Boat Shows

   Personally i prefer southampton, since i can sail in the morning, then head down 2 the boat show 4 the afternoon rather than having 2 traipse up to london! Also more of the Soton show is actually on the water. having said that the dinghy show is also good, if ur into dinghys, but theres not really enough stuff there 2 occupy u 4 a whole day.

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ianwat2212 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 11 Dec 04 Location: South Africa Online Status: Offline Posts: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote ianwat2212 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Boat Shows Posted: 12 May 05 at 9:48pm
	Personally i prefer southampton, since i can sail in the morning, then head down 2 the boat show 4 the afternoon rather than having 2 traipse up to london! Also more of the Soton show is actually on the water. having said that the dinghy show is also good, if ur into dinghys, but theres not really enough stuff there 2 occupy u 4 a whole day.
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maxim Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 25 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 127	Post Options Post Reply Quote maxim Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 05 at 8:07pm
	I thought excel was great, much more room than earl's court. Not too sure about the giant pool and the fans, too noisy, and not very exciting. You can also have the larger boats outside, something you couldn't at Earl's. Dosn't beat Southampton though (yet)..

hydrographer20 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 11 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 867	Post Options Post Reply Quote hydrographer20 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 05 at 7:00pm
	i beg to differ i think soton show and the london 1 r very similar. however i think the location having been moved to excel for the london 1 did lessen visitor numbers this year. the dinghy show is very specific but im sure alot of dinghy sailors me included love going to excel and southampton to look around the yachts - the best thing is definatley putting on the "posh" acent when you book to view the £3.5m sun seeker , i do prefer soton tho because it is outside and is allways sunny
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KnightMare Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1682	Post Options Post Reply Quote KnightMare Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 05 at 6:50pm
	Er well haveing visited Excel for the boat show for the first time I think it is quite good, Will never overtake Ali Pali IMHO, but it good because it shows a cross section of the sport and isnt too focused on one aspect. It provides a good show for the public. And Soton and Ali Pali are the more specialised shows.


gary Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 02 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 55	Post Options Post Reply Quote gary Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 05 at 6:43pm
	I don't think the London show is as good as it was when it was at Earls Court, but still worth a look. Southampton show is the best by a mile. I never miss it. I tend not to bother with Ally Pally, which is strange considering i'm firmly a dinghy sailor, but you don't see that much there that you wouldn't see in most boat parks. I do think it has value as a social occasion though. You can catch up with all the people you haven't seen over the winter, and there's always the rugby in the Phenoix.

Phil eltringham Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: England/Hitchin Online Status: Offline Posts: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Phil eltringham Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 05 at 5:10pm
	Excel does mostly big sail stuff, and all the powerboating. Southampton covers the full range of sailing stuff and a bit of powered as well, but will always have a show because it believes it is the centre of the world. Aly Pally deals witht the dinghies, they don't really overlap too much so just pick the one that suits you best and save some cash by not going to the others.
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TTotal Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 11 May 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote TTotal Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 05 at 4:15pm
	I am interested in what you all have to say about the "need" for all of these shows in the UK. Do we need Excel? Southampton?Ally Pally? I would be happy just having Southampton for Keel Boats Dinghys and Motor Boats and Alexander Palace for Dinghys. Stuff Excel...