Boat Shows

The show is the first from the UAE to join IFSBO.

The event will feature a keynote about global business conditions, as well as the Innovation Award ceremony and other presentations.

Sailing4handicaps and Little Optimist Trust will be beneficiaries of this year’s award-entry fees.

Entries can be submitted until August 30.

In addition to three exhibit halls, IBEX will have special events, country pavilions and specialty pavilions.

The five-day event will have more than 500 boats on display.

This year’s show will have 70 sailboats in the water.

The Leukemia Cup Regatta is a series of events that raises money for blood cancer patients.

The U.S. exhibition area is expected to sell out.

Sponsor will receive naming rights in Fort Lauderdale, Miami Yacht Show, and Palm Beach, as well as Suncoast and St. Pete.

Exhibitors reported strong sales at the late March event.

The show will feature seminars by Chesapeake Bay Magazine and on-water training by BoatUS.

Organizers said “overall commitment is not at the level required.”

Rhylee Gerber, who stars on the Bravo channel reality show about yacht crew life, will appear at the show over the weekend.

The event runs through Sunday.

Seatec, which is part expo, educational event and new technologies show, had a successful first day.

The all-day “super session” will focus on best practices in workforce solutions.

Exhibitors are upbeat about this year’s Palm Beach show, with some reporting sales and others saying they saw the right attendees.

The WSIA, NMMA and ABYC plan to come together to deal with AIS.

In its first year in the new downtown location, the Miami Yacht Show drew mixed reviews from exhibitors.

CEO: “It was a true coming together of all sectors.”

Volvo Penta signs on as the latest supporter for the annual awards.