Phuket - Luxury Yachts, Boats & Catamarans For Sale

HOWARD PRIME

Howard has been around boats and the sea since he was christened in a warships bell as a baby. He has had a long career in the Marine and Automotive industries having worked at sea in many places around the world, also in new boat and brokerage sales and managing large franchised automotive businesses.

Having been educated in both the USA and the UK, Howard went on to live in Turkey and Greece working in the yacht charter market for a global company both at sea and on shore. He speaks a little Turkish and French and continues to work part time as Master 200gt on many different types of vessel both power and sail.

Howard is a keen yacht racing crew, regularly competing during Cowes Week and other UK national regatta’s as Navigator on an X-99 with a highly modified prototype carbon rig. Many successful race campaigns have been achieved, including silverware presented in the Royal Yacht Squadron for a Cowes Week race, first place position.

Whilst Howard’s love for all things nautical is constant, retail operations have always been in his DNA and his career has centered around managing and developing sales / aftersales processes in different retail markets. Howard has a firm client centric approach which only accepts the highest levels of customer care.

After nearly 5 years of heading up the Simpson Marine team in Thailand, Howard has overseen the business see a steady rise in sales, having sold over 30 new Yachts and boats across all brands under the companies  representation. Along with these results, Simpson Marine Thailand has also seen steady increases in Yacht maintenance services and Yacht care along with larger boats coming into Yacht management. Simpson Yacht Charter has also gone from strength to strength with an ever growing fleet of yachts, this sector Simpson Marine services provides unparalleled levels of service for Thai waters charters and beyond. Howard’s focus is to provide an unparalleled, high level of customer service. Ensuring any potential customer interaction will be dealt with in a swift and professional manner with the highest of attention to detail, applied at all times.

When Howard is not around boats, which is not very often, he may be found long distance running to keep fit and developing his keen cooking skills with a penchant to a perfect English roast dinner!

JUSTIN LONGDON

Born in Germany to a British military family, Justin travelled to Ghana, West Africa at the age of 7 where he was schooled in the British International School. He then moved to other parts of the world like Belize, Romania, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan with his parents. His love for boats and all things yachting started at a very young age, influenced by his family in Scandinavia who have always owned sailing yacht. It wasn’t until a chance meeting with the sales director from a large yacht brokerage later in his life, that he was offered the opportunity to make a living from boats.

Justin holds a strong curriculum vitae in yacht sales being a broker for over 11 years. His experience in the yachting industry is vast has strong knowledge since his days in Europe. As Justin’s knowledge of large yachts grew, so did his career. Working closely with Simpson Marine’s Thailand country manager, Justin is a Senior Yacht Broker located out of the Phuket office.

JAMIE ALLWORK

Jamie’s passion for the marine world began growing up on the Kenyan coast. Throughout his childhood, he spent a lot of time deep sea fishing, boating and refining his skills in an array of water sports. Education and sport would then take him over to Australia before heading to London where he graduated with a first-class honour in Sport Business Management. He then worked in the sales, events and luxury travel sectors before the pull of the ocean led him to join the largest brokerage in Europe, Ancasta International Boat Sales where he managed and grew one of the offices in the network.

Jamie is now part of the Simpson Marine team in Thailand where his knowledge and experience across the market allows him to assist in the sale and purchase of both new and used sail and motorboats. An active water sports enthusiast and fisherman who appreciates and understands yachting as a lifestyle. Jamie’s ability to find a solution and his aptitude for problem solving makes him an ideal partner in your search, sharing his passion for boats to help you find the perfect fit.

Alongside his role as senior broker, Jamie is the Fairline Brand Manager for the network and would be happy to assist on any brand specific enquires for one of the most iconic names in yachting.

Linda Sowton

Linda was born and raised in Phuket and had experience working in a luxury hotel industry and aviation industry where responsibility focuses on VIP client management. Being a half British, Linda is fluent in both English and Thai languages. She has been a familiar face to Simpson Marine Thailand being the yacht ambassador to our annual Thailand Yacht Show since 2015.

Intrigued by the yachting industry, Linda jumped on the opportunity to join Simpson Marine as a yacht broker and is currently living her dream as a yacht broker with Simpson Marine.

During her free time, Linda enjoys kayaking and visiting the beautiful shores and archipelagos around Thailand. An individual with enthusiasm in meeting new connections and people, Linda is confident in bringing her high level of customer service and strong interpersonal skill strength to Simpson Marine.

Sten van Aardt

Sten van Aardt is from the Atlantic West Coast of South Africa. He is an avid sailor and waterman who has been sailing in the famous Cape Town South Easterly winds since he was young. He started his yachting career in 2014 seeking a career with a passion after a few years of work in the logistics industry. Since 2017 he has travelled to 28 different countries following his yachting career as superyacht deckhand, charter captain, delivery skipper and ultimately a marine technician for one of the largest charter companies in the world. He has been keen to join the Simpson Group since first being introduced to them at the Thailand Rendezvous in 2018 and found himself in the right place at the right time to finally see his dream come true. Sten enjoys the simple things in life such as camping and a BBQ on the beach with friends. Sten is an avid watersports man and plays rugby for the local Phuket expats team, but ultimately his heart longs for the ocean and the silence of sailing.

PITTARAPORN CUMMINS (BEE)

A familiar face in our Phuket office, Bee joined our team in 2008 as an office administrator and after 4 years she was promoted to the role of Office Manager in 2013. She moved from Bangkok and stayed in Phuket for 16 years where she now calls home. She has a Diploma in Accounting from Bangkok Polytechnic School and a Bachelor degree in Human Resource Management from Phuket University. She was worked for luxury 5 star hotels as front receptionist in Phuket and got into yachting by being part of the delivery team from Phuket to Langkawi as well as managing yacht charters in Phang-Nga bay before starting her role with Simpson Marine.

Mayurin Chatkasem(Rin)

Holding a strong interest and passion in yachting, Rin joined Simpson Marine in 2018 as the Sales Support Executive. The friendly face and voice behind Simpson Marine Thailand office, Rin supports the team’s daily activities from sales coordination, events planning to activation execution. A graduate from Kasetsart University, holding a Hotel and Tourism Management, Rin’s excellent customer relationship and client management skill has been an asset to the company. Rin enjoys spending her time with her family and attending mini courses on yachting, marketing, and listening to podcast. She is fluent in both English and Thai.