Boat Shows
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Topic: Boat Shows
Posted By: TTotal
Subject: Boat Shows
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 4:15pm
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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.
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Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 5:10pm
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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. ------------- FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen |
Posted By: gary
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 6:43pm
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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. |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 6:50pm
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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. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date 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------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: maxim
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 8:07pm
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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).. |
Posted By: ianwat2212
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 9:48pm
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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. ------------- Fireball RSA 14723 Simonis 35 "Scarlet Sun" SA 1500 Royal Cape Yacht Club |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 13 May 05 at 7:28am
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yer making the way up to london is a little bit of a pain an i do like that sotion show is on the water quite a bit, i think all the shows are at good times of the year though as theres not so much compeiton on which boat show london or soton because there is quite a big time gap and sailors are never going to pass up a chance to oggle at big nice boats! ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 13 May 05 at 3:41pm
i go to all of them and i prefer alli palli cos it is close and all the classes turn up and u can chat to people from that class!! all the other boat shows have all crappy power boat stuff and not all the dinghy companys go to them shows!! but all the shows r entertaining and good fun!! ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 13 May 05 at 5:05pm
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We need them all...they all rock!!!
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 14 May 05 at 8:34am
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well said!! indeed we do- however if there was anymore boat shows i think it would cause me to be very poor as i can never walk out of one withough carrying somthing ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: redback
Date Posted: 14 May 05 at 10:19am
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I was disappointed with Excell - there was a huge desert of white plastic and smoked perspex with just the occasional smart suited person proffering some sort of sparkling wine - gross. Ally Pally on the other hand was great - I was one of the first to arrive and didn't leave 'til I was told too, and I still missed some bits. |
Posted By: bigwavedave
Date Posted: 14 May 05 at 1:37pm
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Ally Pally just seems more relevant to what we all do. Great show. ------------- 
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Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 14 May 05 at 2:28pm
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yer all the big shows have to many power boats and only a few sailing companys but you can get cheap stuff at boat shows!! ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 14 May 05 at 3:58pm
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well ally pally is run by us for us on most of the stands so its really freindly! ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 14 May 05 at 5:59pm
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yeah ali pali is the best by far for atmosphere etc. but I stil loved excel and soton reductions and the fact that they do take a whole day to get round, I liked the dock bit at excel. and the fact that I get to get time off school to go to soton. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 14 May 05 at 7:11pm
yer i usaly bunk school to go to soton!!!  shows r the best places to get cheap sailing kit!!------------- International 14 1503 |