2000 and the Sportsfish 37.

Following this was Quantum of Solace (2008), in the last Bond movie to date before the recent release of Skyfall. A total of three further Sunseekers literally hit the screens.

In a chase scene set in Haiti (but actually doubled in Panama), a Sunseeker Superhawk 43 is used by the bad guys in Haiti to ferry Bond-girl Olga Kurylenko to a larger Sunseeker 37m Yacht M4, but Bond prevents them from ever reaching it by ramming the side of the hull and saving character Camille.

Perhaps most charming of any Bond boat classic is the appearance of a restored vintage 1970 Sunseeker Sovereign 17 motor launch in Quantum, with an equally fascinating cameo guest with a secret identity of his own.

The boat’s driver is Sunseeker International’s managing director, Robert Braithwaite CBE. Bond was in good hands for a change. From Sunseeker’s own HQ on England’s south coast, this skipper is more used to looking after 1,800 equally well trained staff, admittedly more familiar with making floating masterpieces than blowing them up.

clockwise from opposite top left: Sunseeker 37m Yacht M4 (Quantum of Solace); 'Skyfall' featured no powerboats, but a sailing superyacht, the s/y Regina, with Berenice Marlohe (Skyfall) ; Sunseeker Superhawk 43 (Quantum of Solace); David Beckham drives a Sunseeker Superhawk 48 down the River Thames with the 2012 Olympic flame on board; Sovereign 17 driven by Robert Braithwaite (Quantum of Solace)

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offshore c Offshore racing is a rather different proposition from the gentle trip around the harbour on a weekend afternoon.

Guy Nowell considers what makes sailors want to take a look beyond the horizon. text and photography by GUY NOWELL

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Some sailors will tell you that “real sailing only starts when you lose sight of land.” They are the ones that enjoy sleepless nights and endure substantial privation as they cross oceans, racing against an unseen competitor, and making landfall in a foreign port. Offshore sailing really is an extreme sport. The water is ‘bigger’, the wind is stronger, any sort of assistance (should it be needed) is a long way away and no, contrary to some nonsailors’ belief, you don’t get to drop anchor and climb into a nice comfortable bunk come nightfall. Inshore sailing, on the other hand, involves no more than a quick canter round a few buoys and then a trip back to the yacht club bar to swap heroic stories.

Offshore racing and sailing is a 100% sport, meaning that it takes place 24 hours through a day. When darkness arrives, crew members alternate shifts or ‘watches’ every few hours, and the programme just rolls on. For the most part of any offshore race, boats cannot see each other – it doesn’t take much to lose sight of a 50’ sailing boat on an ocean. It’s tough enough keeping a honed edge on concentration, performance and tactical awareness during daylight hours, but during the night it is doubly difficult. In Asian waters conditions can range from the big powerful monsoon systems to almost dead calm – both stretch endurance to the limit, even if the racing for the most part, is in relatively warm waters.

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Asia has four offshore races in the sailing calendar, each one coloured by its history, its route and its destination. Take a moment to find out what Real Sailors are up to when they sail over the horizon, and come back with salty stories longer than the equator and tales taller than an AC72 wing.

Where it all started The Rolex China Sea Race, as it is properly known these days, was first run in 1962 when six boats raced to a finish line in the vicinity of Corregidor Island, outside Manila Bay. Starting at Easter time, the race goes 565nm to Subic Bay, but the changing local conditions and constant tactical challenge that keeps bringing the sailors back remains unchanged. Geoff Hill, owner of Antipodes, the biggest boat in the 2012 fleet, describes the race as “one of the most underrated offshore races in terms of challenges, distance from shore, and range of conditions.”

When it all goes by the book, a brisk start out of Hong Kong gives way to steady ocean sailing in northeast monsoon breezes, and winds up with boats picking their way through a minefield of light airs as they close the Philippines coast - not unlike trying to finish the Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race in the Derwent River.

Making a boat perform at its optimum, day after day, through light

PREVIOUS PAGE: Racing to Hainan and eating up the miles on Strewth OPPOSITE: Sam Chan’s FreeFire is a regular competitor in Asian offshore races ABOVE: EFG Bank Mandrake and FreeFire 52 cross tacks leaving Hong Kong harbour

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airs and big winds, is not easy. Neil Pryde has competed in almost all the races since 1968, winning in 1988 and 2010. “That’s why it is a classic, precisely because it isn’t easy,” he says. “It’s all about getting south as fast as possible, and then positioning the boat in the right place at the right time of day to score a clean run into the finish. It’s very, very difficult.”

In 1968 the China Sea Race was included in the then World Ocean Racing Championships, and in 1972 it was officially recognised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. The race has attracted plenty of international interest over its 50-year history, and continues to draw the attention of the international yachting fraternity to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. In Asia, it is still ‘the one to win’.

Sailing to The End of the World The southern tip of Hainan is the southernmost point in China.

It’s called Tian Ya Hia Jiaw, the End of the World. Hainan used to

be a place of exile for opponents of the Imperial regime, but now it is the ‘Hawaii of the East’, the ‘Chinese Riviera’. It’s just 360nm straight down the rhumb line from Hong Kong, which at current world record speeds is about 15 hours, but the present record of 28h 44m belongs to Sam Chan’s TP52, FreeFire.

28 hours is hardly long enough for a crew to get into the rhythm of a 4-hrs-on-4-hrs-off watch system, but it is clearly too long for anyone to stay awake and remain 100% efficient. A full crew that can split into watches weighs more, and a light crew will be dead on their feet before the race is over. That’s the dilemma for a fast boat racing to Hainan - the distance is neither a sprint nor an endurance race.

Tactically, the race is a good deal simpler than the trip to Subic Bay. The wind comes from the northeast, and the course is southwest, making this a running and reaching race. But the breeze always pushes the boats a little to the south and east, so the tactical call is when to gybe. That’s the decision moment – turn

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early to the west and run down and around the coast to Sanya, or turn later and come at Sanya from out at sea.

Arrival at Sanya used to involve a 007-style beach landing in a speedboat, but today the fleet heads for the rather deluxe Serenity Marina. The Hainan Race is part of China Coast Race Week (in October), so if your next appointment is in Port Klang for the Raja Muda (November), top up the freezer and keep going south and west.

480nm to ‘fun in the sun’ Vic Locke, founder of the San Fernando Race, remembers wondering why there wasn’t a race to the Philippines every year (the biennial China Sea Race had started some 14 years earlier), and being told that “the wives wouldn’t like it”. He remarked, “Some of us, however, did not have such restrictions.” So was born the San Fernando Race, a little shorter (480nm) than the China Sea Race, but offering its own unique set of challenges.

Starting just before Easter, once again the race begins with a lumpy departure from Hong Kong that quickly gives way to steady reaching across the northeast monsoon winds. And once again there is a light and variable approach to the finish on the west coast of the Gulf of Lingayen. The weather can be benign or severe, depending on when Easter falls in the year. If you get the tactical navigation wrong and try to come in from the north, there’s a current from the south end of the Gulf to slow things down. Stand too far south of the rhumb line and Cape Bolinao may just get in the way of an approach from the west – but since the advent of GPS, boats no longer feel the need to follow Manilabound aeroplanes towards the turning beacon at Poro Point.

San Fernando was chosen as a destination because it was the nearest port of entry (immigration etc) to Hong Kong, and the race has acquired a reputation for being a ‘relaxed’ affair, much enjoyed by cruising boats. A China Sea Race with training wheels, if you will. Getting to the finish line is only half the game - the

OPPOSITE: A fast start for HiFi on the way to Vietnam ABOVE: Audi Ultra towers over the fleet at the start of a Hong Kong-Vietnam Race

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parties at the gently crumbling resorts along Bauang Beach are the stuff that legends are made of. It’s true: Real Men drink Dark & Stormy for breakfast.

the finish line is a straight line on the chart, but most boats prefer to leave the Paracel Islands to port by a margin big enough to avoid trouble from military contingents in the area – it all adds to the flavour of the race.

Full throttle to Nha Trang The tactical plan for the Vietnam Race is to put up a spinnaker, point the boat towards Nha Trang, and hang on tight. With winds regularly in excess of 20kts, the challenge of this race is to get there in one piece. ‘To finish first, first you have to finish,’ as a number of boats have discovered over the five editions of the event to date.

Record-holder for the 656nm charge is Grant Wharington’s super– maxi Skandia Wild Thing, recording 45h 42m 41s in 2004. “It’s a bruiser,” said Wharington afterwards, “but it’s great.”

The Vietnam Race is not as well known as the China Sea Race, but deserves to be. Aficionados (or addicts, if you prefer) of the express train to Nha Trang have described it as “the best spinnaker run short of a trip into the Southern Ocean.” Course to

Endgame ‘Why?’ is a question only ever asked by non-sailors. After all, it is entirely possible to get to Subic Bay, or Hainan, more quickly and with considerably less discomfort than on a racing yacht.

With some notable exceptions, living conditions on race boats are generally accepted to consist of hard work, hard bunks and hard tack – a modernised version of the warships of Nelson’s Navy, without the floggings. In 1996 an RTHK reporter embedded with a racing crew on the Vietnam Race discovered, through a series of one-on-one interviews, that the reason for ‘being there’ was all about camaraderie and team spirit. Nothing was said about the joys of sailing. Nothing at all. Now you know.

CLOCKWISE FROM OPPOSITE, TOP: Strewth heading out for San Fernando; the fleet passes Cape Collinson en-route to Subic Bay; prizes galore in Nha Trang, Vietnam; Syd Fischer; Handicap winner, Zanzibar, Jonathan Mahoney (left) and Line Honours winner Antipodes, Geoff Hill, Rolex China Sea Race 2012; Full Metal Jacket crosses the finish line in Vietnam; Sir Robin Knox-Johnston at the wheel; racing in style, Vic Locke (left) and Peter Churchouse set off for San Fernando again

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or culture and history, France remains one of the world’s great touring destinations, with an allure that calls as much to Chinese as it does American visitors.

But what do the French do when they want to get away from it all during the country’s famed extended summer holidays, and the charming Med just a drive away?

Why, they going sailing of course. In some of the world’s most popular yachts, made in France by boating industry giant Jeanneau. And the rest of the world is taking notice.

Designer of the Sun Odyssey DS 44, Philippe Briand, has finely crafted a mid-sized yacht for elegant entertaining at racing speeds if you want to push hard, but easy sailabilty if you don’t. High-tech solutions make docking child’s play too. With a choice of rigs and keel lengths, this yacht is suitable for any cruising waters in the Asia Pacific – and everything between and beyond.

The boat is particularly suitable for the owner who wants to be skipper, and family and friends who may have varying skills

as crew. Everything is set up to be simple for short-handed sailing without fuss.

The DS in this series of especially chic cruisers stands for Deck Saloon – the signature of the Jeanneau’s Sun Odyssey’ DS range from 40 to 50 feet long.

All share a contemporary curved coach roof design uniting an uncluttered upper-deck with the sleek hull. Windage is minimised, and crew movement around the boat is enhanced and safe. Uncommon touches such as inboard shrouds make side decks even easier to navigate. Unique features such as a removable café-style lamp for the teak cockpit table show real design flair and practicality.

Like the smaller new Hanse 385, the Sun Odyssey has a purposeful vertical bow. This destroyer-like feature helps extend waterline length to optimise hull-speed. Usable on-board space is maximised too, extending aft to the wide cockpit where the skipper sits on a near-vertical transom.

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or culture and history, France remains one of the world’s great touring destinations, with an allure that calls as much to Chinese as it does American visitors.

But what do the French do when they want to get away from it all during the country’s famed extended summer holidays, and the charming Med just a drive away?

Why, they going sailing of course. In some of the world’s most popular yachts, made in France by boating industry giant Jeanneau. And the rest of the world is taking notice.

Designer of the Sun Odyssey DS 44, Philippe Briand, has finely crafted a mid-sized yacht for elegant entertaining at racing speeds if you want to push hard, but easy sailabilty if you don’t. High-tech solutions make docking child’s play too. With a choice of rigs and keel lengths, this yacht is suitable for any cruising waters in the Asia Pacific – and everything between and beyond.

The boat is particularly suitable for the owner who wants to be skipper, and family and friends who may have varying skills

as crew. Everything is set up to be simple for short-handed sailing without fuss.

The DS in this series of especially chic cruisers stands for Deck Saloon – the signature of the Jeanneau’s Sun Odyssey’ DS range from 40 to 50 feet long.

All share a contemporary curved coach roof design uniting an uncluttered upper-deck with the sleek hull. Windage is minimised, and crew movement around the boat is enhanced and safe. Uncommon touches such as inboard shrouds make side decks even easier to navigate. Unique features such as a removable café-style lamp for the teak cockpit table show real design flair and practicality.

Like the smaller new Hanse 385, the Sun Odyssey has a purposeful vertical bow. This destroyer-like feature helps extend waterline length to optimise hull-speed. Usable on-board space is maximised too, extending aft to the wide cockpit where the skipper sits on a near-vertical transom.

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greater friction below from greater wetted areas, but in the complex give-and-take of naval architecture, seems to be overcome in the actual water with the benefits of planeing aft sections and light but strong construction. As a bonus, the owner enjoys every metre of space aboard at marinas where rent is measured by length.

The sail plan features an easy-to-live-with loose-footed main, with an innovative mid-boom mainsheet fixed to the coach roof without a traveller. Set well forward of the cockpit, the head-threatening dangers of unintentional gybes are a thing of the past.

Smart features include a multitude of deck lockers to store sheets and halyards and fenders, and even a dedicated wet locker at the stern to store snorkelling gear. Moulded steps ease passage from the cockpit to the side decks, that on our test boat at the Hong Kong International Boat Show had thoughtful netting over the guard rails to contain loose sails and small children alike.

Inside, sweeping arcs of heat-beating tinted acrylic windows illuminate each side of the saloon, providing a light-filled interior.

Smaller slit windows below in the hull illuminate each cabin neatly, but without jeopardising hull strength through fender damage that can plague larger windows seen on many newer power boats and catamarans. This approach will stand the test of time, and hopefully avoid expensive window leakage and replacement issues that can start to turn up after seven or eight years. Fourteen opening ports and flush hatches ensure ventilation and light.

Interior designers Franck Darnet and Olivier Flahault have produced an interior space to provide an impression of openness and flow. The layout works as well for manufacture as it does for the owner, in streamlining the production of interior mouldings with remarkably precise tolerances that help keep costs down and quality up. A wine locker is included, naturally.

High-end materials used in this boat include walnut woodwork and white-lacquered cabinets, with leather details and polished stainless steel trims.

The Sun Odyssey DS 44 offers an owner’s version with two cabins, or a more charter-friendly three cabin version. In either case, both supply two heads that ensure larger groups will not be inconvenienced. Bathrooms feature strong plexiglass shower screens, and folding worktables over the heads making the best use of available space.

The most striking feature of the cabin is perhaps the least obvious. Standing inside, you have a superb view through the windows, due to a raised cabin sole. Water views are available when seated through the smaller hull ports. An optional powered telescopic leg lowers the teak saloon table to bunk height and back at the touch of a nearby switch.

And at a time when some manufacturers regard them as a digital redundancy, the 44 boasts a usefully sized navigation desk that can double as a small office.

clockwise from top of opposite page: A light hand on the helm is all that is needed; more light below then you ever imagined; generously-sized saloon table converts to extra berth; sea views from the master suite, nav station/ work station; all mod cons and plenty of preparation space in the galley area

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greater friction below from greater wetted areas, but in the complex give-and-take of naval architecture, seems to be overcome in the actual water with the benefits of planeing aft sections and light but strong construction. As a bonus, the owner enjoys every metre of space aboard at marinas where rent is measured by length.

The sail plan features an easy-to-live-with loose-footed main, with an innovative mid-boom mainsheet fixed to the coach roof without a traveller. Set well forward of the cockpit, the head-threatening dangers of unintentional gybes are a thing of the past.

Smart features include a multitude of deck lockers to store sheets and halyards and fenders, and even a dedicated wet locker at the stern to store snorkelling gear. Moulded steps ease passage from the cockpit to the side decks, that on our test boat at the Hong Kong International Boat Show had thoughtful netting over the guard rails to contain loose sails and small children alike.

Inside, sweeping arcs of heat-beating tinted acrylic windows illuminate each side of the saloon, providing a light-filled interior.

Smaller slit windows below in the hull illuminate each cabin neatly, but without jeopardising hull strength through fender damage that can plague larger windows seen on many newer power boats and catamarans. This approach will stand the test of time, and hopefully avoid expensive window leakage and replacement issues that can start to turn up after seven or eight years. Fourteen opening ports and flush hatches ensure ventilation and light.

Interior designers Franck Darnet and Olivier Flahault have produced an interior space to provide an impression of openness and flow. The layout works as well for manufacture as it does for the owner, in streamlining the production of interior mouldings with remarkably precise tolerances that help keep costs down and quality up. A wine locker is included, naturally.

High-end materials used in this boat include walnut woodwork and white-lacquered cabinets, with leather details and polished stainless steel trims.

The Sun Odyssey DS 44 offers an owner’s version with two cabins, or a more charter-friendly three cabin version. In either case, both supply two heads that ensure larger groups will not be inconvenienced. Bathrooms feature strong plexiglass shower screens, and folding worktables over the heads making the best use of available space.

The most striking feature of the cabin is perhaps the least obvious. Standing inside, you have a superb view through the windows, due to a raised cabin sole. Water views are available when seated through the smaller hull ports. An optional powered telescopic leg lowers the teak saloon table to bunk height and back at the touch of a nearby switch.

And at a time when some manufacturers regard them as a digital redundancy, the 44 boasts a usefully sized navigation desk that can double as a small office.

clockwise from top of opposite page: A light hand on the helm is all that is needed; more light below then you ever imagined; generously-sized saloon table converts to extra berth; sea views from the master suite, nav station/ work station; all mod cons and plenty of preparation space in the galley area

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Tech Specs

Overall length 43ft 9in (13.34m) waterline length 39ft 4in (12m) Beam

13ft 10in (4.24m)

Cabins 2/3 displacement

9.750 kg / 21.495 lbs

Fuel capacity

200 gals/53 US gals

Water capacity 330 gals/87 US gals Test engines Yanmar 54 Hp/40 Kw

The Sun Odyssey’s transom door allows seamless flow for swimmers between cockpit and platform that works brilliantly at picnics, but - and this is something a broker may shy from discussing unless asked - also provides safety in the event of a man-overboard situation where pulling even a small person up from the water and over the sides of a conventional boat can be exhaustingly difficult.

Reported performance of the boat under sail by owners is positive. Under a 140% genoa and full main with nine knots of wind in a smooth sea, a ‘Performance’ high-aspect-rigged DS 44 with folding propeller and bimini logged an impressive 6 knots boat speed. Under a 106% jib in 16 knots of wind, speed lifted to near hull speed of 8.5 knots, reaching 9.1 knots at 25 knots true wind speed. Provided not too much extra weight is carried aboard, this yacht is more than capable of competitive race performance when sailed well, and has a displacement big enough to carry large amounts of sail.

For cruising sailors, a self-tacking furling jib is available, with a choice of mast furling main, or fully battened main. The mast furling system is well engineered, and although less popular with trans-ocean sailors, is a good choice for coastal skippers working short-handed in areas of high wind variability as so often experienced in the sub-tropics.

A very large Code 0 foresail is offered as an option for sailing in

very light winds, that even in Singapore’s tropical conditions will allow the DS 44 to progress when others are reaching for their engine start buttons.

Perhaps the most controversial thing, yet also the most exciting, is the ease of embarrassment-free docking thanks to the joystickcontrolled 360 degree swivelling propeller pod under the boat, which is automatically sychronised with the bow-thruster. Old-salt purists maight suggest that any competent sailor should be able to manage their boat at close quarters by rudder, wind, and engine alone, and point to the danger of relying on overly complex systems. Many other owners however will appreciate the solid engineering that has made Jeanneau’s new docking system reliable. In any case a boat this size is too big to be manhandled at dock easily, so any system that allows more skippers to dock with less damage to other boats as well as their own must be a good thing.

Recreational sailing is best when it’s fun, and family, friends and crew love it when their skipper is relaxed. An experience the Jeanneau’s DS 44 delivers admirably.

Opposite Page, From top: Plenty of headroom for the crew in the cockpit: no more sore heads from the boom in an accidental gybe; The swimming & diving platform at the stern also makes MOB recovery much easier Above: Impressive cruising characteristics also translate into repectable racing performance in its class

China Pacific Marine : www.chinapacificmarine.com

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Tech Specs

Overall length 43ft 9in (13.34m) waterline length 39ft 4in (12m) Beam

13ft 10in (4.24m)

Cabins 2/3 displacement

9.750 kg / 21.495 lbs

Fuel capacity

200 gals/53 US gals

Water capacity 330 gals/87 US gals Test engines Yanmar 54 Hp/40 Kw

The Sun Odyssey’s transom door allows seamless flow for swimmers between cockpit and platform that works brilliantly at picnics, but - and this is something a broker may shy from discussing unless asked - also provides safety in the event of a man-overboard situation where pulling even a small person up from the water and over the sides of a conventional boat can be exhaustingly difficult.

Reported performance of the boat under sail by owners is positive. Under a 140% genoa and full main with nine knots of wind in a smooth sea, a ‘Performance’ high-aspect-rigged DS 44 with folding propeller and bimini logged an impressive 6 knots boat speed. Under a 106% jib in 16 knots of wind, speed lifted to near hull speed of 8.5 knots, reaching 9.1 knots at 25 knots true wind speed. Provided not too much extra weight is carried aboard, this yacht is more than capable of competitive race performance when sailed well, and has a displacement big enough to carry large amounts of sail.

For cruising sailors, a self-tacking furling jib is available, with a choice of mast furling main, or fully battened main. The mast furling system is well engineered, and although less popular with trans-ocean sailors, is a good choice for coastal skippers working short-handed in areas of high wind variability as so often experienced in the sub-tropics.

A very large Code 0 foresail is offered as an option for sailing in

very light winds, that even in Singapore’s tropical conditions will allow the DS 44 to progress when others are reaching for their engine start buttons.

Perhaps the most controversial thing, yet also the most exciting, is the ease of embarrassment-free docking thanks to the joystickcontrolled 360 degree swivelling propeller pod under the boat, which is automatically sychronised with the bow-thruster. Old-salt purists maight suggest that any competent sailor should be able to manage their boat at close quarters by rudder, wind, and engine alone, and point to the danger of relying on overly complex systems. Many other owners however will appreciate the solid engineering that has made Jeanneau’s new docking system reliable. In any case a boat this size is too big to be manhandled at dock easily, so any system that allows more skippers to dock with less damage to other boats as well as their own must be a good thing.

Recreational sailing is best when it’s fun, and family, friends and crew love it when their skipper is relaxed. An experience the Jeanneau’s DS 44 delivers admirably.

Opposite Page, From top: Plenty of headroom for the crew in the cockpit: no more sore heads from the boom in an accidental gybe; The swimming & diving platform at the stern also makes MOB recovery much easier Above: Impressive cruising characteristics also translate into repectable racing performance in its class

China Pacific Marine : www.chinapacificmarine.com

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Fairline Squadron 42 Refined British cruiser delivers best of both worlds, any time, any season text By ian lang Photographs by LESTER MCCARTHY

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t’s the weekend. Your friends are at the dock and the champagne’s on ice. And just as deck shoes touch down on teak, the heavens erupt with torrents that would make Noah quiver in his ark.

No problem – if you’ve taken the thoughtful precaution of owning Fairline’s most recent addition to its luxurious fleet, the Squadron 42. It’s the smallest ‘big-boat’ in the Squadron marque with models up to a massive 78 feet long.

Most manufacturers can make a fair-weather boat, but it takes Fairline’s heritage British knowhow and perhaps a pinch of English weather to craft a vessel that will keep you stylishly protected whatever the conditions. A remarkably livable interior packed into its forty two-feet helps you maximize precious recreation time aboard – in ways that might be cramped on a smaller mid-thirties sports cruiser. The more-protected fly bridge models are becoming more popular in sub-tropical climes over their open sportscruiser cousins, providing year-round comfort and humidity-control.

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The Squadron 42’s signature feature is an extended fly bridge with room for 10 people, rivalling a fifty-footer’s capacity

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She’s not short of performance either with the choice of double 370 or 435 HP Volvo Pentas under the deck. The big guns on our review boat drive this Squadron’s thirteen tonnes to around 30 knots, with mass that pushes the streamlined hull through driving seas with confidence. With a relatively gentle motion at speed, pounding is minimized, and turns are predictably secure even through serious chop. Class-leading insulation and construction methods help keep vibration and noise to a minimum, so that even at high speeds, conversation and glassware is safe. It’s a boat many owners will want to drive themselves, in a manageable size that will makes docking easier for new skippers.

With the first hull delivered in 2010, the Squadron 42’s signature feature is an extended fly bridge with room for ten people, rivalling a fifty-footer’s capacity. Seating cleverly converts to sun lounges with adjustable backrests, complementing an al fresco entertaining space fully equipped with wet bar, bar fridge and electric barbecue cooker. A handsome teak table adds nautical glamour aloft.

The fly’s well-appointed upper helm is the driving position of choice for the open sea in clear conditions, providing an unrivalled 360-degree view for skipper and guests.

Extending aft right to the transom, the upper deck provides

a shady cantilevered roof for the cockpit below that can be completely sealed with clears downstairs to keep rain out and air-conditioning in.

A novel cockpit lounge upholstered in all-weather materials has a flip-over backrest, that helps keep passengers in when moving, and reverses to allow guests to enjoy the uninterrupted views aft when moored. This becomes a great spot for parents watching guests and offspring swim, or just relaxing with cocktails at sundown. The lounge’s armrests do clever double duty, hingeing-out to become transom gates underway. Underneath the lounge is a capacious storage area well-suited to cleaning and wet materials.

At the rear swim platform is a passenger-friendly feature first to make its appearance on a boat of ‘only’ 42 feet – a hydraulic dinghy lift with handy remote control on deck, that makes launching and retrieving the tender a swift singlehanded job. It’s especially handy for carrying the heavier Rigid Inflatable Boats and outboards that are likely to grace this mother craft.

Mounting dinghys on swim platforms is a controversial practice amongst off-shore skippers however, who like their open-top tenders to be well away from the dangers of inundation by a following sea or the stern backwash that can accompany fast stops and revers-

opposite page: Helm station; ensuite head; space for art; main cabin; guest cabin Above: Comfort with roominess

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ing. Most will put up with a top-deck mounted crane for dinghy stowage aloft, or if marina-to-marina cruising is on the menu just leave the tender partially inflated in the lazarette. For Fairline owners who add the undeniably convenient tender lift, it’s critical that the dinghy be fully covered when underway to shed loose water and keep the outboard dry.

A European-style passerelle gangway for the stern-to mooring common in the Mediterranean is also a powered option that would be useful in Asia if Langkawi’s Talaga Harbor is on your itinerary.

With two sizable double cabins matched by two elegant bathrooms, there’s ample room and privacy for two couples to stay aboard for days in apartment-like style.

Inside, a centerpiece saloon provides a generous entertainment area in contemporary fabrics and surface finishes. The galley is stepped down to port, still sociable, but not dominating proceedings. Neutral-toned headlinings and recessed lighting create a sophisticated ambience, with air-conditioning vents integrated into all living spaces. The lower-helm to starboard is raised to give excellent driving visibility, with comfortable room for two.

Like any thoroughbred, the Squadron’s refinement reveals itself over time with living zones that flow into each other, and bright ideas shaped by experience.

The boat’s electrical switchboard for example is laid out in a

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Opposite page:

Tech Specs

Perfect view from the back deck; and easy access to the water

Overall length 42ft 6in (12.94m) Beam

13ft 10in (4.22m)

Above:

Number of berths 4 - 6 Dry weight

13.29 tons (13,500kg)

Draught

3ft 6in (1.08m)

Fuel capacity

219 gals/263 US gals (996 litres)

This is a boat that owners will want to helm themselves

Water capacity 86 gals/103 US gals (390 litres) Test engines 2 x Volvo Penta D6-370 EVC Shaft Diesel 370mhp each: 28 knots 2 x Volvo Penta D6-435 EVC Shaft Diesel 435mhp each: 30 knots

continuous line under the lower-helm’s generous dashboard, making it easy to check circuits underway. This is a vastly more accessible solution than the foot-level boards found on some boats.

An architectural slit window feature over the galley benefits the skipper as much as the chef. It becomes indispensible for seeing the dock when maneuvering in close quarters from the lower helm.

Sight lines are reassuringly built in, not blocked.

Inside the spacious master cabin up front, a real queen-sized berth without crazy cutouts awaits (where do you buy those sheets?). Bedding-makers will rejoice, and owners will sleep more soundly.

With the standard twin 370 HP Volvo Penta engines providing around 28 knots highest speed, there is only a two-knot top-speed shortfall compared to the massive power available from the optional twin 435 HP alternatives. The smaller units will take you further per fill and keep boat weight down. The bigger engines will have you on the plane faster out of the hole, but with less total range.

Both engine options provide ample power, so the choice may come down to the owner’s intended cruising grounds and refuelling options. A busy owner-skipper may well prefer to maximize cruis-

ing time by ticking the smaller engines to limit pit stops.

The particular advantages of choosing the 42 over perhaps larger boats will be the availability of berths in some countries, where mid-range marina berths that suit the Squadron 42 perfectly are usually available in greater supply than longer and more expensive pontoons. Owners will also appreciate the shorter cleaning times and costs required per month to keep the smaller boat in Bristol fashion – the key to retaining resale value.

Standard fittings include bow sun-bathing cushions, teak flybridge floor and a swathe of Garmin electronics. With extras that most owners will want as essentials in a boat of this quality, you might also be ticking the boxes for full air-conditioning, Bose entertainment system, BQ griddle and of course the hydraulic dinghy lift. With optional 435 HP engines to top it off, this Fairline sells for just under USD $775,000 in Hong Kong, but may vary in other Asian Pacific registries depending on local taxes.

Asian Dealer: Jebsen Marine ltd, hong kong. www.jebsenmarine.com

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Risky Business A significant number of claims have hit the yacht insurance market in recent times and these are having a knock-on effect that will affect boat owners.

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he competitive nature of the insurance market continues to ensure that owners are able to get low premiums and thus very cheap insurance covers for their yachts, despite there being a significant increase in the number and size of claims in recent months.

We are beginning to see some changes in the yacht insurance market: insurers are being tougher on claims and fussier about what risks they will accept. While we are not yet seeing increases in premiums and deductibles, we are beginning to see insurers paying more attention to how owners look after their yachts and their attitudes towards loss prevention.

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quality insurers may appear to be more difficult in the lead-up to providing cover, in the event of a claim there is less likely to be a problem as the insurers will have been fully satisfied about the risk before they took it on.

Owners will often say that insurers are asking too many questions, want too much detail and have unusual requirements, but at the end of the day it is better to resolve any questions before a claim arises than try to do so after the event. If, after cover has been arranged, an insurer discovers a fact so material to the way the risk had been viewed in the first place, he is able to void cover and decline a claim. Whether that fact had been known to the yacht owner or not. A set of searching questions from an experienced

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insurer can get an owner thinking harder about his yacht and what the risks are, before arranging cover.

Many owners tend to value their insurance cover based on the cost of the premium they pay rather than the value of the asset the insurance is protecting. Because premiums are low, many owners don’t pay enough attention to getting the right kind and extent of cover, and too many delegate the job to inexperienced subordinates, who have no skin in the game.

This results in the easiest route for cover being sought, and the lowest premiums, in the belief that they are all pretty much the same, and a really low premium will impress the boss. It might do, until there is a claim, whereupon an entirely new set of skills is

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called-for: Negotiating the Claim Settlement. This isn’t a job for the inexperienced either, but failure to perform at this stage is somewhat more noticeable!

In insurance, as in so many other fields, one gets what one pays for. A better quality insurer will be far more likely to respond in the manner expected when a claim happens. A cheaper and less experienced insurer will generally make it much harder for a claim to be paid while he struggles to comprehend what he should have known from the outset.

In practice the cost of the insurance should be fairly low on the list of priorities when evaluating an insurer. Premiums will likely only differ by 10% to 30% and compared to the costs of running,

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PREVIOUS PAGE, MAIN: Nine boats ended up on the beach at the end of the Phuket King’s Cup 2010.

Not all of them were properly insured PREVIOUS PAGE, TOP LEFT: Racing accidents are rare, but they do happen THIS PAGE, FROM TOP: Hurricane damage in the USA; ending up on the rocks is messy as well as tragic and expensive; it doesn’t take long to wreck a hull on a beach

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repairs and purchase of the yacht, the difference in premium costs will be a minimal sum. In a niche market that is as small as the yacht insurance market it is likely that several different brokers will be speaking to the same insurers to get quotes. Choice of broker can be more important than choice of insurer.

It is extremely important to establish what experience and knowledge your broker has in this specialist field. It will often be the broker that succeeds in settling a claim successfully for an owner. A common misconception is that a bigger broker will do better for an owner. This is not the case. It is always the insurer’s ‘willingness to pay’, the experience the broker has and his relationship with the insurer that really make the difference.

A good broker will be able to influence insurers in their decision as to which surveyor is used in a claim and this can be extremely important in how a claim is settled. A good surveyor sees his role as resolving a problem so the underwriter is happy. An underwriter is happy when his clients are happy, and wants an efficient and fair settlement of a claim so that both owner and the owner’s broker stay happy, resulting in a long relationship in the future. The alternative - unhappy clients and no more business - is in no-one’s interests. Especially in a tiny market.

While the market is small, there has recently been a minor spate of losses, which will result in some kind of knock-on effect.

Insurance is all about the spread of risk, and the better the knowledge everybody involved has, the better the risk can be spread.

Fully-informed owners, using experienced and skilful brokers, placing cover with knowledgeable and expert insurers, might have to pay a little more for their premiums, but they will be getting the best combination of cover and fully-informed insurer, with confidence about settlement of future claims.

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The flybridge is equipped with a Jacuzzi located towards the stern, while a spacious area for a chaiselongue or a tender is behind the pool

AZIMUT 84 FLYBRIDGE A Private Mobile Island F unctional spaces with elegant and sophisticated details create the perfect private island within the form of the Azimut 84 flybridge. Smooth design accentuates the voluminous spaces inside. The profile of the Azimut 84 combines sinuosity, elegance and innovation thanks to its cleverly designed load-bearing structure accompanied by large windows in the deckhouse and hull and centre windows consisting of four vertical segments.

The vessel’s large outdoor living space starts at the lifting platform at the stern and ends at the sun-pad in the bow area. The flybridge is equipped with a Jacuzzi located towards the stern, while a spacious area that can accommodate a chaise-longue or a tender is behind the pool. A bar area equipped with a worktop, refrigerator, basin, ice-maker and a built-in barbecue, situated on the starboard side towards the bow allows the crew to serve guests in comfort.

Practicality and comfort with sophisticated decor, four cabins and designated walkways ensure guest privacy, making the Azimut 84 a privileged and exclusive space for experiencing the sea in total freedom. In the main saloon, the lounge and dining areas are on the starboard side, leaving a wide corridor to port that facilitates access to the galley, helm station and the

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stairs leading to the lower deck.

On the lower deck, a sumptuous midships master suite shares an intelligently-designed space with two twin cabins and a large VIP cabin. There are also two cabins accommodating three crew.

Designed by Stefano Righini with the interior by Achille Salvagni, the Azimut 84 is powered by twin 1,267kW Caterpillar engines, giving a top speed of 29 kts, a cruising speed of 24 kts and a range of 320 nautical miles at economical speed. www.simpsonmarine.com

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Hanse 385 Fast Cruising and Reliable I n medieval Germany, the word hanse meant a guild of tradesmen. It perfectly describes this Hanse 385, where traditional craftsmanship produces a finely honed yacht to please shorthanded cruisers and weekend club racers alike.

Owner-friendly features include a sweepingly elegant hull and cabin with a minimum of trip hazards and safe flat decks.

All lines lead aft to the cockpit, with the main sheet taken well forward of passengers to the coach roof. The mainsheet’s innovative dual-blocked sheeting system eliminates the need for a rear traveller, whilst the self-tacking jib makes sailing vastly easier for skippers and guests who are new to the sport.

One of the major features of the boat is a fold-down swim platform, almost as wide as the entire transom. It will be an absolute hit with families and swimmers, and at anchor, becomes a new lounging space in its own right.

Four interior layout options provide a single with en-suite and twin rear double cabins, with a standard double cabin and ensuite up front. Hanse sensibly allows you to decide on a choice of interior joinery if you need a pantry or extra cabin depending on your needs. And the best part? All options are available in the standard price.

The saloon is light-filled and spacious with a beauti-

Traditional craftsmanship has produced an ownerfriendly yacht that pleases short-handed cruisers and weekend club racers alike

fully engineered galley. Fabrics and finishes are contemporary and stylish. With hundreds of skilled hands and minds creating the finished product, the Hanse 385 is a standout performer from the world’s third-largest boat building company. www.jebsenmarine.com

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This longrange cruiser provides smooth navigation in all conditions and is a modern Italian take on the traditional trawler mode

AZIMUT MAGELLANO 43 The New Long-Ranger T he 43 is the newest and long-range addition to the Magellano Collection. Within its 13-metre overall length is a concentration of all of the features of the brand: smooth navigation in all conditions and excellent cruising range in a modern and Italian take on the traditional trawler.

The marque’s sturdy shape and features are aimed not only at the high seas but at inland waters too, and there are two versions – the flybridge and the hard top – to meet owners’ needs.

The hull design has been christened the “dual mode hull” by the builders, meaning it is efficient at cruising at semi-displacement speeds, but also comfortable and economic at full displacement speeds. This yacht sets new standards for fuel economy and range, while providing excellent stability and comfort.

It is the first time that a Magellano model has been offered with both flybridge and hard top versions. The hard-top version adds an even more purposeful stance to what is already a very safe, practical and seaworthy design.

The deep, well-protected side decks are a hallmark of the Magellano range and they have been carried over on to the 43, as has the flybridge version’s useful overhang and smart central radar tower.

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to serve the saloon, galley and flybridge. The design also incorporates plenty of glazing so natural light in the saloon is plentiful and the view from the lower helm is very good.

The boat can be purchased with either two or three cabins and it seems likely that the two-cabin boat will get a lower saloon in place of one of the sleeping spaces.

Power comes from twin 5.9-litre Cummins engines with either 305hp or 355hp, giving a top speed of 18 kts or 21 kts respectively. www.simpsonmarine.com

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Matahari USD 8,500,000

Seafaris '2006' USD 12,500,000

Denison 107 '1994' USD 1,990,000

Atlantis Verve 36 '2011' EUR 299,000

Originally built for the Emir of Bahrain, Matahari boasts huge entertainment areas, an enclosed aft deck, gymnasium and Jacuzzi with wet bar.

Refit in 2012 and ready to be sold.

SEAFARIS is a41 metre Catamaran built by the well-known Forgacs Shipyard in Australia. She accommodates and sleeps up to 10 guests. This yacht was built with purpose and the influence and creativity of an experienced owner.

The Denison 107 is a four stateroom layout that comfortably sleeps 8. Equipped with a gourmet galley replete with a joining country kitchen, she is a great charter potential or to live aboard.

This stunning Verve 36 is the ultimate sports utility boat. She has a large cockpit plus a great separate cabin, saloon &galley. Our Ex Demonstrator, saving 90,0000 Euros! Perfect for cruising &watersports.

MY Free Bird '2010' USD 3,155,000

Azimut 68E '2008' EUR 1,300,000

Sea Ray 280 Sundeck '2011' USD 98,000

Built for great getaways in the tropics, this rare 5 cabin layout includes a TV room & kids playroom with a selection of options fitted on board and she is now ready to be sold.

She is a 1OOft motor yacht custom built to the owner's oriental affinity and features 5 cabins. Perfect to entertain with a spacious saloon, entertainment system with karaoke, fully equipped galley and private Jacuzzis.

This sleek lined 68 Evolution is a flybridge yacht offering all the elegance, comfort and space that owner and guests could want. She has been well looked after and presents beautifully.

Brand new stock boat, she is immediately available! Buy this sporty boat now and get on the water with guests. With voluminous storage, the barbeque grill, convertible L-shaped cockpit lounger and sun pad makes it pertect for aday out boating.

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Gaffed Rigged Schooner '2004' USD 1,300,000

Beneteau Oceanis 473 '2002' AUD 269,000

Launched in 2009, this stunning motor-sailor yacht offers a high volume interior, 6 en-suite stateroom cabins, teppanyaki bar, wet bar and huge lounging deck area.

She is the result of the experience acquired by This yacht has been built to the highest standards her owner who has successively owned a for high end charters and long range cruising in number of maxi yachts. This yacht impresses luxury. Her price has been reduced from the most discerning of yachtsmen.

USD1 ,600,000 to USD1 ,300,000 for a fast sale.

This is a special owner edition that has two cabins to maximise the interior living space. She is ocean certified & ready for blue water cruising. The owner has recently undergone major upgrade to the sail and upholstery.

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Swan 68 '1993' USD 950,000

Beneteau Oceanis 523 '2005' USD 320,000

Lagoon 500 '2008' EUR 595,000

Herreshoff Mobjack 45 '1980/2008' AUD 295,000

No expenses have been spared on the maintenance and upgrades over the years. Extensive refit in 2010, rigging overhauled and new generator installed in 2011.

A truly remarkable sailing yacht from Beneteau, the Oceanis 523 is a wide boat with good hull stability. She can accommodate up to 8 pax in 3 cabins and saloon berth.

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Aquariva Super An Enduring Choice F rom the stunning shores of Italy’s Lake Como to Sai Kung’s cruising playground, one boat makes an entrance like no other. Ferretti’s Aquariva is thirty-three feet of pure luxury and elegance on the water.

This famous Riva has been the choice of film stars through the golden years of Hollywood to the present, with celebrity owners including Brigitte Bardot, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton (and yes, the boat has a wet bar on deck), and George Clooney.

With a hull shape that harks back to the classic 1950s wooden speedboat designs inspiring similarly-famed manufacturer ChrisCraft in the United States, Aquariva have perfected a boat that is truly classic in proportion, but absolutely modern in performance.

Its two 380 HP Yanmar diesel engines will whisk you to a top speed of 41 knots in mere seconds, with a more sedate cruising speed of 38 knots. And at that speed and as comfortable as the classy rear sun lounges may be, it’s probably best to enjoy the ride from the comfort of the cockpit’s fine leather-upholstered seating.

At cruising speed, the fuel tanks provide an approximate range of 150 nautical miles.

The standard layout is elegantly simple. A step down from twin sun lounges leads to a capacious u-shaped lounge in the cockpit, behind a helm with seating for two. Although primarily a day-boat

with bimini option, a discreet lower deck offers twin vee-berths and a head for complete convenience.

Today’s Aquariva hull is now constructed from flawless fibreglass composite, rather than the scarce mahogany of past Rivas. Her deck maintains tradition though, with a mahogany deck inlaid with maple, finished with 20 coats of varnish. www.jebsenmarine.com

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Toyota Ponam 35 Lexus of the Sea A tough aluminium hull combined with legendary engines makes this newcomer stand out from the crowd.

When the world’s largest automotive maker turns its skills to boats, you know the package is going to work right from the first turn of the key.

Featuring a rigid aluminium-alloy hull with complex curves, Toyota’s newly released Ponam rides comfortably at speed. And you can bet the engines are matched to the task too. Powered by twin Toyota diesel 4.5 litre V8, the same engines found in the un-stoppable Landcruiser 2, the boat is more than capable of handling tough conditions with ample propulsion.

Fibreglass topsides show a sporty profile with a generous cockpit that will keep fishermen smiling. And while the boat is suitable for fast travel to game fishing grounds, it’s just as at home accommodating a family for the weekend with comfortable accommodation and a helm indoors. The power provision includes a quiet 9 kW Onan generator to run air-conditioning and fridges with power to spare.

The cabin includes a stylish nightclub-like saloon in sophisticated dark tones and quality surfaces. A large double berth is provided in the bows, leading back to a well-appointed bathroom with separate shower.

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Upstairs, the sporty fly bridge is the helm station of choice offering commanding 360-degree views. A full height windscreen leading to a fixed fibreglass roof will keep you dry, whilst there’s room for guests in front of the skipper to experience an exhilarating ride in perfect comfort.

Toyota’s integrated approach to boat mechanics is evident in the Ponam’s remarkable automatic stern-stabilizing flap system, keeping the boat level in changing conditions that makes even new skippers look like veterans. www.promaxmarine.com

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Ricoh Co Ltd have picked up two major awards at the annual Design for Asia Awards held by the Hong Kong Design Centre in December. Their revolutionary GXR compact interchangeable camera took the Gold Award for its category, and also won the Grand Award presented for designs across all categories.

Above Main: A whole camera system: body, 50mm camera unit, hood, wide conversion lens.

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he world’s first compact interchangeable camera is light and easy to use, with a revolutionary design that separates the essential elements of a digital camera into interchangeable parts.

The body holds the power supply, the controls and the memory; the camera unit combines a light-collecting CMOS sensor and a lens as a sealed, dust-proof unit. There are five different interchangeable camera units and maximum picture size varies between 10m and 16.2m pixels. Each different camera unit has a different back focal length to suit the lens it incorporates: fully-integrated and optimised..

There is also a camera unit with no integrated lens, with a mount compatible with the Leica M

mount specification, and any other lens that can be fitted to an M mount conversion adapter. Focussing has to be done manually, but all your old favourite lenses suddenly have a new life.

It has all the electronic sophistication that modern professional-market cameras offer: JPG, AVI and RAW images; up to ISO3200 sensitivity, shutter speed up to 1/3200. The body and the standard 50mm camera body together weigh less than a pound. This is a small camera - but it takes itself very seriously.

One of the Judges, Nille Juul Sorensen, CEO of the Danish Design Centre, said about the GXR: “It has been years since the camera business actually did something totally new. It is something that can change the way we use lenses�.

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Phuket is so much more than just a holiday destination, and now luxury property developments are attracting the interest of those who have cash to splash on a new way of living.

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n recent years Phuket has become the hub for the ‘luxury lifestyle’ investor. “Walk into a restaurant in Phuket, and the person sitting next to you in flip flops may be a millionaire or even a billionaire,” says Bill Barnet, the Managing Director for C9Hotelworks. “Thirty years ago Phuket was a haven for backpackers doing ‘Asia on the cheap’, but today it is the wealthy who are attracted to the lsland.” In Barnet’s view Phuket combines the best of island living, with a laid-back atmosphere and absolutely top end properties.

Gulu Lalvani, a multimillionaire himself, is a total advocate of the island. He believes that Phuket is the very best place to base yourself – a place in which to enjoy a lifestyle that is second to none in the world. Lalvani came to Phuket over 20 years ago, and enjoyed his stayed his stay at the Amanpuri so much that he b ought a villa there. The telecoms mogul was not, however, content to just sit on the beach, and came out of retirement in order to build the Royal Phuket Marina. The rest, as they say, is history.

“I decided that Phuket was a place worth promoting, it had everything I wanted: sea, sand and sun. Also I had always wanted a property where I could park my superyacht at the bottom of the garden, Fort Lauderdale style, and Phuket was the perfect answer.

So I decided to make the Royal Phuket Marina a reality.”

The initial property development, which included 66 two- and three-bedroom luxury condominiums and penthouses with private rooftops and pools, sold quickly. The next stage was 15 four-storey ‘Aquaminium’ apartments with penthouses and private internal boat berths. These, too, proved popular with buyers. Now the Phase 3 development of the Royal Phuket Marina has just been launched, and the La Reserve Residences will feature 40 one- and two-bedroom apartments, especially tailored for families.

Lavanli believes that Phuket offers investors a very attractive proposition when it comes to high-end properties. “These properties have continued to rise in value. The Amanpuri villa I bought back in the 80s for US$1.5m is now valued at over US$12m. Nowhere else in the world offers as much as Phuket – where else can you find seven world class golf courses on your doorstep, perfect mile-long beaches just a stone’s throw away, and a perfect climate for boating, year-round?”

Another multimillion entrepreneur who loves Phuket is Allan Zeman. He agrees with Lalvani that Phuket’s great weather is one of its major attractions. “In the dry season (October to May) you wake up each and every morning to the sun shining. Phuket has such a calming effect on people, and the outdoor lifestyle helps to clear my head. I do business here in a very different way, and my time spent in Phuket helps me when I return to the rat-race.”

Phuket is developing rapidly, and now many young professionals with families are making Phuket their home base of choice.

“There are many international flights that are using Phuket as a hub in the Asian region, and this ease of access combined with top quality infrastructure of medical and schooling facilities is making it a lifestyle choice for many parents with young families” says Nick Seaver, CEO of Thanyapura.

Seaver’s luxury sporting facility has just opened in Phuket, and he believes that the island is a viable base for a younger and more dynamic style of investor. “In the recent past Phuket was seen as

Previous page and this page: Kata Rocks is an award-winning development. Techsavvy, beautifuly designed, and offering fabulous views across the Andaman Sea

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a retirement option, but today we have young professionals with families basing themselves here. They are finding that it is easy to access their multiple business interests around the region. When this is combined with a healthy lifestyle, world class sporting facilities, and great medical and schooling infrastructure, it is a good option for the whole family.”

Celebrities are also finding the Phuket lifestyle to their liking.

Industrial tycoons such as Bill Gates and Roman Abramovich have visited Phuket, and praised it. Supermodel Kate Moss owns property on the island, and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay says that Phuket is his favourite holiday destination. All this helps to promote Phuket as a glamorous destination, which in turn makes it a strong investment proposition. According to CBRE, leading property consultants in the region, over 60% of all new real estate developments in 2012 will have happened in Asia. As Lalvani points out, the big rollers build their luxury properties in Phuket and bring their friends, who in turn fall in love with the place, and also look to buy, so the market continues to expand and develop.

Norong Pattamasevi, a Thai national and the owner of luxury resorts Trisara and The Boathouse, believes that Phuket is very much the flagship of Thailand. “All the high end brands have moved into

Phuket, and now instead of beach huts there is a rapid growth of five star resorts and luxury villas.” Pattamasevi says, “people who invested in high end properties 10 years ago are now selling their properties for 3-4 times what they paid back then.”

One of the newest and most luxurious properties coming online soon is Kata Rocks. Managing Director Richard Pope believes that Kata Rocks is a market leader in high-end property stakes.

“Kata Rocks embraces the latest in modern technology, but blends this into a tropical island environment.” The development has received several major accolades, with the latest being the International Property Award. Pope expressed his delight, saying, “We are absolutely delighted to receive our second ‘Best in the World’ title following the ‘Best Apartment in the World’ title that we were awarded only a year ago.”

If the defining property mantra really is ‘location, location, location’ then it looks as if Phuket has all the right ingredients to attract the savvy investor. It’s a tropical island paradise with a modern twist, and is perfectly suited to those looking to improve their lifestyle while retaining the infrastructure benefits of a modern city, the ultimate combination of sun, sand, sea, accessibility, functionality and a gilt-edged investment.

this page: Royal Phuket Marina ticks all the boxes for design, quality and facilities. And you can even park your boat at the end of the garden

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HEAVEN IN A GLASS Once considered too sophisticated and powerful for any but Scottish tastes, single malt whisky is now making its presence felt on the worldwide luxury drinks market. Guy Nowell enjoys a glass of a few old friends. text by guy nowell opposite: The Macallan. A perfect example of the richness and subtle complexity of single malt whisky

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And then one day single malt whisky came out of the closet.

Sometime during the 1970s and 1980s the world woke up to the most complex, the most fascinating, the most intriguing spirit in the world. “Age cannot wither, nor custom stale, her infinite variety”. Not Cleopatra, but whisky. To begin with it is no more than water, barley and yeast, but skilful management turns these simple ingredients into single malt whisky – the epitome of style, good taste , individuality and discernment. Seduction in a glass.

Where the famous blends are all about consistency, with master blenders taking a little of this and a little of that in order to recreate – time and again – the distinctiveness of Teachers or Johnnie Walker, single malts are all about variety, ranging from the powerfully iodine and seaweed-laced ‘medicines’ from Islay to the delicate and infinitely complex floral creations of Speyside. Single malt whisky is probably the most complex spirit in the world, and that makes it the most fun and most sensually stimulating drink of all.

All whisky aficionados have their favourite ‘dram’, but most of them will admit to a liking for a range of those tantalising flavours.

After manfully supporting the Single Malt industry for many years, this writer has a number of favourite distillery styles!

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The Macallan – it’s all about the oak One of the best-recognised names among single malt whiskies, and justly so. The Macallan comes from the Speyside region of Scotland – quite literally the banks of the River Spey - where you can find the greatest concentration of whisky distilleries in the world! The Macallan has long been (and indeed still is) a renowned contributor to blends, but in the last 40-odd years has actively pursued its share of the single malt market. Speyside is an elegant place, where the excitable burns of the Scottish Highlands give way to gentler river valleys.

The Macallan is a reflection of this slowing down, producing subtle and sophisticated whiskies that demand consideration and attention.

The Macallan’s ‘curiously small stills’ are the smallest on Speyside, helping to provide the full-bodied flavours that are characteristic of the finished whisky. But if there is one thing that The Macallan takes more pride in than anything else, it is their knowledge of oak – the wood that makes the barrels in which new whisky must sleep for at least three years before it can legally be called ‘scotch whisky’.

The Macallan has invested a huge amount of time and money in determining what, exactly, are the woody influences on the flavour of maturing whisky. The result is a range of single malts nonpareil, full of big, oaky flavours, laced with sherried resiny notes and topped off with chords of flowers and fruit.

In practice it is always a great many more than three years before any of The Macallan is released into the daylight to be bottled and sold for the delight and edification of an appreciative palate.

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Highland Park – blown away at 58˚N This is the establishment that delights in the title of ‘The Northernmost Scotch Whisky Distillery in the World.’ Some 40km away north of the Scottish mainland, the Orkney Islands are bleak.

They endure an average of 52 hours of gales recorded annually, and boast some of the oldest and best-preserved Neolithic sites in Europe. This far north, summer days hardly end but winter nights are brutally long, so perhaps it is no accident that the Orkneys are home to one of the greatest single malt whiskies of them all.

At Highland Park, it’s all about the peat. Look around the horizon, and you won’t see any trees – remember the annual record of gale force winds. Peat is decomposed vegetation, ‘young coal’ if you like, and (given the lack of trees) it’s all made from heather and dry grasses. Peat is the fuel used to make the hot smoke that dries the malted barley, and hey presto! the peat smoke imparts a heathery honey-taste to the barley and then on down the line to the finished whisky. The climate shapes the contents of the peat, and

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clockwise, from above: distillery workers at Highland Park have plenty to be proud of; applying tasting notes to a sample of The Glenrothes; copper stills at The Glenrothes; the unforgiving and historic landscape of the Orkneys; Easter Elchies House, home of The Macallan

the peat shapes the flavour of the whisky.

Noted whisky-writer Michael Jackson described Highland Park as “the greatest all-rounder in the world of malt whisky,” and it’s hard to argue. The whiskies from Kirkwall have the fullest, most rounded and smoothest flavours imaginable – deeply complex to appeal to the dedicated whisky fancier, and yet easy on the palate and pleasing to the novice taster.

Highland Park have recently started to release old, rare, and ‘collectible’ whiskies, but rest assured that the 12-year-old ‘standard’ bottling is still one of the very best single malt whiskies that money can buy. If you ever find yourself standing in an airport duty free wondering what to buy for long-lost Uncle Charlie, the answer is Highland Park. Even better, buy two and invite the neighbours in – I live just next door!

The Glenrothes – maturity, not age The malt whisky distilleries bottle their expressions with a statement of age. For example, The Macallan 18-year-old is a combination of Macallan whiskies, of which the youngest has lain in cask for 18 years – some of them may be a good deal older. The Glenrothes turns the formula around, and bottles whiskies all from the same year, when it is ready, which does not happen at any predetermined

age. “Malt whisky is like fine wine and indeed people: it matures at its own pace.” This distillery, in the town of Rothes, has been in operation for over 130 years, but has remained somewhat coy about what it does best. “The best-kept secret on Speyside,” wrote one whisky critic, so we are very glad that the secret is now ‘out’.

The Glenrothes has long been a sought-after constituent in many famous blends, but it is now making a mark for itself in the world of single malts. The different ‘vintages’ vary enormously in flavour and character, from the zesty citrus sparkle of 1975 to the richness of dried fruit found in the 1985, but all The Glenrothes bottlings share a house style that shows a familiar creamy vanilla note throughout the range.

It is estimated that 60% of a malt whisky’s flavour is derived from the wood in which it is matured. American and Spanish oak casks, seasoned with Oloroso sherry, are at the heart of The Glenrothes’ unique character. To create a Vintage, the Master Blender looks for a collection of casks carrying flavours that will coincide and marry to produce a truly outstanding personality. Not a job for a novice!

Enough talk: time for a drink. Today it’ll be The Glenrothes 1987 before dinner, and remembering to keep some 1991 to go with dessert. Whiskies of character and distinction. Make mine a large one, with just a drop of water.

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Ladies Night Our resident horologist takes you through an armful of charming watches designed for the ladies. Ranging from the robust to the ultradelicate, these wristwatches will go anywhere and match anything. text by Nic Boyde

Bulgari’s signature cross-over between jewellery and watchmaking, the Serpenti has been reinventing itself every few years for a very long time. This twice-coiled pink gold and enamel asp, studded with hundreds of diamonds, fits as dangerously around the wrist as any of its predecessors, and is a worthy heir to the legend. The dial is black sapphire, set behind a scratch-proof sapphire crystal, and hides a Swiss Quartz movement. This new interpretation is as contemporary as it can be, yet remains true to the original creative inspirations of the Rome-based jewellers.

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have somehow transformed their husky and masculine watches into the delicate and feminine new Link Lady line. The Link Lady Diamond Star in gold or stainless steel has all the style and sophistication the modern woman could ask for, yet has an uncompromising seductive quality - probably something to do with the dozens of diamonds on the dial and bezel. The S Link bracelet was redesigned to provide elegance, comfort and poetry - rightness. It is easy to wear, sparkling and feminine.

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Longines began in 1832, in a small village in Switzerland called St-Imier, and this watch is a deliberate step back to the old traditions of automatic mechanical timepieces, combined with the latest in horological technology advances.

Longines remains in Saint-Imier to this day, and 181 years later is still making beautiful watches. This lady’s version is in steel and rose gold, or can be all-gold, and has a transparent case back. The dial is mother-of-pearl, with diamond hour-markers and date window. Quiet, understated, traditional elegance.

de Grisogono The swathe of diamonds covering Tondo Tourbillon Gioello compete with the off-centre tourbillon for the honours. This is their first tourbillon ladies watch, and they’ve tried hard to marry their technical expertise with their baroque design aesthetic. The result radiates brilliance, thanks to the ‘a quatre grains’ setting method in the white gold case and the mother-ofpearl dial. It is waterproof to 30m, so is ideal for the lady boater.

A black diamond adorns the crown. Finished to the highest horological standards, even the hands are white gold.

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Chopard’s latest reinterpretation of their Happy Sport watch is now oval, with more elegant and ergonomic lines. It’s slimmer, and its streamlined silhouette and sleek shape make this a sensual watch - or is that just the cheerful little pinch of spare diamonds that twirl about the dial? There is something decadently feminine about having a spoonful of loose diamonds with no other job to do, just rattling around loose in a wristwatch. A quartz movement drives the hands, and the whole thing is in pink gold. The bezel-mounted diamonds are an option.

Tissot T-Race Danica Patrick. Something for the go-girl here. A limited edition watch - less than 5,000 will be made. Elegant and robust, fabulous to look at, and tachymeter and chronograph functions with precision-indicating counters, all in a sensiblysized, racing-themed case and strap. Quartz movement and waterproof to 100m, this is a serious watch for the girl who is getting somewhere.

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Jaeger – LeCoultre Perennial favourite, the Reverso has been providing classic and stylish timekeeping for 82 years. The basic premise is that the body of the watch flips over, revealing a damage-proof and shock-proof solid back, which serves as a canvas for an owner’s engraved initials, or coat of arms, or an art deco enamel work of art. Invented for polo players, it is ideal for any use where a watch might get banged around, like sailing. This model, the Reverso Florale Tiaré has a gold case inset with 168 diamonds on front and back.

Peter Tanisman takes the idea of loose un-set stones a little farther. His Carrousel Red Passion has a little sapphire tumbler, stuffed with ‘a myriad’ of rubies, and a quick flick of the finger will send them swirling and twirling. Combined with a red alligator strap, and the simplest of dial designs - matt and silver-toned - this is one to turn the heads of all the other women in the room. Is this taking decadence too far?

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Nic Boyde, based in Hong Kong for 39 years, was out on the harbour the day after he arrived, taking delivery of a boat.

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he SCMP reports that Hong Kong officials have “snubbed” Hong Kong’s magnificent harbour as a potential UNESCO World Heritage Site, in favour of a recently-rebuilt Buddhist nunnery in busy Diamond Hill.

It is worth recalling the stated purpose of the UNESCO list – “to preserve items of natural and cultural heritage that are of outstanding interest to all the peoples of the world”.

The Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage defines in two brief articles what qualities a site should have. A glance through the list of 962 existing sites shows a very wide variety of examples, most of which are justly famous and unique.

Nothing listed in and around the Mediterranean can be criticised - Leptis Magna in Libya, the Parthenon, the Holy See, Olympia.

Nor could anyone wonder at the inclusion of the Great Wall or the Ming Tombs, or indeed the Victoria Falls in Zambia. But a fake-Tang religious complex in Kowloon? Nonsense.

Victoria Harbour isn’t - on the face of it - an outstanding candidate for inclusion under Article 1’s “cultural heritage” definitions either: it isn’t a monument (except to the combination of hard work and fair laws that have made Hong Kong uniquely successful); it isn’t an architecturally homogeneous or interesting group of buildings (although it is placed well in the landscape). Nor is it a site famous for the work of man, and of universal value...

Hang on, yes it is.

This booming harbour was built out of nothing in no time at all by man. It is the first thing every visitor wants to see, and every single one marvels at the transition from “Barren Rock” to what we have today.

The second Article defines “natural heritage” - special natural features (like Kenya’s Rift valley), or areas which are the habitat of endangered plants and animals (like Yellowstone National Park in the USA, or Ha Long Bay in Vietnam). Or just sites of natural beauty or universal scientific interest, like Surtsey in Iceland.

Even here, Victoria Harbour has its claims: it is of colossal scope and capacity, and the juxtaposition of ultra-modern bustling hive of humanity and the great natural setting amongst green-forested hills is surely quite special. The Convention was established to protect sites of outstanding interest, and if anything in Hong Kong needs protection, it is the Harbour.

The last thing a lazy bureaucrat wants is something like UNESCO objecting to another scheme to shrink the harbour. “The nunnery is a perfect alternative; it probably won’t need repairing for years!” The harbour is just too useful to preserve as it is. Yet preserve it we must.

The Harbour is the heart and soul of Hong Kong. Not Central with its commercial offices, not the shopping Mecca of Tsim Sha Tsui, and certainly not a minor Buddhist temple complex up a side road in eastern Kowloon.

The harbour is what makes Hong Kong different; all the while it is a commercial port it is also a fabulous open space in the heart of the city. Twelve times the size of Central Park in New York. And just as Central Park provides fresh air and respite from the city, so does the harbour.

The harbour has always offered Hong Kongers a place for leisure.

All the original inhabitants came by sea, or were of the sea. Paintings of the harbour in the 1840s show rowing and sailing races, and pleasure boats. Once again, today, with the heavy-duty shipping bypassing the main East-West route by taking the East Lamma Channel, more and more Hong Kong people are indulging their cultural heritage and taking to the water.

Held back only by the paltry facilities available for leisure marine activity, it is already a place for sailors of all kinds to jump in their boats. Yet it could be so much more.

There is a shortage of moorings in Hong Kong waters generally, and specifically in the harbour area. Visiting superyachts, with their free-spending crews and passengers, bypass Hong Kong and go elsewhere. There is said to be a shortage of land for mooring, storage, maintenance and repair facilities. Yet when you look at the harbour you see empty typhoon shelters and adjacent land once used as boat repair and storage, now lying disused.

It is time to recognise and preserve the harbour for what it is: one of the best stretches of leisure water in the world.

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Power point Sydney’s iconic opera house makes a magnificent backdrop for powerboat racing. maybe it is time for Hong Kong’s spectacular skyline to feature in similar way?

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