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It is not often that a new yacht club opens in Asia, even less often that one opens in the Philippines. The Santa Ana Yacht Club has this month announced its opening in the northeast corner of Luzon, in Santa Ana, Cagayan.

If you are a cruising yacht or power boat owner, and you have previously wondered where to tie–up in the North of the Philippines, the Santa Ana Yacht Club has the answer: tie–up in Cagayan. The facilities are a little bit limited at the moment but it is just a question of time before moorings, a clubhouse, restaurant and a bar will be finished to satisfy everyone’s needs. In the meantime an anchorage and partner beach resorts will more than

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The impending opening of a new marina on Samal Island confirms that the island is maturing into an all-round water sports destination. The all new Holiday Oceanview Marina will open its pontoons for visiting yachts from August, 2010.

GetWet has been watching the development of the Holiday Oceanview Marina since it first came onto our radar three years ago. As with most things on Samal Island, it has taken a lot longer than originally envisaged to reach a stage of functionality. Along with the adjacent property development and sub-division, the new marina is an integral part of a water sports vacation destination, about 30-minutes from Davao International

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The Philippine Boat Show Sea-Expo 2010 is a great venue for the water sports professional to understand the technology that makes the nautical lifestyle cost-effective and environmentally friendly, simply by choosing the right propeller.

Do you know why there are so many different designs of propellers available for boats and jet skis? And do you know that buying the right one for your boat or jet ski can make you go faster, more safely and maximize fuel economy? Come and educate yourself at the Philippine Boat Show Sea-Ex

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The Philippine Boat Show SEA Expo 2010 is more than just a boat show: Sea-Expo 2010 is the only waterfront lifestyle exhibition in Asia that promotes all of the lifestyle toys and trinkets for playing and laying on the beach. Too keep cool you need Sunbrella ultraviolet resistant fabrics.

Sunbrella is the standard in ultraviolet resistant fabrics for tropical climes. BVZ Asia has the exclusive distribution rights for Sunbrella fabrics throughout most of Asia. With offices in Japan, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, and with the Head Office in Hong Kong, BVZ Asia has the most extensive and strongest distribution of Sunbrella fabrics anywhere in th

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Could there soon be a new marina in Manila Bay? Newspaper reports in the Manila Standard (19th November) suggest that there are plans afoot to build a new marina in Manila Bay, near the SM Mall of Asia site, along the waterfront in Pasay City. The new marina will also, it is reported, be offering pleasure boats on a timeshare basis.

A new marina is desperately needed in Manila Bay, most especially because of the stranglehold that the incumbent Manila Yacht Club has on safely parking a boat and on the sport of sailing in general in Manila Bay . . . a sport that the Manila Yacht Club appears to have been actively foregoing during the past year, in pursuit of alternative obj

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At the Philippine Boat Show 2009 Trevally Boats, the Philippine boat builder company, will be officially launched and will start making waves in the new, luxury sports power boat scene in the Philippines and overseas. The motivation behind, Makati City based, Trevally Boats is to provide a solution for water sports enthusiasts who want to travel the Philippine islands safely, efficiently and comfortably.

What should impress Philippine Boat Show visitors is the attention to detail embodied in every Trevally B

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Powerful RIBS at the Philippine Boat Show 2009 from Advanced Composite Systems Inc., Subic Bay. ACS will be displaying a number of Hammerhead Rigid Inflatable Boats (“RIBs”) at the Philippine Boat Show.

Among the Hammerhead RIBs will be one of ACS's most popular models, the Hammerhead Explorer 8. This 8-meter RIB was designed and engineered by ACS's own ‘in house’ team of Naval Architects and engineers. The Hammerhead Explorer 8 is made from industry leading materials such as stitched directional strength glass cloth, vinyl-ester resins and imported high density foams used in the decks, hulls and underfloor hul

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The Philippine Boat Show, taking place on 20th - 22nd March, 2009, in front of the Mall Of Asia, Pasay City, will be a festival of beauty and grace on and off the water. Promoting everything from luxury yachts and powerboats to the best beach resort and Philippine tropical destination for water sports, the Philippine Boat Show 2009 will be packing in the buyers throughout the three days of the event.

One of the newest powerboats on display will be this Coastline 31, that I had the great pleasure to take out for a spin a couple of weeks ago, pictured here near the Cebu Yacht Club. The Coastline 31 is ideal for the motivated family that wants to get to the best beach resort, remote beaches and