The fifth edition of the Venice Boat Show is approaching and will bring the most interesting innovations in this sector to the Venice Arsenal from May 29th to June 2nd, 2024. An event which, since its debut, has always been growing and which now stands as one of the events not to be missed for the nautical world.
The Show, organised by Vela Spa on behalf of the Municipality of Venice and in collaboration with the Italian Navy for the opening of the Arsenal compound, during last year’s edition has also been recognised as an international event from the Veneto Region, a proof of its consolidation in the general panorama.
Over 30,000 visitors from all over the Adriatic basin crowded the Venice Arsenal in the last edition over 5 days of the event, with many visitors coming from approximately thirty foreign countries, mostly from Eastern Europe, confirming the centrality of the Show for this sector particularly referred to the Eastern market.
The 2024 edition aims to confirm the quantitative and qualitative growth of the event, gaining more national and international acclaim. And it seems of symbolic value that the fifth edition of the Venice Boat Show, whose natural reference basin for the market is in the East, falls in the year in which the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo occurs who, for first, it explored the ‘oriental’ market through trade.
The spaces available to the approximately 250 expected exhibitors are distributed over a 50,000 m2 water basin to accommodate over 320 boats, of which 240 in the water, with over 1,100 linear meters of piers thanks to an important infrastructure intervention in the Arsenal complex, and on an indoor exhibition space of 5,000 m2.
Confirmed exhibitors include the Ferretti Group, Azimut|Benetti, Solaris Yachts, Sanlorenzo, Silent Yacht, Filippetti Astondoa, Greenline, Pardo, Prestige, Absolute, FIM and Wider. The presence of the sailing segment is also growing, with important presences of Italian and international shipyards in both the monohull and multi-hull (catamaran) sectors.
The new opening of the medium dry dock area, in the Arsenale area, will host the area dedicated to water sports with particular focus on electric sup, surf and foil solutions. At the same time, the best of the production of wooden motorboats with both endothermic and electric engines will be exposed at the Rio delle Galeazze, giving visibility to the excellence of our territory.
In addition, the Boat Show will also be the venue for conferences, presentations, workshops and educational activities for children and families and water tests. Over 50 cultural and in-depth events are planned, most of which dedicated to the theme of sustainability, the health of the sea and new electric and hybrid propulsion. ICE – the Agency for the promotion abroad and the internationalization of companies Italians, have confirmed their collaboration for the current year, bringing operators and press from all over Europe.
Also, worth mentioning are few important events leading up to the fifth edition of the Show. The World SuperYacht Award, the 19th edition of the prestigious super yacht award organized by Boat International magazine, hosted on May 4th at the Arsenale.
And, a few days later, on 11 and 12 May, a stage of the first championship of the Formula E1 circuit, and, to follow from 17 to 19 May, the Lagoon Escapade, an annual event which collects the Lagoon catamarans produced by the Beneteau group.
More at https://www.salonenautico.venezia.it/
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