When this year’s Auckland On Water Boat Show opens on 3 October in the Viaduct Harbour, visitors can expect to experience a large number of sea trials and see a huge selection of boats on the water.

This year’s show – the 21st – will see a slight shift in location within its Viaduct Harbour home.

“On-land exhibitors will stretch out from Eastern Viaduct to Karanga Plaza,” says organiser Stacey Cook, “and making a return will be the exceptionally large number of on-water vessels available for viewing.

“It’s on the water that visitors can see and experience how a vessel moves and performs. It’s a crucial part of what we offer visitors and it allows boatbuilders and brokers to show their boats in their element.”

This year’s event will see a strong emphasis on boats available for sea trial – interested buyers will be able to get onboard and head out onto the Hauraki Gulf to experience vessels underway. This gives show visitors a unique way to discover new boatbuilders, and experience marine equipment like engines and navigation gear to help complete the decisionmaking process on a boat purchase.

With 2018 gate figures showing a 12% increase in visitor numbers, organisers are looking forward to seeing another strong show this year as an indicator of the health of the market.

“Our remit is to showcase the marine industry and help businesses flourish, so hearing from exhibitors that the market felt strong, and they received good quality enquiries at the 2018

show is exactly what we want,” says Cook.

It’s the country’s biggest on-water boat show and showcases more than 200 domestic and international marine businesses, including dozens of vessel manufacturers and boat brokers.

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