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NEWS LAUNCHES

30 Asia-Pacific Boating March/April 2019

BROAD HORIZON FOR TAIWAN SUPERYACHT DELIVERIESTWIN HORIZON RP110 SUPERYACHTS, launched at the end of April, were immediately scheduled to be delivered to their respective owners in the US and Australia. Despite hailing from different continents, these owners share a unique yacht ownership path, which began in 2012 when they each purchased a Horizon E78. From there the owners both moved onto Horizon E88 yachts before commissioning their own RP110 superyachts that, coincidentally, were tank-tested together prior to being delivered in the same month.

The RP110, Hull 5 was built for a third-time Horizon owner from the U.S. Featuring a double chine hull designed by Donald Blount, this RP110 is a true superyacht throughout, from style and amenities to performance. Within her 25-foot (7.6-metre) beam, the owner commissioned Italian designer Luca Dini to incorporate a casually elegant décor that pervades the spacious and flexible four-stateroom layout. Owing to Horizon’s willingness to customise to owner specification, the salon of this RP110 has been fitted with a 150-bottle wine storage unit, which was customised to satisfy the oenophile owner’s collection hobby.

Featuring exterior styling from JC Espinosa and an interior designed by Cor D. Rover, the second Horizon RP110, Hull 7, has been completely tailored to her Australian owner’s preferences. Distinguished by an exterior profile that features floor-to-ceiling windows on the deckhouse and a dramatic dark blue hull, this yacht has been designed with a combined skylounge and open bridge configuration that offers an enclosed, climate-controlled skylounge for family gatherings as well as open visibility from the bridge. Measuring 10 feet, 10 inches (3.3 metres), the swim platform is large enough to facilitate sunning and water sports and can easily launch a three-tonne tender.

A collaboration between Horizon’s in-house design team and international designers, the RP110 is a pinnacle superyacht, having also

been nominated for the prestigious World Superyacht Awards.“The coincidences surrounding these two RP110s are most unusual,”

says Horizon Group CEO John Lu, “and it has been our honour to be a part of this story. As the two newest RP110s begin their adventures on opposites sides of the globe, their owners’ stories will continue – with memories made aboard two beautiful, high-performance and well-planned Horizon superyachts.”www.horizonyacht.com

84 Asia-Pacific Boating May/June 2019

FEATURE ASIA BOATING AWARDS 2019


Twenty five of the international yachting industry’s finest received their deserved accolades at the 15th edition of the Asia Boating Awards, once again held on the eve of the Singapore Yacht Show, this year at the Capitol Theatre.

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Best Asian Yacht Builder – Horizon Yachts

Shortlist:Aquila (China)FarEast Yachts (China)Grand Banks Yachts (Malaysia)Gulf Craft (United Arab Emirates)Heysea (China)Horizon Yachts (Taiwan, China)Numarine (Turkey)

Shortlist:Aquila 32 (China)Horizon FD87 Skyline (Taiwan, China)Majesty 140 (United Arab Emirates)Moana 56 (China)Nomad 95 SUV (United Arab Emirates)Numarine 78 HTS (China)Pride Mega Yachts Illusion Plus (China)

Shortlist:Benetti Spectre (Italy)Bilgin Nerissa (Turkey)CRN Latona (Italy)Dominator Ilumen 28M M/Y Cadet V (Italy)Feadship Najiba (Netherlands)Horizon CC 115 (Taiwan, China)Lürssen Tis (Germany)Oceanco Bravo Eugenia (Netherlands)Sanlorenzo 52Steel (Italy)

Best Asian-Built Yacht – Aquila 32

Best Custom-Built Yacht – Benetti Spectre

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Best Sportscruiser (up to 55ft) – Prestige 520S

Best Sportscruiser (above 55ft) – Sunseeker 74 Sport Yacht

Shortlist:Beneteau Antares 9 OB (France)Galeon 485HTS (Poland)Jeanneau NC37 (France)Prestige 520S (France)Princess R35 (United Kingdom)Sealine C530 (Germany)

Shortlist:Azimut S6 (Italy)Pershing 8x (Italy)Prestige 630S (France)Princess S78 (United Kingdom)Sunseeker 74 Sport Yacht (United Kingdom)Vanquish VQ58 (Netherlands)

Shortlist:Amels Volpini 2 (Netherlands)Custom Line Navetta 42 (Italy)Majesty 140 (United Arab Emirates)Sanlorenzo 44Alloy (Italy)Wider 165 (Italy)

Best Semi-Custom-Built Yacht (above 120ft) – Amels Volpini 2


Best Flybridge Yacht (above 80ft to 110 ft) – Riva 110 Dolcevita

Shortlist:Azimut Grande 25 Metri (Italy)Dominator Ilumen 28M M/Y Cadet V (Italy)Nomad 95 SUV (United Arab Emirates)Princess Y85 (United Kingdom)Riva 110 Dolcevita (Italy)Sanlorenzo SL102 Asymmetric (Italy)

Shortlist:Absolute Navetta 48 (Italy)Azimut Flybridge 55 (Italy)Beneteau Swift Trawler 47 (France)Fairline Squadron 53 (United Kingdom)Prestige 520 (France)Princess F45 (United Kingdom)Sealine F430 (Germany)

Best Flybridge Yacht (up to 55ft) – Absolute Navetta 48

Shortlist:Ferretti FY670 (Italy)Galeon 640 Fly (Poland)MCY 70 (Italy)Nomad 75 SUV (United Arab Emirates)Prestige 590 (France)Princess F70 (United Kingdom)Sanlorenzo SX76 (Italy)Sunseeker 76 (United Kingdom)

Best Flybridge Yacht (above 55ft to 80ft) – MCY 70


Shortlist:Custom Line 120 (Italy)Abeking & Rasmussen Elandess (Germany)Majesty 140 (United Arab Emirates)Benetti Oasis 40M (Italy)Pershing 140 (Italy)

Shortlist:Damen Game Changer (Netherlands)Nomad 95 SUV (United Arab Emirates)Princess X95 (United Kingdom)Sanlorenzo 500EXP (Italy)

Shortlist:Aquila 32 (China)Beneteau Flyer 10 (France)Fjord 44 Coupé (Germany)Heyday WT-Surf (USA)Jeanneau NC37 (France)

Best Flybridge Yacht (above 110ft) – Custom Line 120

Best Explorer Yacht – Sanlorenzo 500EXP

Best Recreational Boat (up to 45ft) – Fjord 44 Coupe


Best Multihull Motor Yacht (up to 50ft) – Fountaine Pajot MY 40

Shortlist:Horizon PC65 (Taiwan, China)Moana 56 (China)Privilège Euphorie 5 (France)Sunreef 80 Power (Poland)

Shortlist:Aquila 32 (China)Fountaine Pajot MY 40 (France)Nautitech 47 Power (France)Sunreef 40 Open (Poland)

Shortlist:Alegria 67 (France)JFA Long Island 85 (France)Lagoon 46 (France)Sunreef 80 (Poland)

Best Multihull Motor Yacht (above 50ft) – Moana 56

Best Multihull Sailing Yacht – Lagoon 46


Best Monohull Sailing Yacht (up to 55ft) – Solaris 47

Shortlist:Bavaria C45 (Germany)Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 (France)Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410 (France)Solaris 47 (Italy)

Shortlist:Bavaria C57 (Germany)CNB 66 (France )JFA FC2 70’ (France)Advanced A180 Jikan (Italy)

Shortlist:Amels, Volpini 2 (Netherlands)Benetti Spectre (Italy)Custom Line 120 (Italy)Princess R35 (United Kingdom)Sanlorenzo SL102 Asymmetric (Italy)Sunreef 80 (Poland)Tecnomar Evo 120 Ice White Edition (Italy)Whitehaven 6100 Coupé Euro Edition (Taiwan / Australia)Wider 165 (Italy)

Best Monohull Sailing Yacht (above 55ft) – CNB 66

Best Yacht Design Innovation – Princess R35


Best Asian Marina – ONEº15 Marina Sentosa Cove, Singapore

Best Asian Yacht Club – Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

Best Asian Regatta – China Coast Regatta, Hong Kong, China

Shortlist:Aberdeen Marina Club (Hong Kong, China)Boat Lagoon Marina (Thailand)Horizon City Marina (Taiwan, China)Marina Cove (Hong Kong, China)Ocean Marina Yacht Club (Thailand)ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove (Singapore)

Shortlist:Hebe Haven Yacht Club (Hong Kong, China)Ocean Marina Yacht Club (Thailand)Republic of Singapore Yacht Club (Singapore)Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (Hong Kong, China)Serenity Marina (China)Shenzhen Bay Marina Club (China)

Shortlist:China Coast Regatta (Hong Kong, China)China Cup (China)Phuket King’s Cup Regatta (Thailand)Top of the Gulf Regatta (Thailand)


Best Asia-Based Brokerage – Simpson Marine, Hong Kong, China

Best Brand Presence in Asia – Azimut Yachts

Best Contribution to the Asian Marina Industry – Arthur Tay, Singapore

Best Brand Presence in China – Beneteau

Shortlist:Asia Marine Yacht Services (Hong Kong, China)Boat Lagoon Yachting (Thailand)Burgess (Asia)Camper & Nicholsons (Asia)Hong Seh (Singapore)NextWave Yachting (Hong Kong, China)Simpson Marine (Hong Kong, China)

Shortlist:Amels & DamenAzimut Yachts JeanneauLagoonMajesty YachtsONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove, SingaporePrincess YachtsRivaSanlorenzoSunseeker

Shortlist:Arthur TayHoward ChenJames LiVrit Yongsakul

Shortlist:BavariaBeneteauFerretti YachtsLagoonPrestige

ASIA BOATING AWARDS 2019 Judges List

• Foong Seong Khong, Managing Director of Blu Inc Media (HK)• Andrew Dembina, Editor-in-Chief of Asia-Pacific Boating• Bill Dixon, Founder and Managing Director of Dixon Yacht Design• Kevin Green, Yachting Journalist and Editor• Kevin Overton, Managing Director of HWI Hong Kong• Li Quan Hai, Vice President of World Sailing• Michael Howorth, Luxury Lifestyle Journalist• Michael Derrett, Owner of Mike Derrett Marine Consultancy• Nick Jeffery, Principal of Nick Jeffery Yacht Publicity• Risa Merl, Yachting Journalist and Editor• Simon James, CEO of Regattas Asia• Tim Heywood, Director of Tim Heywood Designs • Timothy Saunders, Creative Director and Founder of

Tim Saunders Yacht Design• Tommy Ho, CEO of Voyager Financial Group• YP Loke, Managing Director of Spinnaker International


AFTER A PRE-GALA RECEPTION WHERE THE COLLET CHAMPAGNE FLOWED, attendees took to their tables in the beautifully decorated heritage interior of The Capitol Theatre Singapore. The Art Deco theme of the awards night was enhanced by a lively band with inventive 1920s arrangements of modern pop hits. Female singer Zoey Jones captivated attendees with covers of Lady Gaga and others with the help of singer and trumpeter Adam Hall and his quartet. The buzz in the grand room fell to a hush as speeches were given by Andy Treadwell CEO of Singapore Yacht Events, organiser of the Singapore Yacht Show, followed by Andrew Dembina, Editor-in-Chief of Asia-Pacific Boating magazine for the presentation of the 2019 Asia Boating Awards themselves. Winners enjoyed their whimsical ultramarine blue and white wave-like crystal glass trophies by Sans Souci.

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