The Boating Sanya show will be held from December 5-8, 2024

The 2024 edition of Boating Sanya will be held from December 5-8 at the Sanya International Yachting Centre. The four-day exhibition will occupy 13,000sqm on land – almost the size of two football pitches – and 129,100sqm of water, according to organisers.

The first edition of Boating Sanya was held at the Sanya International Yachting Centre in April 2023, soon after the public marina officially opened. Simpson Marine was among leading in-water exhibitors.

This year, exhibitors listed by organisers include European luxury yacht brands such as Azimut, Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Princess, Beneteau, Jeanneau, Lagoon, Leopard, Bali, Sessa, Saxdor, Dufour and Nautique, as well as local shipyards including Heysea.

This year’s show will collaborate with the nearby yacht marina in Sanya Port ”to present a world-class yacht bay lifestyle”, while a yacht river cruise is among new features.

Exhibitor categories include motoryachts, sailboats, equipment and accessories, diving gear, marina developers and pontoon suppliers, resort products, maritime organisations and clubs, watersports clothing, and water-related art and literature.

Seminars and round tables will focus on topics such as ‘Chinese yacht brands expand overseas’, ‘Development trends of eco-friendly energy yachts’ and ‘Yacht industry and high-end lifestyle’. Other highlights include the China Yacht Awards Ceremony, video and photography competitions, and a Yacht Fashion Lifestyle Market, as well as cocktail parties and functions.

A Free Trade Port and the biggest of China’s 20-plus free trade zones, Hainan offers zero-tariff yacht registration for imported yachts, in contrast to other provinces that can impose taxes and levies upwards of 38 per cent on imported yachts.

Situated on the southern tip of Hainan, Sanya is the hub of luxury hospitality and high-end entertainment in the island province. At the end of 2023, the city was home to 1,367 yachts, which amounts to 85 per cent of the island province’s total.

Hainan is known as ‘the Hawaii of China’, with Sanya’s average temperature in December ranging from 20-25 degrees Celsius, offering idyllic weather for visitors to the Boating Sanya show.

boatingsanya.com