Practical Boat Owner — January 2018

BOAT SHOW INFO

The new London Boat Show

promises to pack a punch

Yachts, motorboats, RIBS and dinghies PLUS

legends from the world of sailing and adventure

T

he newly formatted London

Boat Show will be a

celebration of everything you

can do on the water.

Running for five days from

Wednesday 10th to Sunday 14th January

at ExCeL in London, it will include more

than 300 exhibitors.

New this year will be the Practical Boat

Owner Theatre (stand LB012), which will

be conducted from the deck of a fully

rigged Westerly Centaur.

Sailing personalities and equipment

experts will be presenting illustrated talks

throughout the five days, targeted at

practical cruising sailors of all levels.

Confirmed speakers include the pilot

book author, Rod Heikell, and Stokey

Woodall, the renowned celestial navigator.

Both will be there to pass on tips on getting

the most enjoyment from ocean voyaging.

PBO columnists Sam Llewellyn and Stuart

Davies, along with budget boating guru

David Selby and PBO editor Rob Melotti,

will also be on stage. The theatre is

opposite the Time Inc stand LC014, where

you’ll find the latest PBO subscription deals

as well exclusive show prizes.

In addition, there will be talks at the new

Legends Theatre. Conrad Humphreys, the

professional yachtsman who led the

recreation of Captain Bligh’s epic

4,000-mile voyage as ‘Mutiny’ skipper for

Channel 4, will be sharing his experiences

of sailing in the Pacific. And Zeb Soanes,

the BBC Radio 4 newsreader, who is best

known as the voice of the Shipping

Forecast, will be discussing what it is like

to share this vital information with sailors.

The Ocean Brothers – Jude Massey and

Dr Greg Bailey – will also be speaking to

show visitors direct from their boat as they

undertake their row across the Atlantic,

unsupported, from Gran Canaria to

Barbados to raise funds in memory of

their father and stepfather.

Boats will still be at the centre of the

show and Jeanneau has confirmed the

debut of its Sun Odyssey 440. Beneteau,

Churchouse Boats, Cornish Crabbers,

Hobie Cat, English Harbour Yachts and

Nestaway Boats will also be exhibiting,

along with the likes of Sunseeker, Princess

Yachts, Prestige, Fairline and Ribeye.

Running alongside the main show will

be the Boating & Watersports Holiday

Show and Bespoke London. The new

Lock & Waterside Pub will celebrate the

UK’s inland waterways and the Broads in

Norfolk, with displays of narrowboats,

while the Beach Club & Activity Pool will

provide the chance to learn about dinghy

sailing, kayaking and paddleboarding.

Sail Scotland, Cosmos Sailing and

Sunseeker will be among the exhibitors at

the holiday show. As usual, there will be

plenty of chances to socialise at the Black

& White and the all-new Yachtsman’s bars.

There will be late night opening on

Thursday 11 January.

 The show will open daily from 10am

to 6pm, from Wednesday 10

January to Sunday 14 January, with

late night opening until 8pm on

Thursday, 11 January.

 Get two tickets for the price of

one with code: EPTOG8GMKP

 Up to two children 15 years and

under can gain access to the show

with every standard adult ticket

presented.

 Tickets will also give you entry to the

Boating & Watersports Holiday

Show and Bespoke London, which

are running alongside the London

Boat Show.

 More information at

http://www.londonboatshow.com

LONDON BOAT SHOW

ABOVE

Conrad

Humphreys

Channel 4

All pictures onEdition

More than 300 exhibitors from across the

marine sector will be at the show

The boats will still be the stars of the show

Paddleboarding fun in the

Activity Pool