12 August 2024
Bookings are now being taken for brokers and invited guests for the Thailand Charter Show, which returns to Phuket Yacht Haven marina from 1 to 3 November 2024.
The Thailand Charter Show is billed as Southeast Asia’s premier B2B charter event for yachts and superyachts and kicks off Thailand’s high season. The show offers a platform to charter yacht companies and takes place on Phuket, Thailand’s largest island and a major Asian yachting hub.
Organisers Thai Yachting Business Association report that several Thai and foreign-flagged superyachts have expressed their interest, including 27-metre The Blue (a custom sailing yacht); 28.7-metre Thea (Kong & Halvorsen) 29.5-metre Mia Kai (Bilgin Yachts); 30.2-metre Dallinghoo (Custom Sailing Yacht); 31.1-metre For Your Eyes Only (Astondoa); 36-metre Spacecat (Silver Yachts); 39.6-metre Silent World (Astilleros); and 48.8-metre Azul V (CRN Ancona).
Other yachts, day charter boats and catamarans of various sizes will be added to the lineup.
On 1 and 2 November, there will be yacht inspections from 10 am to 6 pm.
There is an invite-only familiarisation day trip on participating yachts on Sunday 3 November. Organisers stress that this day trip is at the discretion of the boat manager and there are no guaranteed places.
The entry fee for the 2024 Thailand Charter Show is ฿400 (A$17) per person, and visitor registration is available online.