The Asia Boating Awards are coming up soon and this year we really want to see Hudson Yacht Group, HH Catamarans and Hudson Powercat nominated, therefore we need your vote!

It has been a great year for the company. HH66-01 'R-Six' successfully launched last April and was quickly followed by HH66-02 'Night Fury' and HH66-03 'Nala' and HH55-01 'Minnehaha' launching earlier this month. The latest HPC48 also launched and was shipped to Australia.

Below is a link to the nominations page. It will take a few minutes to complete but as is always the case with these things, every vote counts! Some categories require a description an image to be uploaded. These have been included below.

http://www.asia-pacificboating.com/awards/2017/nominate

The deadline for nominations is midday on Sunday, 12th March, Hong Kong time.

Thank you for your vote!

Best Asian Yacht Builder

Name: Hudson Yacht Group
Website: www.hudsonyachtgroup.com
Country: China
Description: Through concept and design, manufacturing, sales and service, Hudson Yacht Group delivers boats of the highest quality and stands behind every one of them. They offer semi-custom and production yachts unlike anything on the market thanks to an unmatched combination of strengths: an award-winning design group, a master boatbuilding team, the credibility and longevity of a manufacturing powerhouse and an intricate network of the world's best sales and service professionals. Hudson Yacht Group's wholly owned yard is in Xiamen, China. An international team of designers, project managers and veteran boatbuilders leads a 300-person production staff in a state-of-the-art facility.

Best Asian Built Yacht,

Best Multihull Sailing Yacht,

Best Sailing Yacht Above 65ft,

Company/Brand: HH Catamarans
Model/Name: HH66-01 'R-Six'
Website: www.hhcatamarans.com/hh66
Country: China
Launch Year: 2016
Description: Faster, stronger, smarter and more lavishly appointed than anything that's come before it, the HH66 sets a new standard for luxury cruising and performance. Together with world renowned naval architects Morrelli & Melvin, HH Catamarans have created a cruising cat that outperforms anything of equivalent size and class - anywhere. Generous interior spaces and clever use of ultra-modern materials bring a level of luxury not found on any other cruising catamaran. Every line, every curve has been carefully considered and meticulously reworked to achieve the ultimate alchemy of beauty, performance and luxury.

Best Sailing Yacht (up to 65ft)

Company/Brand: HH Catamarans
Model/Name: HH55-01 'Minnehaha'
Website: www.hhcatamarans.com/hh55
Country: China
Launch Year: 2016
Description: An exquisite amalgam of style, speed and manageability, the HH55 is a fast, blue water yacht prepared to sail anywhere in the world. In keeping with their commitment to luxury and excellent performance, HH Catamarans have built this yacht to emphasize the safety, strength and weight saving properties that only carbon can offer. Like the HH66, the HH55 features curved "C" daggerboards and T-foil rudders for greater performance and a smoother ride. From the desk of world renowned designers Morrelli & Melvin, the HH55 is a truly dual purpose yacht, poised to go further, faster, in ultimate comfort and style.

BEST MULTHULL MOTOR YACHT

Company/Brand: Hudson Powercat
Name of Yacht: HPC48
Website: www.hudsonpowercat.com
Country: China
Launch Year: 2016
Description: Boasting large wraparound saloon windows, modern spacious interiors and three beautifully furnished cabins, this catamaran is a luxury apartment on the sea and the perfect venue for entertaining guests. The flybridge helm has ample room for up to 15 people and has been fitted with a barbecue grill, large sofa with table, a speaker system and a king size sun lounger. The extra sun lounger in the forward cockpit offers yet another area from which to enjoy the ocean experience as you cruise across the water. The saloon beneath is fitted with generous modern galley space, a dining table that seats eight people, a reading sofa and a drinks bar. Perfect indoor outdoor flow is created with the large windows and triple panel patio doors which maximize the views from within the saloon. The abundance of natural light here means the interiors always feel roomy and bright. The Hudson 48 is powerful and safe and simple to helm. It offers total comfort and stability both at sea and in the harbor.

Best Brand Presence in China,

Best Brand Presence in Asia,

Brand: HH Catamarans
Website: www.hhcatamarans.com
Country: China
Description: HH Catamarans was created by Hudson Wang, from Taiwan, and Paul Hakes, from New Zealand who came together in early 2012 and set about developing a new brand. The name HH has since come to represent their personal commitment to the quality and success of every boat they build. This is a new generation of luxury high performance cruising cats - the goal was to take multihull yachting to the next level. To put the brand to test they first created the HH42, a Grand Prix high technology racing yacht. This monohull was designed to be a race winner and was built using 100% prepreg carbon; America's Cup-style construction. It worked. To date five boats have been built and are winning regattas world-wide. Encouraged by their success and driven by their passion, Hudson and Paul created the HH66. Today the HH Catamaran family includes the HH55 and the HH66, and continues to grow with our newest arrivals - the HH77, HH88 and HH48 - on the not too distant horizon

PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Name: Hudson Wang
Website: www.hhcatamarans.com/abouthh
Description: Hudson is the owner and founder of Hudson Yacht Group. An extremely experienced and successful manufacturer, Hudson's business enterprise includes the production of goods for many of the world's best known sporting equipment brands. In 2009 Hudson began to focus his business and manufacturing skills on his passion for boats. He established HYM and began building partnerships with world renowned brands like Gunboat, J Boats, and luxury British yacht brand, Pearl. Through these partnerships he began to work towards his personal mission - to build the world's finest yachts for both the Asian and world markets. After many successful contract builds Hudson set his sights on developing his own brand of world class yachts, and HH Catamarans was born