Sail Lanka Yachting Group (SLYG) is now offering their Ocean Diamond superyacht for special events for corporate and families in the middle of the ocean. Newly appointed Managing Director of the Kaushal Rajapaksa who is also the Chairman and Managing Director of the Kalhari Group said: “The ‘Ocean Diamond’ is an 80 feet Catamaran with a passenger capacity of 22 and 10 cabins with attached bathrooms. It is an affordable luxury and in fact a floating boutique hotel.”
“We are planning to have a Yacht Club in Colombo to cater to a high-level membership interested in sailing. They will most likely be businessmen, entrepreneurs, sportsmen and top executives. They will be people who like outdoor life, adventurous and hanging out with friends.” “Colombo is not our only target. We are planning to educate Sri Lankans all over the island on the marine diversity in the coastal waters. We will harness the talents of some of the most passionate marine explorers to build up a sustainable mechanism to create more awareness about the ocean resources around us and the need to protect it in a sustainable way. We are planning to set up a voluntary organization to rope in the youth and also the corporate sector in a big way.”
The Sail Lanka Yachting Group was created in December 2014 by combining the commercial entities of the Building a Future Foundation “BAFF” to develop the leisure-boat industry in Sri Lanka. The group has the combined experience in three key fields of expertise necessary to develop the yachting industry in Sri Lanka; boat building, boat chartering and infrastructure.
Sail Lanka Charter, the yacht chartering arm of the Sail Lanka Yachting Group is the market leader offering luxury sailing facilities all-round the island’s coast. “Sail Lanka has a partnership with the Colombo Port City and is now offering various cruises including sunset cruises, dolphin watching and cruises to Mount Lavinia and Negombo from the marina at the Port City. In addition, we offer cruises to and from Mirissa,” said Rajapaksa.
“Our vision is based on sailing boats built, owned, and operated in Sri Lanka and the region as a positive complement to the Sri Lankan tourism industry,” says Pierre Pringiers, Chairman and Founder of SLYG. “The objective is to maximize the socio-economic returns and benefits to the nation and its people. My desire is to create and promote cruising as a new and ecologically sustainable tourist activity in Sri Lanka and the greater Indian Ocean region.”
“We also have cruises around the islands off the Jaffna peninsula. One of the most popular is the seven-hour cruise to the Delft Island where passengers can explore and visit places of interest dating back to the Dutch era.” “We have a joint-venture with Grand Large Yachting and are now looking to sell our catamarans to the Asian market.”
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