★ Singapore Yachting Festival

01Waarom het relevant is

Asia's yacht-owning population is smaller and more dispersed than Europe's or North America's, and this show is a relatively new attempt to give that market a single annual gathering point, built around a marina rather than a city's ordinary docks. Its rapid growth in visitor numbers since 2023 suggests real regional demand for the format, though its scale still sits well below the established European and American shows this record set covers.

02De week eromheen

Late April in Singapore is warm and humid year-round rather than seasonal in the way temperate destinations are, so the show's effect on Sentosa Cove is concentrated narrowly on the marina itself and its immediate hotel and dining precinct rather than on the wider island, which continues its ordinary tourist rhythm through the event.

03Wanneer aan te komen

The show's four days run Thursday to Sunday; the weekend days bring the larger general-public crowds, while Thursday and Friday suit a more focused look at the fleet and exhibitors.

04Waar te verblijven

Sentosa Cove and the broader Sentosa Island resort area put visitors within walking or short-shuttle distance of ONE°15 Marina; central Singapore, a short taxi or rail ride across the causeway, offers a much larger hotel base for visitors combining the show with a wider Singapore visit.

05Toegang en hospitality

The organizer sells day tickets online for general access to the show; the Damen-sponsored Superyacht Lounge Pavilion and similar sponsor areas are separate, invitation- or ticket-based spaces rather than open to all visitors. Boarding a specific yacht for sale requires an appointment through its exhibiting broker. Prices are set on the organizer's own site and are not quoted here.

06Waar de sociale activiteit plaatsvindt

ONE°15 Marina's own clubhouse and waterfront promenade are the show's public center, with Sentosa Cove's restaurants and the wider Sentosa resort's dining and entertainment options absorbing the evening crowd.

07Hoe u er komt

08Praktische informatie

09Geschiedenis

ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove launched the festival in April 2023, more than fifteen years after the marina itself opened in 2007, positioning the show as a natural extension of the marina's existing role as a base for Southeast Asian yacht owners and charter operators. Each of its three editions through 2026 grew on the last by the organizer's own reported figures, a trajectory distinct from the flat or declining attendance some longer-established boat shows elsewhere have described in recent years.

10Wie is er

A regional Southeast Asian yacht-owning and prospective-buyer audience; brokers and shipyard representatives serving the Asia-Pacific market; sponsor brands including major builders showcasing regional launches; and a Singapore and Sentosa visitor public drawn to the marina setting.