Finnish builder expands presence in APAC region

Nautor’s Swan of Finland has expanded its presence in the APAC region with the appointment of Shenzhen Hone Ocean Culture Communication Co Ltd as its new Chinese agent.

“We are delighted to welcome Shenzhen Hone Ocean Culture Communication Co Ltd in our growing worldwide and Asia Pacific agents network,” says Olivier Decamps, Nautor’s Swan Asia Pacific regional director. “Hone has been in the yachting industry for over 10 years, developing the yachting market. They have the expertise to position Nautor’s Swan at the very highest level on this huge almost untouched market.

“Moreover, we believe the Chinese territory offers great opportunities to Nautor’s Swan, for all the lines of the fleet, either for cruising yachts as well as for ClubSwan range for one Design racing,” he adds.

Shenzhen Hone Ocean Culture Communication Co Ltd has branches in many coastal Chinese cities like Xiamen, Shenzhen, Sanya, Haikou, Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Its business offers a 360° service: brand-advertising promotion, assistance for providing professional crews for the regattas, sailing training camp, yacht management, boat chartering, maintenance services.

Nautor’s Swan has built more than 2,000 yachts from 36ft-131ft over the last five decades, including the latest generation of Swan yachts like the Swan 115, Swan 65 and Swan 78, as well as the ClubSwan 125 and ClubSwan 50.