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Conference unifix::sailing

Title:SAILING
Notice:Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference
Moderator:UNIFIX::BERENS
Created:Wed Jul 01 1992
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2299
Total number of notes:20724

1987.0. "The boat show" by TFH::KTISTAKIS (Mike K.) Fri Jan 08 1993 14:47

    This is for the rookies of the Worcester Boat Show(the veterans of
    that show know better)
    The boat show is on since yesterday and will continue till Sun.6:00 P.M
    Fr.  4:00-10:00 P.M.
    Sat. 11:00 A.M.-10:00 P.M.
    Sun. 11:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.
    for all of you that want to th...   spend the 6 bucs.
    Anyway,my Power Squadron has " volunteer" me and I will be on their
    booth on Saturday from 1:00-4:00 P.M.
    If you are there at that time drop by and say Hi!
    I always wanted to meet people that they spend money that way. 
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1987.1LORD::DLEBLANCMon Jan 11 1993 15:484
My understanding from the radio ads is this is a
power boat ONLY show.

Dan
1987.2Power boat it was.TFH::KTISTAKISMike K.Mon Jan 11 1993 17:0418
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    I guess it is kind of a power boat only. As a matter of fact I would
    say that it is a very good power boat show.Too many of them and
    some very beautifful.(don't know how good though)
    As for sail,the biggest one was a HUNTER 28 and the next a CATALINA 22
    also a couple of smaller daysailors.Hardly any equipment this year,even
    the GINSU knife vendor was absent.
    For a sailor besides the waste of money it is a waste of time also.
    For a power boater,or to phrase it better,if I was a power boater
    I would go there every year.
    
    Dan, did you do the trip last weekend on the CT.
    
    Regards
    
    Mike K.
1987.3Miami the wear your feet out showSTAR::KENNEYThu Feb 18 1993 11:3632
    	Just back from the Miami International Boat show.  The grand daddy
    of the shows.  

    	At the sailing venue the bulk of exhibits were multihulls.  The
    number of boats and exhibitors seemed smaller than in past years.   In
    the main convention center more of the same with more booths for the
    chandlery folks with most doing a pretty fair business.  The convention
    center had a much higher percentage of performance boats than I
    remember from my last visit.  The in the water show seemed about the
    same as in the past with slightly fewer large over 80+ foot yachts. 
    This could have been because of the brokerage show on Colins Ave that
    was mostly yacths of 80 feet or larger.  All in all an interesting
    show.  I would find it hard to justify the expense just to go for the
    show but I go and stay with friends and that lowers the cost quite a
    bit.
    
	For the one design/phrf racer the hot boat appeared to be the Zenda
    Express.  This 24 footer carries a provisional phrf rating of 120. 
    Cost ready to go is 24K it looked interesting but the boat on exhibit
    was a test mule and did not have the carbon fiber spar.  They had just
    finished sorting out the sail inventory and the mounting points on the
    spar.  While talking to the two guys at the booth they were praising
    the the show in Atlantic city.  They said even with the hassles from
    the unions it was a great show, all sail boats with many exhibitors who
    had not displayed at a boat show before.  He also said that the
    exhibitors and organizers worked to help on another out which does not
    happen at other shows.  Kind of wish I had taken the time to go
    down.....


    Forrest
1987.4Boston ShowDNEAST::POMERLEAU_BOMon Feb 07 1994 12:502
    When is the BOSTON BOAT SHOW scheduled to be held? 
    
1987.5Feb 19-27,1994TFH::KTISTAKISMike K.Mon Feb 07 1994 13:066
    Bayside Expo Center Boat Show Feb.19-27,1994
    weekdays 1:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
    Sat.     noon     -10:00 p.m.
    Sun.    11:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m.