Marina at Keppel Bay collects prestigious rating

An endorsement of Marina excellence. Pictured left to right are Andrew Chapman, President, Marina Industries Association Australia, Augustine Tan, Chief Executive Officer Singapore Residential, Keppel Land and Trevor Fong, General Manager, Marina at Keppel Bay.

Marina at Keppel Bay has become the first marina in Asia to be awarded the 5 Gold Anchors rating from the Marina Industries Association of Australia (MIAA) for excellence in services and facilities.

MIAA is the leading industry association for the marina industry across the Asia Pacific region. The MIAA launched the Gold Anchor International Rating Scheme for marinas in 2009 with ratings from 3 to 5 Gold Anchors.

The 5 Gold Anchors rating comes shortly after Marina at Keppel Bay was named Best Asian Marina at the 6th annual Asian Boating Awards in May 2010. In its debut year in 2008, Marina at Keppel Bay also won the title, “Best New Asian Marina/Yacht Club” at the Christofle Asian Boating Awards. In the same year, just three months after its opening in January, it became the only Marina in Asia to be awarded the Clean Marina certification by MIAA.

MIAA President, Andrew Chapman, presented Marina at Keppel Bay with the 5 Gold Anchors award at a recent ceremony. He said Marina at Keppel Bay has again set the benchmark in Asia by attaining the new certification designed to keep marina businesses at the forefront of best practice, “Marina at Keppel Bay is to be congratulated for setting the highest standard for marinas. Marina at Keppel Bay is again providing marina industry leadership across the Asian region”.

Receiving the award on behalf of Marina at Keppel Bay, Augustine Tan, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Residential of Keppel Land, said: “We are happy to be the first in Asia to be awarded this certification. Adopting best practices through this scheme spurs us to continue to provide the best marina facilities in the region. This also reflects our ultimate aim of delivering a true waterfront lifestyle at Keppel Bay for the enjoyment of our home owners and boaters in Asia’s water playground.”

Marina at Keppel Bay complements the premier waterfront lifestyle offering at Keppel Bay. Owners of Keppel Bay’s luxurious homes, including the FIABCI award-winning Caribbean at Keppel Bay and iconic Reflections at Keppel Bay designed by master architect, Daniel Libeskind, enjoy complimentary membership to the Marina for ten years as well as free subscription for five years. The twinning association with sister marina, Nongsa Bay Marina & Resort in the Riau Island of Indonesia, also provides Keppel Bay home owners with an even wider spectrum of waterfront activities and privileges.

Not unlike the five-star rating system for hotels, the Gold Anchors is developed by MIAA as a reference system to help boaters and marina users to determine which marinas in the Asia Pacific region best fit their requirements and needs.

Gold Anchor marinas are independently audited with assessment across nine areas including marina design, infrastructure, access, services including customer service and feedback, environmental considerations, land facilities, food and beverage facilities and local attractions. Participating marinas are also subject to ‘mystery shopper’ checks during the three year rating period to ensure the integrity of ratings.

The Marina is also the choice venue for prestigious international events such as the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, Boat Asia, the largest boat show in South East Asia in April, and more recently, the venue to welcome the Jewel of Muscat, a heritage vessel which is a gift from the Sultanate of Oman to Singapore.