The Southampton boat show enters its 55th edition, currently British largest, this show is known to showcase the latest novelty coming from Britain. Nearly fully held in water the 2023 edition of the Southampton boat show offers eight locations; Watersports Zone, Dinghy Zone, Classic and Day Boat Zone, Mayflower Park and Ocean Hall, Showmarina, Shipyard, On the Water Stage, and Beachaven and Watersports Lake. The 2024 Southampton boat show opens on Friday 13, and goes up to Sunday 22 September; ten days of boating days full of events and interesting stuff. As is usual to Southampton, the famous trio of British builders will all be present, with World debuts coming from the Rustler 41, and Sunseeker's Ocean 156.
The Southampton boat show debuted in 1969 with the first edition held from September 29 to October fourth. Organized by Norman Kemish and Arthur Gale the first edition was a modest affair with about fifty exhibitors, solely contained within Mayflower Park, with the army based on the other side of the river supplying the small pontoon to display the handful of boats displayed. In 1983 the Southampton boat show was sold to the Boat Builders National Federation today known as British Marine, with the sale becoming complete four years later as the Federation took hold of the event organization in 1988. This switch resulted in the Southampton show expanding space for 254 boats afloat. 2019 was the Southampton boat show record year, with 103,000 visitors attending the event and the showcase of 600 plus of brands. The Southampton boat show was cancelled in the 2020 Covid-19 year, while the last day of the 1981 event was remembered for gale-force-winds ripping into the event and flattening and ship wrecking everything on site.
1975 Southampton Boat Show
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