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Seawind Catamarans Interview with Shane Grover at the Vietnam Factory

• Post author By River B
• Post date January 18, 2021
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We talked with Shane Grover of sales and marketing over at Seawind Catamarans who is located onsite at their Vietnam manufacturing facility. We are really happy to have him participate in our series of interviews with catamaran owners, builders, designers, and service groups. Thank you!

Please visit www.SeawindCats.com for more information about what they are currently building and marketing.

How many Seawinds are you building per year?

Over the last few years we’ve been building an average of about 25 catamarans a year.

We also built the Corsair so in total we’re doing about 60 yachts a year, but in the Seawind range, we’re doing about 25. That’s probably a good average over the last 20 years as well. That’s a pretty solid number for us.

At the moment though our sales demand is far greater than that, so we’re in the process of a three to five year plan of doubling and then further expansion from there to keep up with the demand. Obviously we’ve got some new models that have come online that again has increased the the demand across the range for Seawind.

Fantastic yeah I personally know several people on the wait list so it’s good that you’re looking to expand!

Has covid 19 affected your business at all.

We’ve been – I wouldn’t say lucky is necessarily the right word.

But being based in Vietnam where we are, the government here has done a fantastic job of dealing with Covid, so that has had a very positive effect for our business.

We’ve lost zero days production last year. They just took action when everybody else was thinking this was still not a thing and yeah i think myself included thought it was a bit over the top, but then you know as the months progressed we started realizing that they did the right thing.

As a result we put in some some strict measures early on and everybody’s complied and we’ve been able to continue operating really completely unaffected.

The only impact it’s had on us which is the same for everybody has been the logistics impact of getting materials in because obviously our suppliers have shut downs in Europe, America, and elsewhere.

Obviously dealing with those logistics now when we’re planning to build a boat what used to be a one-month lead time something can now be six to eight months and so that just that just takes different planning different management and understanding that’s the way the world is at the moment and making sure we deal with that

It also has an effect on how you order your boat. We do now need to know the options that we’re putting on boats at a much earlier stage

Previously we’re able to make modifications to the build in the middle of the build. That’s a bit harder because we can’t do them but typically if we don’t have those items.

Somebody wants a generator three months before we are about to go out the door and there’s a seven-month lead time. That doesn’t work.

So it has changed the way we do business, but I would say it’s been a change not for the better or worse. We’ve managed to come through this without disability which has been lucky but also as a result of some good planning from many levels.

How about transitioning from building in Australia to Vietnam? I understand you were part of that transition phase. How has that been?

That’s a while ago now. That was 2010 when I moved to Vietnam and started production up here.

It was interesting. We purchased Corsair Marine in 2010 and that was our entry into Vietnam at the time. We had to do it. The manufacturing in Australia was becoming extremely difficult over the last 10 years.

All the auto industries left Australia. It’s a tough place to manufacture.

What was really putting pressure on us was the Australian dollar. We were building in Australian dollars at the time and in 2010 the US dollar had passed parity so what used to be a huge deficit in Australian dollars the US dollar so we could export to America suddenly became impossible.

Our export market from 2000 probably 2008 became non-existent in America so we lost a significant portion of our production and then also because of the the dollar imports are coming into Australia at a much lower rate.

If you’re building purely for the Australian market, it’s manageable and if you’re trying to deal on a worldwide stage you’ll have some years where it’ll be fantastic and some years ago be terrible and we needed a bit more stability than that.

We needed to find a way to have currency stability and so in Vietnam the local dollar is close and tied with the US dollar, but again most of our parts come from America or Europe so most of our purchasing is done on a US dollar base and and it allows us to therefore set our pricing based on US dollars and not have these crazy fluctuations here.

That was a reason for the move and the process was interesting. So we came here again and we started with an established business. Small much smaller business than what we got today, but we came in with a good team of at all levels.

The management team, the production team, everybody was here ready to go, and we could scale from that.

But definitely coming from Australian boat building to building in this environment which is far more of a production environment than in Australia.

We had most of our employees were shipwrights and it was the sort of thing where you had less documentation of those builds and somebody wanted you know a toilet mounted foot to the right you’d say, “Jim put the toilet in a foot to the right” and and it would be done.

There’d be no documentation for it. A lot of the bills was that way, but it would also mean that when when Jim moves into a different department or left and John came in he would install that toilet a different way.

It was definitely based on the builders standards as opposed to the company standards, so when we came here it was a lot of our work was on setting those standards getting the documentation in place.

Work procedures that we have today are ten times what we had when we were in Australia and that’s very much the difference here. We have to work with with engineers and technicians to design how to move that toilet a foot to the right make the drawing make it very clear before it goes out on the production floor.

Our workers are very good but they have us a smaller scope of skills so we’ll have people who will install toilets or do plumbing and that’s what they do. That’s fine. In Australia, they could do everything.

So we have now more people with a much narrower scope of skill here. We also find that our workers have a much higher appreciation for their work than what we did when we’re in Australia.

If they did the same job and installed that toilet every week for three months eventually, they’d say I need to do something different whereas here our guys don’t like to move.

They really take pride in being the guy that installs the toilet on the Seawind 1160. That’s my job and I don’t want anybody else touching that job. That’s mine.

That actually is helpful because it means that the skills are getting constantly getting better and better in that area with those people under the bed.

From our side it was more we had to change the way that we thought and approached it as opposed to coming in and saying you know we needed to do things differently. This is how we did it in Australia. That doesn’t work. You have to work on this.

What we need to do to tap into those skill sets to make this work and really again that came down to having having the right procedures right standards. If everybody knows what they need to do, everything works well all the time. You only have problems when there’s ambiguity in what it is.

I expected it to be like this. So it’s getting rid of those loose expectations and setting setting very clear standards.

Ultimately the end result is the quality that we’re producing here is much better than what is in Australia. We’re able to put more later into the build. We’re able to put more time detailing and we made a conscious decision when we moved here that we had to increase the quality. We knew that if we built the same quality, an identical boat, and put it at the same boat show that people would criticize the boat that we were building in Vietnam versus in Australia.

So we consciously said we have to increase the quality and I’m not talking just the build. The real quality is that everything is engineered. No bad changes. Certainly finishing things to a higher degree. Polishing, removing flanges, and then taking areas together and getting a seamless finish as opposed to having a silicone wipe and things like that we took to a much higher standard.

Are there any challenges in building smaller catamarans like a 1160 versus the larger like 1600’s whether it’s construction marketing finances?

In building a bigger boat, there is this multiplication but typically it’s because of the systems.

You could build a bigger boat. You could scale a small boat to make it big and it doesn’t necessarily have to become more complex but that’s not what happens.

You get a bigger house and suddenly you want a dishwasher on it, but you didn’t have any smaller boats and you want a washing machine and the systems all become more complex.

That is really the main significance in going larger.

The process start to finish of working with a customer on an order through delivering the boat handing over the boat. It’s not entirely scalable.

The effort involved in a small versus a big boat is fairly similar, but of course in the building process the hours are dramatically different. The material costs are dramatically different.

I’m sure you’ve heard with each foot the cost goes up an exponential amount. Because typically you can’t just take a 40 footer and make it 45 footer by stretching it.

If you could no problem, it wouldn’t cost that much, but you also don’t really get those gains if you don’t do that.

You go, “oh it’s now 45 foot but I want a bit more space inside not just about so you make it wider and then and all this and that makes it heavier so then the equipment’s not off to scratch. The rigging and the hardware numbers now.

So it’s got to go up to the next grade.

There’s limits. It must go up in steps where you’ve got a range where you can get away with this model and this little winch and then you get over this weight, this length. It is typically weight as opposed to length, so you can have a bigger boat with the same hardware that you would have on a smaller load if the weight is is equal.

Typically the weight does increase with the length, but to answer your question a bigger boat it is more complex, but it’s mainly because of the systems involved as opposed to the lamination, the construction. That’s all very similar practices just on a larger scale.

Where do you see uh the future of Seawind? Any secrets you can tell us or any vision that you have?

We are on a mission to to be the go-to couples boat, so we we don’t want to build boats for the Charter market. And not necessarily boats just to go for a day sail

What we want to build is boats of any size not just our bigger boats.

We want to build our boats that can be their dream boat to eventually retire on and sail around if they want to do.

That’s what we want to be. We want to have the best products for that mission and i’m not sure if you’ve seen the twin 1370 that we just released followed up from the 1600 a few years ago?

These are all following that brief very strictly, so that means that performance is not a race boat but it has to sail well in light airs and most of the time you’re going to be sailing in light wind. Also you can sail close to the wind. And most importantly, it everything holds together structurally. The boat needs to be sound. It needs to be rigid and you need to feel safe.

What kind of feedback are you getting from new customers on on their boats?

Typically we get good feedback. I think by the time somebody has bought a Seawind typically they understand it.

They know what they’re getting. Most of our customers are quite well educated on the market, so that they’ve probably done comparisons on more than three to five boats and they’ve already understood that they like this on this boat they don’t like that and they’ve worked their way down to the line of it and everything’s compromised.

There’s more customers than there are boats, so there’s always going to be something that you do like but don’t love it.

It’s about finding the right balance where you’ve got the things that you really have to have and you open and compromise with other things and everybody will make difficult decisions, but we do find that most of our customers have already done quite a bit of research.

Many people say they have already looked at everything else making the conclusion that Seawind is the right thing, so when they get their boats typically there’s not many surprises. They’re getting what they were expecting.

What we do get good feedback on though is the service side of things. Joining the family.

We’re not just trying to build boats and send boats around the world and never ever see them again.

We keep good relationships with our owners and that’s an important aspect.

Obviously not everybody wants to be involved but some people might want to take the boat off and never talk to anybody again, but most people do like to have that support network available as well and we do typically get good feedback on that.

You do have a very robust group on Facebook that I’m actually a part of. The official owners group. That’s quite helpful in figuring little things out.

Do you want to let us know where we can find out more about seawind catamarans.

So www.SeawindCats.com that’s the place to go. Obviously 2021 is going to be a bit of a funny year like last year. We don’t have the locked-in dates for boat shows and things coming up yet. In Europe we’ve just heard the Le Grand Pavois boat show is being delayed till the end of April but it’s still planned to go ahead.

The next official boat show in the states will be the Annapolis Sailboat show in October.

That’s what we’re expecting. If you want to see some boats in the flesh they’re the places to go. Any of our dealers in Florida, Annapolis, Massachusetts, Seattle, California have boats available.

If you can’t wait until the next boat show, give one of our dealers a call.

Fantastic well. Thank you so much Shane for talking with us really appreciate it again. I’m River Braun with CatamaranSite.com and we’ll be back next time.

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River is a licensed USCG Captain with a lifetime of experience on the water. From the San Francisco Bay to the South Pacific, blue water to clear water, he’s sailed a wide variety of catamarans and crawled around in the bilges of more than he can count. You can follow his misadventures at www.tilted.life.

3 replies on “Seawind Catamarans Interview with Shane Grover at the Vietnam Factory”

great interview !!!

Hey River, I can’t believe there have been so few people viewing the interview you did with Shane! It was an interesting discussion and hearing about the reasons for the move makes one more aware of what Seawind can bring to the table. The video footage of Shane that Seawind shot was very good, but yours was pretty rough. You can get a camera system that will show you side of the conversation without breaking the bank. You’ll probably get much more views with just this one change in production. Other than that, nice to see these type of conversations on multis.

Thanks Rick! We have been upgrading equipment as time goes on. Hopefully the content is valuable irrespective of video quality. I agree the thoughts by Shane were really great comparing Australian shipwrights to Vietnamese workers. Also the culture of seeking more responsibility versus the pride and satisfaction of excelling in a single task. We learned a lot producing this one.

One of our next videos is with Ruby Rose about their new Seawind so stay tuned.

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Seawind 1370 - A serious contender among the 45-footers…

Article published on 10/07/2020

By Emmanuel van Deth

published in n°14 aug. / sept.

The builder based first in Australia and then in Vietnam is well-known in the 35 to 42-foot market with more than 700 catamarans built. The recent Seawind 1600, much more modern in design, was therefore a wake-up call since a little sister, the 1370, has been announced for 2021.

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Much lighter than most of her competitors, she is intended to be more powerful while being able to accept a large payload. The design is very contemporary with strongly inverted bows - a break with the smaller models - but the care taken with the interior ventilation, visibility, comfort at the helm and ease of handling are all part of Seawind's DNA.

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Builder: Seawind Catamarans

Overall length: 45’ (13.7 m)

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Beam: 24’11” (7.6 m)

Draft: 4’3” (1.3 m)

Air draft: 70’10” (21.6 m)

Displacement: 24,250 lbs (11 t)

Mainsail area: 860 sq ft (80 m²)

Genoa: 390 sq ft (36 m²)

Engines: 2 x 40 hp

Fuel capacity: 158 US gal (600 l)

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Price: $ 689,000 ex-tax

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Seawind’s Asian Resurgence

• By Kevin Green
• Updated: May 2, 2013

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My recent visit to the Vietnam boatyard run by the Australian catamaran builder, Seawind, was a fascinating experience. Seawind had been building cats for 30 years in New South Wales and owner Richard Ward wanted it to continue that way until his retirement but the global economy had other ideas. A soaring Aussie dollar and slumped market pushed the company to the wall in 2011. To extricate itself from what the Aussie government refers to as “administration” required a business plan that drastically cut costs and had a long-term strategy of creating a leaner supply chain. The inception for this came in 2010 when Seawind acquired the trimaran company Corsair Marine, which had followed a similar trajectory by moving from the United States to Vietnam in a bid for survival.

Arriving in the former Saigon—renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1975—a hectic taxi ride through the busy sprawling metropolis of nine million people brought me to a bend on the Saigon River where the Seawind-Corsair yard is situated. It’s a modern 12,000 square meter facility with three enormous factory units. Operations Manager Mike Rees showed Kurt Jerman (the company’s U.S. West Coast distributor) and I around while introducing us to the 15 strong Australian management team. Along with185 local staff, including CAD designers, they run a busy enterprise.

**Seawind’s Vietnam yard has full order books and 200 staff to complete both Corsairs and Seawinds. Photo by Kevin Green. **

“Corsair is a technically advanced brand, with lightweight building techniques and a highly efficient manufacturing process which we have learned a great deal from in the establishment of Seawind over here,” explained Rees. Corsair is currently releasing two new models, the 32 foot Cruze 970 and an upgraded version of the popular Dash 970.

| |**The author sailed a Seawind 1250 2000nm around the north of Australia last year and found it to be a fast passage maker. Photo by Kevin Green. **|

Seawind has used the move to upgrade many of its processes. Hulls are now foam cored while the vacuum bagging build has also been refined to include triaxial fibreglass cloth in key structural areas. The two lines of production for the Seawind 1000XL2 and the 1160 will shortly be joined by the company’s newest model, the 1250. Maintaining the brand’s quality was a question foremost on my mind as we looked over the two 1160s being assembled.

“The 1160 is our first Seawind model that is now CE approved and soon the Seawind 1000XL2 and 1250 will follow suit,” said Rees.

Seawind now deals directly with component suppliers such as Lewmar, North Sails in Sri Lanka, and All Yacht Spars in Australia.

| |**The Saigon River flows out near the famed Mekong Delta and allows large shipping access to the South China Sea. Photo by Mike Ree. **|

Standardizing components has been a priority so Lewmar steering gear is now employed on the 1160. Raymarine’s linear drive units are used as the autopilot on the latest version of the 1000XL2. Walking along the 1000XL2 assembly line, where four boats were in various stages of completion with uniformed workers (both men and women) busily assembling components showed a highly professional work process.

I noted a detailed project schedule for each boat in English and Vietnamese; an average build is 28 weeks. Doing business in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam requires that a union control staff salaries and conditions. According to boss Richard Ward, production is still gearing up but the company has already been able to achieve a $77,595 price cut on the 1160, making this award- winning design very competitive in the U.S. and global markets.

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Inside Vietnam: A yacht industry rising

BY Andrew Dembina on 9 Sep 2022

In a youthful phase of its pleasure-boating development, Vietnam’s interest in yacht ownership, charter and infrastructure is on the rise, say those in the industry there

In just over a decade, the progress in the leisure-boating lifestyle has made significant inroads in Vietnam. This followed a period where purchases were often made between would-be owners and brokers or manufacturers based regionally, or potentially even further away.

One of the first private yachts imported into this new era was a Sunseeker 60 in 2007. However, with high taxes for private ownership – comprising a 30 per cent luxury goods levy for private ownership, up to 10 per cent import tax (depending on the place of origin for the purchase), and VAT of 10 per cent – alongside strict qualification requirements for captains, and a dearth in berths, the uptake has been slow.

But within this developing market, inroads are being made to bring international brands’ yachts to potential owners and charter clients in Vietnam. Slowly but surely, marinas are being built, and boat shows are occasionally planned.

Read: Can Asia’s marina scene ever match the money?

Vietyacht , established in 2015, has spent years conducting thorough research on the domestic yacht market needs and preferences. As a result, the firm swiftly developed a solid understanding of the brands already proving popular in Vietnam and the ones it felt would be suitable for owners there.

By 2017 Vietyacht became the country’s exclusive distributor for Jeanneau Yachts and Prestige motoryachts – both brands within the French Beneteau Group.

“We knew Vietnam had no real yacht market, so we knew we’d have to have to help make it” – Salem Huong, vice president, Vietyacht and chairwoman, Vietyacht Club

“From then, things moved on smoothly,” says Salem Huong, vice president & CMO of Vietyacht. “Right afterwards, a brand-new Leader 36 [Jeanneau motoryacht] was imported to Vietnam in August 2017, and Vietyacht prepared to set up a yacht club in Ha Long Bay.”

The Vietyacht Club charter company opened in the vicinity of Ha Long Bay – the famous Unesco World Heritage Site, strewn with limestone islands, is a popular travel and yacht-cruising destination in Quảng Ninh Province. In 2018, Vietyacht became the sole distributor for Fountaine Pajot. In 2019, it launched a new company named Luxyacht – dedicated to exclusively distributing three Ferretti Group brands: Ferretti Yachts, Pershing and Riva, within the country.

That busy year saw Vietyacht Club getting regular bookings for its three Jeanneau charter boats: a Leader 36, a Leader 40, and an NC14. And last year, Vietyacht became a national distributor for conventional-engine and electric Alfastreet Marine speedboats, from Slovenia. “From our launch time, we have distributed 60 boats and yachts in Vietnam,” Huong said in August.

For her, maritime pursuits were inevitable. “I was born in the dormitory of the Shipbuilding school at The Central College of Transport No.2 in Haiphong,” she says. “My mother was a ship-engine teacher, and my father was a hull teacher. So when I was a toddler, I knew what the tides were like; I knew what it was to launch a ship. I lived happily and grew up in the midst of iron and steel, welding wires, oxygen tanks, grease; by 18, I’d witnessed the launch of no less than 200 ships of all kinds.”

After 10 years abroad at university and working, “the ocean called me back, and I worked for a logistics company which handled cargo – especially marine equipment, and this helped teach me more on how a vessel is built,” she continues. “Doing business in this field for a long time with Duc Thuan Nguyen – now the president of Vietyacht, we dreamed of opening our own company. We knew Vietnam had no real yacht market, so we knew we’d help make it.”

This year, Nguyen and Huong have written many of the country’s premier resorts and companies into their order book. Luxyacht saw a Ferretti 500 sold this year – to be delivered at the beginning of 2023. “On the delivery day, we will make a big event,” says Huong – maybe at the boat show we are planning for Vietyacht and LuxYacht.

Starting work in the country from the beginning of its pleasure-yachting era, native Dutchman Ruurd van Putten has been based in Nha Trang in the centre of Vietnam for 15 years. He is currently the owner and managing director of Anchor Management, which provides consultancy and management services for marinas, waterfront developments and sustainable solutions in Vietnam – and Southeast Asia. He is also a representative for Marinetek , which builds floating structures for marinas.

Van Putten has an excellent overview of Vietnam’s yachting progress, having spent a lot of time in various niche areas of it. He’s been a broker – including a period of establishing Princess Yachts in Vietnam (his last sale was an F62 in 2020) – worked in yacht management, and acted as an agent / trouble-shooter for visiting yachts.

He is also a consultant for pre-construction and the early-building period of marinas. Having worked as a captain and as a marina manager and broker at Huizer Marina in the Netherlands, Van Putten’s first forays in Vietnam were in the tourist and expat charter area and importing sailing boats.

“We started to train crew, and with the Russian tourist boom from 2007 to 2008, this allowed us to increase our operations and fleet,” he explains.

As the demand for yachts increased, it soon became clear that some potential owners were keen to buy yachts but didn’t know where to keep them, Van Putten observed back then. “Questions on maintaining them and getting a crew for them were also issues,” he adds. “It was a chicken and egg situation for marinas and investors – if there are not enough yachts to fill them, is it worth the risk?

“There are still only a select few who have the buying power to own a yacht – and they are interested in luxury motoryachts, with a popular size of 10 to 15m.”

“We have the opportunity to build new marinas where we can build them to the latest standards. This would be an opportunity for Vietnam to be very progressive” – Ruurd van Putten, owner-director, Anchor Management, Nha Trang

With a yacht purchase unattainable to many, the market for day charters is growing well, and this has a knock-on effect of creating an increasing demand for water-sports equipment and other marine toys in the country.

Van Putten is currently focused on marina development in Vietnam and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, and that’s taken him into the area of sustainable solutions.

“Vietnam is developing its yachting scene – discussing the issues around marinas and yachts, like electric propulsion, plastic reduction,” he says. “It would be a good way forward, where we have the opportunity to build new marinas, if we can build them to the latest standards. This would be a chance for Vietnam to be very progressive.”

Ana Marina, which is still not yet in its final phase of completion, has engaged some local communities with introductory sailing and boating for children who would not usually get the chance to experience it.

Right now, he is working in the pre-development consultations of three marinas in Vietnam, just as he did with Nha Trang’s Ana Marina during its first phase. Van Putten helped engage the services and liaise with some of the top European marina design, engineering works and other solution providers, to produce what was really the country’s first world-class facility.

Van Putten says that some big developers are showing interest in residential marina projects and waterfront properties with docks.

Of the latter format, Michael Aumock, American former general manager of Ana Marina – now founder of The Halong Bay Company , specialising in marina design, development and operations in Vietnam and Asia, also a yacht and commercial vessel construction supervisor, with a background in luxury lifestyle sales, including private jets and cars – is currently working on completion of a new private villa complex in the Danang area. Located on a riverside two kilometres from Danang Bay, with a private dock and mooring in front of each residence, phase one is due for completion in early 2023.

Aumock is co-founder and director of the “Dock & Home” project. “Some clients already have yachts, and others are asking us to source them,” he says. “We’re offering contracts for the boats that include crew and maintenance.”

Tam Son Yachting (TSY), the other key international yacht brand dealership with a service and maintenance yard for yachts up to 100ft (30.5m), is based in Ho Chi Minh and was launched in 2017. The company is part of Openasia Group, which specialises in luxury retail and exclusive distribution of luxury brands, products and services in Vietnam (including Hermès, Patek Phillipe, Vacheron Constantin, Audi, B&O and others). Initially, Tam Son Yachting became the exclusive dealer for a mix of motor- and sailing yachts, with Beneteau, Lagoon, Monte Carlo Yacht and Zodiac Nautic brands. This grew to include Azimut Yachts, Iguana, Ocean Voyager and Saxdor .

Another boat brand, Kepler, will soon join the portfolio – developed by TSY and produced in Vietnam. “Based on the experience of Openasia Group with luxury craftsmanship, we aim to build a product for Vietnamese clients with high-quality finishing and affordability,” says Vu Tran, TSY sales and marketing manager. It’s hoped the first model – an 8.5m semi-rib boat – will launch in the last quarter of this year, followed by a motor catamaran in late 2023.

“We felt there is a lack of supply from the world’s top brand for small boats – a rising trend for Vietnam,” he adds. “Also, we have good connections with resorts in Vietnam; locally built high-quality boats can be used for their transportation, sports and rescue needs.”

The first Vietnam Kepler brand model from Tam Son Yachting is an 8.5m semi-rib boat, which is hoped to launch in the last quarter of this year, followed by a motor catamaran in late 2023

TSY was the main exhibitor in the Saigon Yacht Show 2021, bringing its fleet of seven yachts, from monohulls to catamarans, to this first yacht show in Vietnam. Before the end of 2022, as TSY celebrates its fifth anniversary, it will hold a yacht show. “Right now, we have a fleet of more than 40 boats between eight and 25m,” says Tran.

A charter division of TSY is in development, in cooperation with high-end partners, such as drinks distributor Diageo, to create events that combine yachting and ‘lifestyle’ experiences. TSY owns two marinas in Ho Chi Minh City and nearby Dong Nai province and plans to open a further five in Ho Chi Minh’s other provinces in 2023 and 2024.

However, hopes remain high among those APB spoke to on the domestic scene. Huong says, “Some potential buyers have not bought yet because there are so few marinas or other docking, and these can be far from their homes. We expect Vietnam will have marinas at all our beach cities within about three years.”

All interviewed here said that while no boating association exists in Vietnam (where there are strict rules on forming organisations), local boating communities do mention this. It is hoped that it won’t be long before one is established.

A note to potential yacht visitors  

International cruising into Vietnamese waters is something to consider carefully: for foreign-flagged yachts wanting to enter, the procedure is not so easy.

“You are only allowed to enter official seaports with Customs, Immigration and other official offices – and then to travel between these,” says Ruurd Van Putten of Anchor Management in Nha Trang. “So you have to switch your itinerary to fit these ports. It is possible to submit a cruising plan – but time has to be allowed for this. And we have advised on this for visitors.

“All vessels entering Vietnam from overseas are treated the same – whether a yacht, a cargo ship, a tanker or other type. Also, captains and crew certificates of competence are very carefully checked.”

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QUICK GUIDE TO VISITING THE FACTORY

1. visa requirement.

Most countries require either a tourist or business visa in order to enter Vietnam. This must be organised prior to departure and cannot be done on arrival. Check with your local consulate on your requirements.

2. Transport from the Airport

The easiest method of transport is to take taxi. It is fairly metered and relatively cheap to the city / factory. To access the taxi, walk out of the terminal and walk to the far left of the pavement where there will be a taxi attendant.

For domestic arrivals, taxis are just in front of the domestic airport.

We would recommend that you take Vinasun taxi. Mailinh Taxi is another good option. Both are the most reliable brands in Vietnam.

Grab is readily available in Vietnam and can be used with a registered card or cash at the end of the journey.

3. Accommodation

For an enjoyable experience of HCM, we recommend that you stay in the city center, District 1. The city accessible and easy to walk around if you stay close to the main areas such as Nguyen Hue, Ben Thanh Market and The Opera House. There are numerous hotels of all qualities and sites like  www.agoda.com  or  www.booking.com

For a mid-tier hotel, we have found the  A&EM  or  Silverland  hotels chains have been liked by previous visitors.

Factory Visit:

Getting from District 1 to the factory in District 7 will take around 25 minutes in good traffic or 45 minutes in peak hour time.

Again, Taxis are easy and most will know the factory address. It’s the best to print out the address to show to the taxi driver:

Once off the main road (Huynh Tan Phat), we are located about 800m on the left hand side and clearly signed as Corsair Marine with a large red gate.

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3T Address: 29-31 Tôn Thất Thiệp, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh

Pizza 4P’s Address: 8/15 Lê Thánh Tôn, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh

Basta Hiro Address: 65 Đường Lê Lợi, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh

Namo Pizza Address: 74/6 Hai Bà Trưng, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh

The Refinery

The Refinery Address: 74 Hai Bà Trưng, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh

Au Parc Address: 23 Hàn Thuyên, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh

Godmother bake and brunch

Godmother bake and brunch Address: 3rd floor, 2-4-6 Đồng Khởi, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh

Middle Eastern

Ciao Bella Address: 11 Đông Du, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh

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Mezze Saigon Address: 5th floor, 215 Lý Tự Trọng, Phường Bến Thành, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh

Zeytun Address: 185 Bùi Viện, Phường Phạm Ngũ Lão, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh

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Why is Vietnam a good sailing destination?

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Vietnam’s expansive coastline stretches over 3,200 kilometers, revealing a mesmerizing blend of bustling cities, quaint fishing villages, and secluded beaches. As you navigate these waters, you’ll experience the nation’s diversity firsthand, from the vibrant nightlife of Nha Trang to the serene landscapes of Ha Long Bay.

The country’s tropical climate ensures a long sailing season, allowing you to plan your voyage at a time that suits you. With calm seas, consistent winds, and an average temperature around 25 degrees Celsius, sailing in Vietnam is a pleasurable experience at any time of the year.

One of Vietnam’s most fascinating offerings is its wealth of islands and archipelagos. The unspoiled beauty of the Con Dao Islands, the biodiversity of Phu Quoc, and the spectacular limestone formations of Ha Long Bay provide sailors with countless opportunities to anchor, explore, and immerse themselves in the natural beauty of Vietnam.

Further enhancing your sailing adventure is Vietnam’s rich cultural tapestry. Dock at any harbor and you’ll be greeted with the warm hospitality of the locals, mouthwatering cuisine, ancient temples, and markets filled with vibrant colors and captivating sounds.

Sailing in Vietnam with Yachting.Rent provides more than just a journey; it offers a full sensory experience. From the intoxicating sights, sounds, and tastes of local markets to the tranquil rhythms of life on the open water, your sailing adventure will be an unforgettable exploration of this extraordinary country.

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At Yachting.Rent, we provide an extensive fleet of both sailing boats and catamarans, letting you choose the ideal vessel for your seafaring adventure in Vietnam.

Sailing boats provide a traditional and immersive way to experience the Vietnamese coastline. With their deep hulls, sailing boats are highly seaworthy and offer excellent performance, particularly when cruising in open waters. The cozy and compact interior of a sailing boat allows for a more intimate setting, ideal for solo travelers, couples, or small families who want to feel connected with the sea and enjoy a classic sailing experience.

On the other hand, catamarans, with their dual-hull design, offer stability, space, and speed. Their design makes them less prone to rocking, ensuring a smooth journey – a feature especially appreciated by those who may be new to sailing or prone to seasickness. Catamarans often come with larger living spaces, both indoor and outdoor, making them perfect for larger groups or families who desire comfort and room to socialize. The shallow draft of a catamaran allows closer access to beaches and coves, making it an excellent choice for those wanting to explore Vietnam’s hidden bays and untouched islands.

Whichever vessel you choose, Yachting.Rent guarantees top-tier boats that are meticulously maintained and fully equipped with modern amenities. Our skilled crew are ready to guide and assist, ensuring you have a memorable and safe journey along the breathtaking Vietnamese coast. Let us assist you in choosing the perfect vessel for your adventure, be it a traditional sailing boat or a spacious catamaran, and immerse yourself in the captivating beauty of Vietnam’s seascapes.

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1160 LITE SPECIFICATIONS

Overall length, 38' / 11.6m, 21'4" / 6.5m, 3'6" / 1.1m, displacement, 16,400lbs / 7400kgs, power tilt outboards, 2 x 20 hp honda, diesel inboard (optional), 2 x 29 hp yanmar, fresh water, 185 us gallons / 700 litres, 71 us gallons / 269 litres, steering twin helms, cable steering, underwing clearance, 2'4" / 0.73m, 635 sq ft / 59 sq m, 226 sq ft / 21 sq m, screecher (optional), 667 sq ft / 62 sq m, spinnaker (optional), 1,023 sq ft / 95 sq m, seawind 1160 (11.6 meters / 38 ft ).

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND EQUIPMENT – OWNERS 3 Cabin Version

1. GENERAL: The 1160 Lite has been developed to meet the evolving needs of modern sailors. Keeping things simple, the Lite offers a low maintenance high performing 38ft catamaran at an entry level price. Perfect for weekend sails and a great base to begin your offshore cruising dream!

2. CONSTRUCTION:

• Finish: Full female moulded hulls & decks, exterior gelcoat finish with moulded-in non-slip surface on deck areas.
• Hull Laminate: New Infused Vinyl Ester (Modified epoxy) resin laminate of the entire hull laminate
• Hull Core Material: New PVC closed cell foam core
• Deck Laminate: New Vacuum formed polyester resin laminate
• Deck Core Material: PVC closed cell foam core

3. MAST/BOOM/SAILS:

• Clear anodisedaluminium mast and boom. Single Spreader, 7/8 rig
• Standing Rigging :

– Forestay 3/8 (10mm) 1 x 19 Dieform wire.

–  Sidestays 3/8 (10mm) 1 x 19 Dieform wire

–  Diamonds 5/16 (8mm) 1 x 19 Stainless Steel wire

– Main halyard:  10 mm Spectra rope : Heavy duty shackle

– Jib halyard:  8 mm Spectra rope. Heavy duty shackle

– Topping lift:  8 mm rope, Heavy duty shackle

– Boom outhaul: 10mm Spectra

• Single line reefing, run to helm. Three reefing points with 2 reef lines

– Reef 1 & 3: 10mm rope. Leech/Clew blocks and snap shackle

– Reef 2: 10mm rope. Heavy duty shackle

– Main sheet: 10mm rope

– Main traveller: 8mm rope

– Jib sheet: 10mm rope

• All halyards, reefing lines to be lead back to cockpit through turning blocks, rope clutches
• Fully battened mainsail. Triple stitched reinforced construction. Leach adjustable batten end caps. Fibreglass sail battens
• Mainsail cover with integrated lazy jack system.
• Self-tacking headsail, curved headsail traveller track with end stops. With New single line control sheet to cockpit.
• DECK EQUIPMENT:
• Aluminium Hatches & portholes (9 in total)

– 4 x Forward Hatches 470mm x 470mm

– 2 x Mid cabin hatches 470mm x 470mm

– 1 x Port Bathroom window hatch 507mm x 377mm

– 1 x Galley window hatch 507mm x 377mm

– 1 x Aft Cabin window hatch 507mm x 377mm

• Fibreglass Deck Hatches:

– 5 x Forward anchor & storage hatches

– 2 x Cockpit storage hatches

• 6 x Docking cleats. Each side : bow, stern & amidships
• 6 x Safety handles around cockpit
• 1 x Heavy duty mooring cleat on forward walkway
• Ventilation: 2 x forward cabin hatch vents
• Mast base turning blocks. All halyards & sail controls to cockpit
• 9x Rope clutches
• Sheet winches : 1 x 45ST – 2 speed self tailing, 2 x 40ST – 2 speed self tailing
• Stanchions/Rails: High quality stanchions, bow rails and stern rails with 3 life-lines.  With700mm high lifelines to meet CE requirements
• 2 x transom access gates with pelican hook releases
• 2 x side access gates with pelican hook releases
• Aft swim ladder: folding stainless aft swim ladder
• NAVIGATION:
• Twin steering compasses
• FORWARD BEAM, CATWALK AND TRAMPOLINES:
• New Carbon reinforced fwd beam
• Pelican striker and adjustable cable
• 1 x Mooring plate above foredeck
• 2 x Anchor roller under deck. Permanent stowage position for 45lb Plough (CQR/Delta type) anchor (cheeks 75mm high)
• Catwalk in PVC foam-sandwich fibreglass
• New Light weight plastic coated open netted trampolines
• AFT BEAM & DECK:
• Targa Bar with curved mainsheet track and continuous line traveller control system
• Stainless steel framed slatted seats behind aft beam
• New full width hard top over cockpit
• STEERING SYSTEM:
• Twin helm stations
• 2 X 32” lightweight composite steering wheels
• Both wheels independently linked to steering system
• System offers back-up redundancy

9. INTERIOR

• New Lightweight interior redesign
• Furniture and cabin sides gloss gelcoat finish
• Cabin top lined with light weightinternally molded gelcoat liner
• New Floors: synthetic timber flooring
• New Lightweight cupboard doors and trimmings
• New Lightweight handcrafted saloon table
• Upholstered settee
• New Lightweight handcrafted coffee table
• Forward aluminium opening windows
• Saloon side windows in 8mm toughened glass
• Tri folding cockpit doors
• Removable low profile, helm hatches
• Spacious galley with co-ordinatedPolystone counter surfaces
• Three (3) burner LPG stove, stainless steel pot holders. Flame failure device to shut off LPG immediately in event of flame going out
• Double bowl stainless steel sink
• Pressure fresh water system
• Refrigerator: Front opening upright fridge 130 litres
• Under bench storage
• LPG solenoid control in galley

12. PORTHEAD:

• Polished light weight PVC foam cored door
• Manual toilet. Discharge via holding tank
• Holding tank built in. Discharge pump out by shore station or directly overboard 130L
• Pipes, skin fittings and sea-cocks are easily accessible and to meet survey requirements
• Vanity basin with pressure water
• Separate shower stall with wall mounted shower head & mixer tap
• Electric shower bilge pump with direct overboard discharge
• Large quantity cupboards / shelves to very high quality

13. LIGHTING/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

• High quality DC electrical switch panel with circuit breakers, LED indicator lights and voltage display
• Marine grade tinned electrical wiring with extensive use of heat sealed connectors
• Batteries x 2 comprising: 1 x 12v 200Ah Deep Cycle House Gel Batteries. 1 x AGM Start batteries
• 230amp heavy duty isolation switch
• 12V lighting : Numerous 12V interior lamps and courtesy lights throughout including recessed lights in cockpit
• 4 x 12V Outlets
• CE approved navigation lights. Port & Starboard mounted on bow rails
• Deck floodlight mounted on spreaders
• Mast head anchor / riding light.
• 2x 125w Solar Panels and 40amp regulator.

14. PUMPING/FRESH WATER TANKS:

• Pressure water system with water to galley and bathroom
• Fresh water tank: 700 litres( 185gallons) rotomoulded. Remote deck filler
• Electric fresh water pump
• Electric bilge pumps (2) with controls integral with master battery switch panel
• Manual bilge pumps (2) in each hull
• New Marelon through-hull fittings to CE/ISO standard
• Manual toilet in head
• 1 x LPG bottle – 4.5kg
• Fresh water tank gauge

15. ENGINES:

• Twin lightweight Honda 20hp 20” engines. Mounted under each helm seat at each steering station
• 5” leg extensions added to engines to reduce cavitation
• Remote electric key start with electric tilt fitted
• Dual engine controls at port helm station
• 270l fuel tank mounted in external locker fwd of mast

16. ANCHORING / MOORING:

• Primary anchor is 45 lb CQR anchor type with 15 mtrs x 8mm short link galvanised chain and 40 mtrsx 16mm triple braid anchor warp
• Primary anchor is stored in a specially designed anchor roller under the forward beam
• 3 x PVC Inflatable Fenders
• 3 x Mooring lines (each 15 metres x 14mm)

17. ANTIFOULING / STRIPING:

• Epoxy barrier coat plus 2 coats of high quality black antifouling bottom paint
• Seawind 1160 Lite decal on each hull and stern

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