Boat show

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A boat show is a public exhibition or trade fair of current boat models, debuts, concept vessels, or out-of-production classics. Due to the nature of the industry building around yachting and nautical tourism, a boat show may be a social event. Marine manufacturers, ship and boat builders, and yachters commonly attend.

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Most boat shows occur once a year, typically for the duration of a week. They may have exhibitions on land or on water. Boat shows are vital to marine manufacturers and local dealers as a public relations exercise, for advertising products, and for increasing publicity.

List of boat shows

The boat shows listed below are members of the International Federation of Boat Show Organisers (IFBSO):

LocationShowExhibition Space [1] # Exhibitors [2] # Foreign exh.
thereof
# Visitors [3] data
as of
Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece Athens International Boat Show50,000 m2287789,8972009
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain Barcelona International Boat Show110,000 m23876417,9072009
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane, Australia Brisbane International Boat Show 110,000 m23876417,9071961
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai International Boat Show85,000 m270224723,0002010
Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Messe, Germany boot Düsseldorf 220,000 m21,577677240,2002010
Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show [4] 278,700 m2986132117,2002008
Flag of Germany.svg Friedrichshafen, GermanyInterboot - International Watersports Exhibition67,000 m251212393,8002009
Flag of Italy.svg Genoa, Italy Genoa International Boat Show 311,000 m21,450560280,5002009
Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg, Sweden Gothenburg Boat Show32,950 m23441277,1242010
Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg, Germanyhanseboot - International Boat Show Hamburg85,274 m276512496,0592008
Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland Helsinki International Boat Show44,000 m2345874,5512010
Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon Boat Show30,000 m23405479,6642009
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, England, United Kingdom London Boat Show 52,000 m252040103,0002010
Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States Miami International Boat Show [5] 225,430 m22,0004191,4152010
Flag of Slovenia.svg Portorož, Lucija, Slovenia Internautica, International Boat Show37,400 m238622119,4792010
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, PR China Shanghai International Boat Show32,000 m24009815,2872010
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Southampton, England, United Kingdom Southampton Boat Show 154,000 m256086122,0002009
Flag of Croatia.svg Split, Croatia Croatia Boat Show 128,000 m238211737,4002009
Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, SwedenStockholm International Boat Show65,000 m247231104,6572010
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia Sydney International Boat Show25,000 m2263771,8102009
Flag of South Korea.svg Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Korea International Boat Show 32,150 m22404040,0002016
Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama, Japan Japan International Boat Show (Japanese)16,740 m2170842,0002010

The boat shows that are not members of the International Federation of Boat Show Organisers (IFBSO):

LocationShow
Cancun, Mexico Cancun International Boat Show
Monaco Monaco Yacht Show [6]
El Alamein, Egypt El Alamein International Boat Show [7]
Antibes, France Antibes Yacht Show
Cannes, France Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes [8]
Toronto, Canada Toronto International Boat Show
Amsterdam, the Netherlands Hiswa te Water
Palm Beach, USA Palm Beach Boat Show
Nafplion, Greece Mediterranean Boat Show
Abu Dhabi, UAE Abu Dhabi Boat Show
Togliatti, Russia Volga Boat Show
Antigua Antigua Boat Show

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References

  1. Show size Archived June 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , International Federation of Boat Show Organisers (IFBSO)
  2. Exhibitor numbers Archived June 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , International Federation of Boat Show Organisers (IFBSO)
  3. Visitor numbers Archived 2010-07-26 at the Wayback Machine , International Federation of Boat Show Organisers (IFBSO)
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