Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine August 2017 | Page 16

Having been brought up with boats and working in the boating industry for many years , Vrit spent over 14 years in the UK himself , Vrit maintains an active contact with the manufacturer , related companies and key personnel in the industry to ensure that the very best standard is adopted . CALM WATERS ? Of course , with growth in any market , challenges can present themselves . “ We ’ re not quite there yet , but I think we ’ re getting close to lack of berthing ,” Yongsakul warns . “ Certainly , in Thailand , we have a problem .

PROFILE a Princess Yacht , you ’ ll often find it ’ s a lot higher than our competitors . We throw in a lot of specifications that are standard and free of charge . We tend to keep our options very lean so when the buyers are looking at the base boat , they can see that they ’ re getting a lot of boat for their money .”

VRIT YONGSAKUL Group Managing Director

Having been brought up with boats and working in the boating industry for many years , Vrit spent over 14 years in the UK himself , Vrit maintains an active contact with the manufacturer , related companies and key personnel in the industry to ensure that the very best standard is adopted . CALM WATERS ? Of course , with growth in any market , challenges can present themselves . “ We ’ re not quite there yet , but I think we ’ re getting close to lack of berthing ,” Yongsakul warns . “ Certainly , in Thailand , we have a problem .

Obviously , we own our marinas so we ’ d always be able to find a berth for our clients , but here in Singapore you can sense that the berths are starting to fill up and we ’ re now having to look further afield in Malaysia , where Johor Bahru , for example , are expanding marinas .
“ I don ’ t think there are any challenges with the product , however . We can supply our clients with boats – it ’ s just whether we can find them a berth . Luckily , we ’ ve been around in the region for a very long time and so all the marinas know us . We are very well-respected and renowned in the 16 August 2017