Southampton Boat Show is Underway

Our Boatshed colleagues over in the UK have organized the weather, the fizz (champagne to us ex-colonists), the boat show banter and even the coveted wristbands of the week and all we need now is for you to join us! Stand C53 (their usual spot near the Honda engine stand and at the bottom of the bridge in the Holiday Inn section of the show).

Day 2 saw them finish off 300 bottles of champagne- they are trying to break last year's record of 1241! I know if JD, Doug & Laura and I were there, we would have a great time popping the corks with them and enjoying all the festivities!

The 2008 PSP Southampton Boat Show is blowing out 40 candles this year, and the celebrations kick off as the Show returns to Mayflower Park in September. In association with ITV Meridian, the Show takes place from September 12-21 and includes Europe's largest purpose built on-water marina. Last year the event featured 600 exhibitors.

The Show, which is the sixth largest consumer exhibition in the UK, is perfect for day trippers and boating, sailing or water sports enthusiasts alike. Whether visitors come to consider all the latest boating gear or simply discover a new hobby, this celebratory year will see over 135,000 people enjoy an array of activities on the water, and this year, National Boat Shows (NBS) is taking the Show back to its roots, honoring the heritage and history of the past 40 years.

Our colleagues over at Boatshed Guernsey are offering two of their lucky customers tickets with flights included!

Hampshire's Southampton is steeped in maritime history and is the country's premier cruise port with more luxury ships arriving and departing than from the rest of the UK put together.

The first docks in Southampton were built in 1838 and since then many great transatlantic liners, such as RMS Queen Mary, Aquitania and Queen Elizabeth have had Southampton as their home port.

YachtPals and our Boatshed San Diego Website has a great roundup.