2020 Dinghy Show

I’m breaking with habit by going down for the first time in my 40 odd years of sailing and really looking forward to it. Would be nice if it was a bit further north now and again though!

And where does the " 2.5 million dinghy sailors" in the uk estimate come from ?. 2.5 million people that have been briefly in a dinghy or at some time considered sailing at some time in their lives maybe, but the number of people interested enough to consider a significant journey and committing to a day at a specialist show is surely much much lower.

The thing I always find puzzling, other than the RYA blurb which reaches RYA members I guess, you don't see a lot of other forward publicity from exhibitors, 'come and see us on stand whatever' you'd think facebook would be awash with classes inviting you, I get more invites to regattas I'm never likely to attend than invites for cup of coffee and cake or bubbles and brandy whatever.

I mean does anyone know who's going of extraordinary note? I love the show, can't wait for it each year, never ever get all the way round it, always get bogged down with someone or other I haven't seen for ages, but they'd do a lot better with a half decent publicity wallah..


Edit oh and regarding wet demo's v static dry shows, you sell much much more at the latter..

Edited by iGRF - 18 Feb 20 at 10:13am

Combine it with caravan and motor home show at the NEC, loads of boaters also have caravans.

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