10 REASONS TO DOCK YOUR YACHT IN PHUKET

KEE@FSWMAG.COM

PHUKET IS A GEM OF AN ISLAND AND HAS EVERYTHING AN ISLANDER LIKE YOU NEED. EVEN IF YOU ARE A CONFIRMED LANDLUBBER AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM, PHUKET IS THE IDEAL ISLAND WHERE SUN AND FUN MINGLE MERRILY BY DAY AND NIGHT!

IF YOUR YACHT IS HAVING PROBLEM FINDING A PARKING SPACE OR SECURITY IS LESS THAN DESIRED, ROYAL PHUKET MARINA IS YOUR ANSWER.

Royal Phuket Marina is asia's most glamorous anchorage with state of the art facilities. There are private internal boat berths for the penthouses and berthing at the doorsteps of the duplexes in Aquarium Condominium

These islands like Phi Phi, Phang Nga and James Bond island are at your doorsteps in Phuket

Royal Phuket Marina Proposes 10 Good Reasons

 to Keep Your Luxury Yacht in Phuket

Fresh air, French Riviera-style marina living and easy access to Asia’s premier

sailing grounds make this a paradise for yacht owners  

  With Hong Kong yachting in a state of crisis, as marinas are packed to capacity with two-year waiting lists and costs sky-rocketing, Mediterranean-style Royal Phuket Marina suggests ’10 Good Reasons’ for relocating luxury cruisers to the most glamorous anchorage in Asia.

1. Phuket is Asia's most popular holiday island and a ‘boating tourism’ hub, voted favourite sailing venue and best regatta location in Asia in a survey of sailors at the 2011 Phuket King's Cup Regatta - Thailand’s signature annual international yachting event.  Phuket was also voted Best Asian maritime Capital 2009-2010 in the Asia Boating Awards.

2. Phuket is blessed with a beautiful year-round climate, providing unspoiled, idyllic cruising and yachting conditions in a true tropical paradise of literally hundreds of small  islands in the Andaman Sea, from Koh Phi Phi – location for Leonardo DeCaprio’s The Beach – to Krabi, Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island. Easy access extends to west coast of Thailand and Malaysia and destinations such as Krabi [just 2 hours] and Langkawi [5 hours].

3. Phuket is emerging as the uncontested yachting playground and gateway to Asia for the world's rich and famous, with more than 200 direct international flights weekly from major tourist markets in both Asia and Europe. Phuket is also one of the most desirable leisure destinations for investors and entrepreneurs worldwide, with astounding resilience against economic downturns reflected in a 30% increase in visitors last year with 4.2 Million arrivals.

4. Yacht owners can leave the waiting lists for berths in Hong Kong behind, with a great choice of marinas in Phuket – the most prestigious and state-of-the-art being luxury Mediterranean-style residential lifestyle community Royal Phuket Marina, where both wet and dry berthing slots, as well as hard stands up to 40m, are immediately available.

5. Berthing in Thailand is almost 40 per cent cheaper than in Hong Kong – with no obligation to pay additional club membership fees. For example, RPM’s monthly rate for a 60-footer is HK$9,600 plus 7% VAT. Equivalent berths in Hong Kong cost HK$15,000 – with HK$40,000 a year with club membership on top!

6. Fuel in Thailand is 45 per cent cheaper than in Hong Kong.

7. Maintaining a professional crew is around 60 per cent cheaper than Hong Kong – at approximately HK$2,330 a month, compared to HK$6,215.

8. Captain Licensing in Thailand is almost 75% per cent cheaper than in Hong Kong.  

9. Marina maintenance facilities at Royal Phuket Marina are internationally recognised as world-class and a cut-above anywhere else in the entire Andaman Sea.

10.  Phuket’s infrastructure boasts 6 golf courses, 2 international hospitals, 2 international schools, a bounty of world-class hotels and luxury resorts and supporting tourist facilities.  

For more information about Royal Phuket Marina, please visit www.royalphuketmarina.com or contact Nicolas Monges: Nicolasm@royalphuketmarina.com