Yangtze River Delta Regal Buys 4.8 Million Luxury Boats

Located at Suzhou Taihu Mercury Yacht Club, No. 81 Hubin Road, Wuzhong District, Suzhou, to experience the alternative leisure style that yachts bring to members. Because it is Sunday, the club has a large number of members. Apart from the more than 100 members who have sailed to the lake and cruised under the umbrellas on the pier, they drink, talk or go around, overlooking the vastness of Taihu Lake. More than 100 people... In front of the club, there are still more than 90 yachts on the four quayside berths. Ms. Fei Yingying, the general secretary of the Mercury Yacht Club, who hosted the reporter, pointed to more than 60 yachts on the three berths on the left and told reporters that most of these were privately purchased and parked here. She told reporters that as of mid-May, the club has more than 500 members. Among the members, 40% are foreigners from North America and Western Europe, as well as people from Beijing, Shanghai, Wuxi, and local people. The “yacht fever” of the beautiful Taihu Lake is just in the ascendant.

Three people bid for 4.8 million yuan luxury boat

On the left side of the dock, there is a yacht exhibition hall. This is the “supermarket” for yachts sold by the “Mercury” Group in the United States. The most expensive houseboats for sale are priced at 2.75 million yuan. In front of the exhibition hall, 6 luxury yachts have just arrived. Among them, a luxury boat with a height of approximately 20 meters and a height of more than 3 meters is particularly noticeable for its “height and stature”. The reporter saw that the packaging paper and packaging tapes on the beautiful blue and white hulls had not been opened. Mr. Yuan Yong, agent development manager of Brunswick Mercury Marine Equipment (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., who is at the side of the boat, told reporters that this luxurious houseboat has high-grade decoration and complete living facilities, including not only water and electricity, but also bedrooms, meeting rooms, and bathrooms. Bathrooms, TVs, air-conditioners, microwave ovens, electromagnetic cookers, etc.... The so-called “five-star hotel” on the water surface is priced at more than 4.8 million yuan. At the same time, it is the most expensive deluxe room “too appearing in Taihu Lake”. The boat, although it had just arrived for two or three days, there were already three buyers to negotiate the purchase, and all three were natives of Suzhou. At present, whoever pays the money first sells it to whom.

According to Fei Yingying, general manager of the Mercury Yacht Club, because the waters of Taihu Lake are only a few meters deep, they are not suitable for large-scale yacht cruises and are only suitable for small and medium-sized yachts. At present, on the berths of private jetties, there are three yachts purchased by a family in Shanghai, all of which are medium-sized and below. Every weekend, they will drive from Shanghai to enjoy the "water world" of relaxation and leisure.

The weekend of the Shanghai people was very clever at Taihu Lake. Miss Fei just talked to the Shanghai guests. The reporter saw the three generations of seven people from Shanghai to the weekend under the umbrella of the pier. The reporter enthusiastically said hello to them and revealed their identities to them. The response of the Shanghai family who had just finished lunch was calm and cold. There were two middle-aged women who seemed to be at a loss.

Under the reporter's inquiries, an old gentleman who was nearly seventy years old claimed to be surnamed Jiang. Three generations of young and old came here to live together. When a reporter asked your home to buy a yacht here? Jiang Lao actually bowed his head and said nothing, next to the old lady with gray hair looked at the reporter and silently nodded. The reporter asked Mr. Jiang Lao: “How does it feel like this?” At this time, Lao Jiang looked up and smiled a bit. He said: “I feel very good. Of course, besides Taihu Lake, there will be other things to enjoy in the United States.”

It is understood that a considerable part of the Taihu Lake Mercury Yacht Club is from Shanghai. It is their eagerness to take a family or invite some friends to relax on Tai Lake at the weekend. However, it is not an easy task to become a member of the club. The monthly membership fee paid by a member is enough to make many people stunned.

Water easily than a car driver's license test <br> <br> Suzhou City, according to the Maritime Bureau, a responsible person, Suzhou driver's license applicants water increasing year by year. At present, the total number of people who apply for a water license in their own name accounts for about 35%, and most of these people are themselves playing yachts. This is unprecedented in Suzhou.

Is it difficult to test a driving licence? Yesterday, the reporter asked Yuan Yong, agent development manager of Brunswick Mercury Maritime Equipment (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Yuan Yuan said without hesitation: “It's not difficult. It's much easier to test a car license. If you drive a car, take a test of this. It is easier to learn.” According to reports, every year, the Maritime Affairs Bureau of Suzhou will organize staff to the Taihu Lake Mercury Club to train students to conduct on-water training. After the training is over, they will conduct unified assessments. After passing the assessment, the corresponding water license will be issued. At present, individual water driving licenses issued to clubs are limited to Taihu waters. Interestingly, the water driving test also divides driving skills such as piles, straight lines, and turns. This is very similar to the test driver's license.

In addition, according to Miss Fei, at present in Suzhou, the yacht industry chain that accompanies the “yacht fever” has not yet formed. In the Suzhou Industrial Park, only one American Mercury Marine owned by the Brunswick Group is engaged in the production of engines. The yachts on the club dock are all brought into Taihu Lake from the United States.

Play yacht has a policy of good <br> <br> weekend driving a yacht with friends and family to enjoy the blue sky and pleasant, it is no longer just a movie camera. "The introduction of the "Regulations on the Administration of Yachts" issued by the Ministry of Communications means that China's rivers, lakes and seas will be fully open to the public," Yang Xinfa, Chairman of China Shipbuilding Industry Association Boat and Boat Branch, March 29, 2007 in China (Shanghai) International Yacht At the exhibition information briefing session, it was stated that the main driving force for the development of the aquatic leisure industry in China is the favorable policy for industrial development.

Shanghai Construction "Yacht City"

According to the "Shanghai Master Plan for the Development of the Yacht Industry" newly issued in the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" of the Shanghai Maritime Economy issued on December 26, 2006, Shanghai will build more than 10 yacht terminals in the future. At present, Shanghai has two yacht clubs in Dongpu Bay and Gaoyang Road on the Huangpu River. There are Dongxing Yacht Club and Shanghai Boat Club in Dianshan Lake. At present, the first marina along the Suzhou Creek has started construction near the Gubei Road Bridge. Obtaining the “Yacht Pilot Certificate” issued by the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration is expected to drive yachts in waters such as the Huangpu River and the Yangtze River Estuary.

The first "Yacht City" in China is also fully started in Fengxian. According to the plan, Fengxian Yacht City will actively introduce international famous brands of yacht manufacturing enterprises and develop middle and high-end yacht manufacturing industries.

Zhoushan builds "Yacht Paradise"

Zhejiang's yachting economy is also enthusiastic. With the decline of offshore fishery resources, Zhejiang coastal fishermen need to convert to production on the spot. The production of yachts is a labor-intensive product. Yacht consumption also requires laborers with offshore experience, and the development of yachting economy is also positive. It is an ideal sustainable development project in this area. As far back as 2004, Zhejiang Province has included "high-tech yachts" as priority development products.

Zhoushan City will build yacht marina tourist resorts on the islands of Shenjiamen, Putuoshan, Zhujiajian, Taohuadao, and Liuhengdao. The Putuo District of Zhoushan, a maritime center in the Yangtze River Delta region, has formulated a “Yacht Paradise” plan and has commissioned Australian yacht experts to plan the yacht base. This project is planned to be completed within 5 years.