The Yacht Harbour Association (THYA) recently announced the winners of its prestigious Marina of the Year Awards. Now in its 6^th year, the Awards recognise the best of over 160 Gold Anchor accredited marinas from round the world. The winning marinas are voted for by their berth holders.

One of the most keenly contested categories was the Superyacht Marina of the Year, This year’s winner was Yalikavak Marina, Turkey’s first high-capacity mega yacht marina.

To commemorate their achievement, winners and runners up of the Awards, will be presented with trophies by the Chairman of TYHA, at the Marina Conference, sponsored by Walcon on 24 April 2019.

Jon White, General Manager of The Yacht Harbour Association, commented: “A huge congratulations to all the winners, runners up and all marinas who were voted for in the 2018/19 Marina of the Year competition. The array of marinas who stood out in this year’s competition showed how strong today’s marinas are at achieving and often exceeding the modern consumer’s standard of quality service and excellent facilities.”

Upon receiving the Superyacht Marina of the Year 2018/19 award, Deniz Akaltan, Director of Yakilavak Marina, said: “We are honored and excited to be recognised as Superyacht Marina of the Year by The Yacht Harbor Association, the leading global yachting institution and standard setter in the marina industry. As Yalıkavak Marina, since day one of our foundation in 2009, we have continuously invested on maximising our service quality covering all areas of the marina operations, as well as enabling a luxurious lifestyle atmosphere for our guests via operating our award-winning beaches and hotels, with world-known retail and jewellery brands, and a fine dining and local cuisine experience. We have always worked tirelessly to deliver the best quality service and take care of each and all of our endeared guests and clients, who we happily see have voted for us, which shows our efforts have tremendously paid off.”