A huge festival of international yachting and watersports has just been celebrated in Düsseldorf. The 250,500 visitors from over 60 countries, 10,300 more than in the previous year, were an assurance of satisfied exhibitors and an upbeat mood in the exhibition halls at boot Düsseldorf 2011, which ended on Sunday, 30 January. For nine whole days in 17 exhibition halls, 1,571 exhibitors from 61 countries premiered boats and exhibited new watersports gear, boat equipment and accessories at the world’s biggest yacht and watersports show.
A perfect start of the Boot Düsseldorf 2011 as the Vripack designed Holterman 60 wins the European Powerboat of the Year Award in the displacement hull class. The Govenor is another Dutch Masterpiece and pinnacle of the long standing relation between builder Holterman Yachting and designer, naval architect Vripack.
One of the oldest boatyards in the world, Van Dam Nordia and Simonis Voogd team up to create a new line of high performance cruising yachts. The first yacht in this exciting line will be a 95’ high performance cruiser in aluminium and carbon. The design will be shown at boot Düsseldorf from 22 January till 30 January.
Seaview Progress, part of PYI Inc, will launch the new Max-Prop ECOWIND propeller at Boot Dusseldorf. The Max-Prop ECOWIND is a four bladed propeller designed to combine maximum efficiency and perfect balance without vibrations under power, while automatically feathering to a low drag position when sailing.
The Azimut Benetti Group will be exhibiting two innovative and important boats at Boot in Düsseldorf. Azimut Magellano 50 yacht launched only a few months ago is a boat that fully meets the environmental compatibility, safety and comfort requirements of the northern European market. Atlantis 44 is a step ahead in style and functionality in the sector of open habitable yachts.
Esthec and Holterman Infinity have joined forces for a global launch at Boot Düsseldorf (22 to 30 January 2011). During the exhibition, Holterman will proudly show off its latest creation, the INFINITY 501. This super-speed 50 ft aluminium yacht, in a daring combination of orange and grey metallic, has been fitted with an Esthec deck.
Swiss Catamaran Concept produces offshore cruising catamarans for the most discerning of clients, and the S2C 55 catamaran has been specifically designed with blue-water cruising in mind. The S2C 55 is a cat with exceptional boat-handling and the standard package comes with a comprehensive range of extras required for long passages.
Riviera, Australia’s most awarded pleasure boat builder will for the first time showcase its spectacular new 5000 Sport Yacht at the boot Dusseldorf 42nd International Boat Show held this weekend.
A few days before the beginning of the Düsseldorf boat exhibition BOOT, Greifswald-based Hanseyachts AG, one of the world’s leading and highest-selling yacht makers, now sees clear signs of a more permanent recovery in the water sports market.
Taiwanese yacht builder Horizon is to open new sales and marketing offices in Spain in an effort to support, maintain and expand its position in the European market. Horizon is one of Asia’s largest yacht builders and the only Far Eastern member of SYBAss.
After the launch of the HAVANA 72 at the Cannes and Monaco boat shows in September 2010, the ALU MARINE Shipyard has extended its range of sailing catamarans with two new models for 2011, a Havana 60ft and Havana 53 foot catamaran.