Boat show

For the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode, see Boat Show (Space Ghost Coast to Coast).

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.

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):

Location Show Exhibition Space[1] # Exhibitors[2] # Foreign exh.
thereof 		# Visitors[3] data
as of
Greece Athens, Greece Athens International Boat Show 50,000 m2 287 7 89,897 2009
Spain Barcelona, Spain Barcelona International Boat Show 110,000 m2 387 64 17,907 2009
Australia Brisbane, Australia Brisbane International Boat Show 110,000 m2 387 64 17,907 1961
United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai International Boat Show 85,000 m2 702 247 23,000 2010
Germany Düsseldorf, Messe, Germany boot Düsseldorf 220,000 m2 1,577 677 240,200 2010
United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show[4] 278,700 m2 986 132 117,200 2008
Germany Friedrichshafen, Germany Interboot - International Watersports Exhibition 67,000 m2 512 123 93,800 2009
Italy Genoa, Italy Genoa International Boat Show 311,000 m2 1,450 560 280,500 2009
Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden Gothenburg Boat Show 32,950 m2 344 12 77,124 2010
Germany Hamburg, Germany hanseboot - International Boat Show Hamburg 85,274 m2 765 124 96,059 2008
Finland Helsinki, Finland Helsinki International Boat Show 44,000 m2 345 8 74,551 2010
Portugal Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon Boat Show 30,000 m2 340 54 79,664 2009
United Kingdom London, England, United Kingdom London Boat Show 52,000 m2 520 40 103,000 2010
United States Miami, Florida, United States Miami International Boat Show[5] 225,430 m2 2,000 41 91,415 2010
Slovenia Portorož, Lucija, Slovenia Internautica, International Boat Show 37,400 m2 386 221 19,479 2010
China Shanghai, PR China Shanghai International Boat Show 32,000 m2 400 98 15,287 2010
United Kingdom Southampton, England, United Kingdom Southampton Boat Show 154,000 m2 560 86 122,000 2009
Croatia Split, Croatia Croatia Boat Show 128,000 m2 382 117 37,400 2009
Sweden Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm International Boat Show 65,000 m2 472 31 104,657 2010
Australia Sydney, Australia Sydney International Boat Show 25,000 m2 263 7 71,810 2009
South Korea Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Korea International Boat Show 32,150 m2 240 40 40,000 2016
Japan Yokohama, Japan Japan International Boat Show (Japanese) 16,740 m2 170 8 42,000 2010

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

Location Show
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

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)
  4. ^ "FORT LAUDERDALE BOAT SHOW 2018 | Oct 31-Nov 4 | FLIBS". Worth Avenue Yachts. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  5. ^ "The 30th Annual Miami Yacht Show | Worth Avenue Yachts". Worth Avenue Yachts. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  6. ^ "Monaco Yacht Show 2018 | September 26-29 | Worth Avenue Yachts". Worth Avenue Yachts. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  7. ^ "El Alamein International Yacht and Boat Show 2022 | June 2-6 |".
  8. ^ "Cannes Yachting Festival 2018 | September 11-16 | Worth Avenue Yachts". Worth Avenue Yachts. Retrieved 2018-09-07.

9. Fort Launderdale Boat Show 2023