Unit 6 Ground Floor Aberdeen Marina Tower 8 Shum Wan Road Aberdeen, Hong Kong
If you are looking for boats and yachts for sale in Hong Kong, the Simpson Marine Hong Kong office should be your first port of call for boat sales. As the company’s head office, Simpson Marine base is a hive of activity for yachts and boats for sale in Hong Kong and includes a large team of yachting experts operating across all our services, including yacht sales and brokerage, yacht charter, yacht management, yacht care and after sales services. Hong Kong’s Southern District Aberdeen is also home to our dedicated yacht service centre. Our management team, yacht brokers, support and technical marine services teams are located within the Aberdeen Marina Club facility in order to easily meet the needs of our clients, arrange yacht viewings and schedule servicing works.
Hong Kong is an ideal yachting base as it combines all the highlights of city life, but with stunning cruising grounds in easy reach. A perfect location for enjoying yachts of all sizes, as well as the incomparable yachting lifestyle, Hong Kong is also home to a wide selection of Simpson Marine’s luxury yacht brands, including yachts for sale from Sanlorenzo, Bluegame, Fairline and Aquila Power Catamarans. Our yacht brokers team would be delighted to advise on the best yacht model to suit both your lifestyle, expectations and budget.
Please get in touch with us if you are looking for best quality boats for sale in Hong Kong ranging from superyachts, motor yachts, day cruisers, speedboats, sailing boats, catamarans, tenders and toys, both new yachts and pre-owned. We specialise in boat sales of all type and offer full range of boat-related services. Our team is always on standby to make your yacht ownership journey a happy and memorable one.
Unit 6 Ground Floor Aberdeen Marina Tower 8 Shum Wan Road Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Luca Cristino, born in 1966 in Turin, Italy, has been a prominent name in Italian shipbuilding for three decades – most of which was spent with Azimut. Cristino joined Azimut in 1994 and assumed the role of Sales Director in 2001, a position he held for seven years before moving from sales to operations when a new shipyard opened in Sardinia.
By 2010, Cristino had become Deputy Director of Yachtique, a service division that sits under the Azimut | Benetti Group. He managed three legal entities (Marina di Varazze, Fraser Yachts and Royal Yacht Club in Moscow), as well as three business units (Lusben for refit, styling lounge for décor and client service, financial services for insurance and boat financing).
Cristino then joined Sanlorenzo in 2018 as Vice President of sales until 2024, when he embarks on another adventure as Executive Chairman at Simpson Marine.
Mike Simpson is a pioneer of Asia’s yachting industry and has played a leading role in the growth of the yachting lifestyle across the region over the last 40 years.
He has accumulated an extensive network and knowledge of shipyards, manufacturers and yacht construction that is unparalleled in the Asia market and is now focused on driving our Superyacht Division with quite a few superyacht transactions in the region.
Considered as a key opinion leader in Asia, Mike is proactively acting on behalf of the local maritime community to liaise with governments and encourage them to provide more support to the industry with the construction of new marinas in the region and more sailing friendly regulations.
Mike is fluent in English, Chinese, French and German, his language skills refined through his many years spent cruising the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Atlantic and South China Sea.
Having been with the company for the past 15 years, Angel Zhou is our China General Manager and one of the most successful superyacht brokers. She played an instrumental role in the establishment, expansion and success of the China team with the Simpson Marine offices located in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Sanya, Hainan.
Angel has broad experience of yacht and superyacht sales, charter and management and has excellent knowledge of the issues involved in yacht importation into China, having also pioneered in the first yacht sales under the recently launched Hainan Free Trade Port Scheme allowing for tax free importation of foreign vessels into Hainan, a ground-breaking development within China.
Angel speaks fluent Mandarin, Cantonese and English and her many passions include water sports with diving, free diving, wake surfing. In addition, Angel is on an ongoing journey of expanding her expert knowledge in modern art and Buddhist philosophy.
Richard brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from the UK where he was the Beneteau Brand Manager for Ancasta International. With over 15 years of working with the Beneteau shipyards and very good understanding of the leisure boat charter market, he is constantly looking for new charter opportunities and aiming to provide the best yacht purchasing experience to all clients throughout South East Asia. He is certainly one of our best sailors in the company with a long record of regattas and races in his log.
Peter – a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants – has more than 30 years of experience in auditing, budgeting, financial planning and control, and cash flow management. Peter specialises in business process improvements and project management. Prior to joining Simpson Marine, Peter was the director and Chief Financial Officer, subsequently Chief Operating Officer, of a well-known water sports equipment group with vertical integration from manufacturing to retail operations. As a chartered accountant, Peter began his career at KPMG Peat Marwick and Deloitte where he gained experience in IPO and merger and acquisition. Peter joined Simpson Marine in late 2019.
Hailing from the UK, Nick Stratton was the brokerage manager at UK’s largest brokerage firm, Ancasta International Boat Sales for five years where he oversaw an office responsible for sales of more than 50 boats a year.
He received his professional training as a yacht broker at the Yacht Brokers, Designers and Surveyors Association (YBDSA), UK.
Nick moved to Singapore to join Simpson Marine in 2010 having recognised the tremendous growth potential for yachting in Asia. Young and dynamic, Nick has completed over 300 sales in his career and has a wealth of knowledge on buying, selling and running yachts in SEA.
Nick has a passion to promote the yachting lifestyle in Singapore and the Southeast Asia region and can be found most weekends out on his own boat in Singapore.
Before being nominated as Sanlorenzo Sales Manager, Nick was Singapore Country Sales Manager for the past 3 years.
James Clayton’s journey in the yachting industry spans over two decades, during which he has earned a strong reputation for his dedication, knowledge, and passion for the sea. In recent years he has worked for Italian shipyard Benetti and US brokerage firm Merle Wood & Associates, both in Europe and in the USA. His impressive track record includes many successful superyacht sales and collaborations with some of the most reputed names in the yachting industry.
Notably, James has already sold several superyachts in the Asian region. His understanding of the region’s unique preferences and trends comes from having spent the first 15-years of his life in Malaysia and Singapore and positions him as a valuable asset to Simpson Superyachts as the company continues to strengthen its global footprint.
Ewa brings 17 years’ experience in strategic and product Marketing (Sales and Branding), Strategic Partnerships and Business Development and a strong reputation amongst international industry members.
Her role concentrates on establishing and implementing Simpson Marine’s corporate communication across Asia and internationally and driving powerful marketing campaigns for Sanlorenzo, Bluegame and other brands in the portfolio and support the ongoing expansion of the brands and services portfolio (Superyachts, Charter, Yacht Management, Service, Toys & Tenders).
She is actively following all latest marketing trends tendencies and focuses on driving creative digital and social media campaigns.
During her first year at Simpson Marine she was working from the Shanghai office and in August 2016 she relocated to Hong Kong Headquarters. She is fluent in five languages – Polish, English, French, Spanish, Mandarin and can speak Italian, Portuguese and Japanese on a conversational level.
She is passionate by the planet’s blue treasure box and recently has taken on dinghy sailing and club racing.
She is also Board Member of the Hong Kong Boating Association in Hong Kong representing industry for Charter and proactively working in the Boat Show working group. Additionally, she volunteers as Role Model at Inspiring Girls Charity Organisation and is a Mentor in the 2023/24 Cohort at the Women’s Foundation Hong Kong.
Allen has risen to become Simpson Marine’s Head of Sales for Hong Kong, where he moved in early 2016 to start working for Asia’s largest yacht dealer. Born in London, he spent much of his childhood on the coast of Maine in the northeast United States, where he sailed dinghies and small keel boats, having inherited a love of boating from his father. After graduating from university, he held office jobs in various coastal cities around the United States, always keeping in touch with the ocean by using days off to enjoy sailing, fishing and powerboating. In Hong Kong, he continues to enjoy spending his weekends on the water, where he explores the territory from corner to corner on his Highfield RIB.
Having grown up in the marine industry, with his parents the distributors for major marine equipment brands, Kevin has extensive technical yachting knowledge. A degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Warwick only strengthened his theoretical understanding of the technical side of different yachting mechanisms. This knowledge is hugely beneficial to Simpson Marine’s customers as he can offer expert answers and solutions throughout every stage of their yacht ownership journey.
Having studied in the United Kingdom, and undertaken work experience in China, Kevin is fluent in Cantonese, Putonghua and English.
With over eight years working in the luxury industry, including the past two at Beneteau Group Asia Pacific. Zachary has deep understanding of customers’ diverse lifestyles and can expertly assist with their yacht ownership journey.
Growing up in Hong Kong and having worked overseas in France and Beijing for over eight year, he is fluent in four languages – Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and French.
He is passionate by nature and enjoys outdoors, spending time at his farm, rock climbing, gardening, surfing to scuba diving, and more. Zachary is a passionate, active and friendly broker who would be happy to introduce you the joys of the yachting lifestyle.
Born and raised in Hong Kong and fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese – Shirley gained three years of experience working in Simpson Marine’s Sanlorenzo department before transitioning into the sales team.
With her years of experience managing many new build projects under the Sanlorenzo brand, Shirley is well placed to support her demanding clients looking to both buy and sell their yachts. Having grown up by the sea, Shirley has a passion for all things nautical and her cheery character and professionalism make her a strong Simpson Marine team member.
May has over a decade of experience in the Hong Kong yachting industry. She started her career working on charter boats and has extensive knowledge of the luxury charter business in Hong Kong.
At work May’s biggest satisfaction is to see her customers, often friends, have good experiences on charter trips.
May always loves a challenge, and she is now head of the Yacht Management team, striving to provide better service to our clients.
With over 20 years of experience as marine designer and boat builder, Richard worked on challenging projects that require innovative ideas and approaches. He brings a wealth of knowledge from boat building and construction to yacht servicing to Simpson Marine team. Richard speaks English and Mandarin.
If you are looking for a yacht to buy or sell in Hong Kong, the Simpson Marine Hong Kong office should be your first port of call. As the company’s head office, Simpson Marine’s Hong Kong base is a hive of activity and includes a large team of yachting experts operating across all our services, from yacht sales to brokerage, yacht charter, yacht management, yacht care and after sales services.
Hong Kong is an ideal yachting base as it combines all the highlights of city life, but with stunning cruising grounds in easy reach. A perfect location for enjoying yachts of all sizes, as well as the incomparable yachting lifestyle, Hong Kong is also home to a wide selection of Simpson Marine’s finest luxury yacht brands, including Sanlorenzo superyachts, Bluegame, Fairline Yachts and Aquila Power Catamarans. Our dedicated expert team would be delighted to advise on the best yacht model to suit both your lifestyle and the local Hong Kong yachting scene.