Yachting

As the long-time organiser of the Dubai International Boat Show, the Singaporean says the event can now “scale up” due to its location at “a world-class marina befitting one of the globe’s most influential leisure boating events”.

Giovanna Vitelli, Vice-President of Azimut-Benetti Group, explains why the family-owned company is enjoying record orders and tops the Global Order Book for a 23rd successive year, plus why she’s pushing for more transparency in fuel consumption and emissions.

Fairline CEO Paul Grys is proud of the brand’s new Phantom 65 and flagship Squadron 68, and excited about upcoming models, yet he personally remains focused on design for manufacturing and catching up with a healthy order book.

Mohammed Alshaali reflects on Gulf Craft’s four decades, growing from an isolated fishing boat start-up to a high-tech, fully integrated operation building yachts from 34-175ft across four brands, with two upcoming Majesty superyachts set to kickstart the company’s fifth decade.

As founder and General Manager of Grandtech International Engineering, Meme Poon heads the Hong Kong dealer for Volvo Penta engines, a fixture for several leading luxury yacht builders.

Now in his 30th year with Groupe Beneteau, Yann Masselot is happy to be back at the brand where he started, with the Brand Director of Beneteau overseeing exciting new motor and sailing flagships along with the builder’s long-time partnership with Simpson Marine in Asia.