Boat show is riding the crest of a wave (From Daily Echo)
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Boat show is riding the crest of a wave
10:00am Sunday 23rd September 2012 in Business
By Will Carson
Boat show boss Murray Ellis
THE boss of the PSP Southampton Boat Show has declared the event’s 44th edition a success as it enters its final day – and reported a rise in visitors compared to last year’s show.
Murray Ellis, managing director of show organisers National Boat Shows, said the ten-day marine showcase at Southampton ’s Mayflower Park had “delivered on all levels”.
As the Daily Echo went to press, visitor numbers were up three per cent on last year, with as many as 50,000 people expected to pass through the gates on the show’s final three days to take the total to around 120,000.
“The general feeling is that it’s been a cracking event, a cracking show,” Mr Ellis said.
“We’ve been blessed with the weather and the feedback we have had from visitors and exhibitors is that the show has delivered on all levels.
“We won’t know the final figures until after the show, but we will take a rise in numbers on last year as a good result.”
Launched in 1969, the show has grown into the biggest event of its kind in Europe, boasting more than 1,000 boats spread over a site the size of 25 football pitches.
More than 350 of the event’s boats are on show in the purpose-built marina, which features more than 2km of pontoons, helping it to be ranked in the top ten boat shows in the world.
Despite challenges presented by the current economic climate, organisers are confident the show is upholding its reputation as a world-class event.
“Southampton Boat Show has been going 44 years and it continues to go from strength to strength,” Mr Ellis said.
“It’s one of the great success stories of consumer shows in this country.
“The PSP Southampton Boat Show is a world-renowned show, so the challenges are making sure we maintain the standards, deliver the right facilities for our exhibitors and ultimately delivering for our visitors.
“It’s challenging but there are 550 companies out there, 350 boats on the water, over 60 launches of boats and products, including 16 world launches.
“The indications are that we’re giving people the best opportunities to sell their products and the best opportunities for visitors to buy what they want to buy.”
Star turns from Formula 1 driver Jenson Button, pundit Eddie Jordan and medal-winning members of Great Britain sailing and rowing teams have helped shine the spotlight on the show – but Mr Ellis says the real star stories are those of the exhibitors.
“The real success story is the success of our exhibitors doing business here – that’s what it’s all about,” he said.
“The show is on a level where it’s promoting the British marine leisure industry on a global scale.”
One of Southampton’s flagship events, the boat show is worth an estimated £12m to the city in added revenue, as well as placing it firmly on the global map.
“I’m very proud of Southampton as a city,” Mr Ellis added.
“The boat show puts Southampton on the map and gives it global presence.
“The show is important for the region too. Whether it’s extra business for taxis, hotels, restaurants – it all generates income which is very welcome in this climate.”
Comments(18)
Higginz
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11:38am Sun 23 Sep 12
chunky_lover
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11:39am Sun 23 Sep 12
andysaints007
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2:41pm Sun 23 Sep 12
bazzeroz wrote:.. and your point is what ???
"Crest of a wave" ha ha, I would never have thought of that one! I still think you used the same phrase last year and the one before and...........
andysaints007
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2:44pm Sun 23 Sep 12
bazzeroz wrote:Come to think of it you moaned about the last article on the Echo, and the one before that and the one before that and the one .....
"Crest of a wave" ha ha, I would never have thought of that one! I still think you used the same phrase last year and the one before and...........
Why do you put yourself through it? Surely it would be so much easier for you if you just didn't log on here because its so bad! Or are you really that much of a tw&t ?
Lord Ikea
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3:51pm Sun 23 Sep 12
Near the front of the report it said
" – and reported a rise in visitors compared to last year’s show."
But later on he said
“We won’t know the final figures until after the show."
So he is making up the figures to get headlines in the press rather than waiting for the true figures.
I wish people would wait for the facts before opening their mouths.
dolomiteman
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6:19pm Sun 23 Sep 12
Lord Ikea wrote:Now read the agricle again, the visitor numbers are up as of the time of the report compared to the same time last year, that is to say at 10am on Saturday more people had visited than by 10am on the saturday last year.
I personally think the Boat Show is a bit of a dinosaur. But whatever floats your boat.
Near the front of the report it said
" – and reported a rise in visitors compared to last year’s show."
But later on he said
“We won’t know the final figures until after the show."
So he is making up the figures to get headlines in the press rather than waiting for the true figures.
I wish people would wait for the facts before opening their mouths.
I wish people would read the article before commenting.
bazzeroz
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6:46pm Sun 23 Sep 12
andysaints007 wrote:I really am, like you 'that much of a tw&t', really.
bazzeroz wrote:Come to think of it you moaned about the last article on the Echo, and the one before that and the one before that and the one .....
"Crest of a wave" ha ha, I would never have thought of that one! I still think you used the same phrase last year and the one before and...........
Why do you put yourself through it? Surely it would be so much easier for you if you just didn't log on here because its so bad! Or are you really that much of a tw&t ?
Lord Ikea
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7:10pm Sun 23 Sep 12
dolomiteman wrote:I did read it and it mentions nothing about figures taken at 10am compared to 10 am last year so therefore you are putting words into an article that are not there. The press is meant to report what has happened not what MIGHT happen.
Lord Ikea wrote:Now read the agricle again, the visitor numbers are up as of the time of the report compared to the same time last year, that is to say at 10am on Saturday more people had visited than by 10am on the saturday last year.
I personally think the Boat Show is a bit of a dinosaur. But whatever floats your boat.
Near the front of the report it said
" – and reported a rise in visitors compared to last year’s show."
But later on he said
“We won’t know the final figures until after the show."
So he is making up the figures to get headlines in the press rather than waiting for the true figures.
I wish people would wait for the facts before opening their mouths.
I wish people would read the article before commenting.
dolomiteman
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8:02pm Sun 23 Sep 12
As the Daily Echo went to press, visitor numbers were up three per cent on last year'
Which is clearly in the article above?
andysaints007
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10:17pm Sun 23 Sep 12
bazzeroz wrote:I guessed as much but I don't tend to whine and moan as much as you do saddo
andysaints007 wrote:I really am, like you 'that much of a tw&t', really.
bazzeroz wrote:Come to think of it you moaned about the last article on the Echo, and the one before that and the one before that and the one .....
"Crest of a wave" ha ha, I would never have thought of that one! I still think you used the same phrase last year and the one before and...........
Why do you put yourself through it? Surely it would be so much easier for you if you just didn't log on here because its so bad! Or are you really that much of a tw&t ?
kingnotail
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12:46am Mon 24 Sep 12
andysaints007
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1:17am Mon 24 Sep 12
Lord Ikea wrote:'I wish people would wait for the facts before opening their mouths' - maybe you should heed your own advice then !!
I personally think the Boat Show is a bit of a dinosaur. But whatever floats your boat.
Near the front of the report it said
" – and reported a rise in visitors compared to last year’s show."
But later on he said
“We won’t know the final figures until after the show."
So he is making up the figures to get headlines in the press rather than waiting for the true figures.
I wish people would wait for the facts before opening their mouths.
OSPREYSAINT
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8:26am Mon 24 Sep 12
OSPREYSAINT
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8:28am Mon 24 Sep 12
kingnotail wrote:You need to get out more.
Never before seen such a dire bunch of soulless, wealth-obsessed robots than the boatshow-types currently congregating around Oxford Street.
Georgem
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9:52am Mon 24 Sep 12
andysaints007 wrote:That the Echo are recycling hackneyed stock phrases, perhaps?
bazzeroz wrote:.. and your point is what ???
"Crest of a wave" ha ha, I would never have thought of that one! I still think you used the same phrase last year and the one before and...........
Georgem
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9:54am Mon 24 Sep 12
Lord Ikea wrote:Not at all. Using the latest in information-gatherin
I personally think the Boat Show is a bit of a dinosaur. But whatever floats your boat.
Near the front of the report it said
" – and reported a rise in visitors compared to last year’s show."
But later on he said
“We won’t know the final figures until after the show."
So he is making up the figures to get headlines in the press rather than waiting for the true figures.
I wish people would wait for the facts before opening their mouths.
g technology, to tell when one number has gotten bigger than another number, even though it hasn't stopped increasing in size yet. It's not like people who have already visited the boat show can now un-visit it.
bazzeroz
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1:33pm Mon 24 Sep 12
andysaints007 wrote:Check your birth certificate and your season ticket to see who you are! Tw&t
bazzeroz wrote:I guessed as much but I don't tend to whine and moan as much as you do saddo
andysaints007 wrote:I really am, like you 'that much of a tw&t', really.
bazzeroz wrote:Come to think of it you moaned about the last article on the Echo, and the one before that and the one before that and the one .....
"Crest of a wave" ha ha, I would never have thought of that one! I still think you used the same phrase last year and the one before and...........
Why do you put yourself through it? Surely it would be so much easier for you if you just didn't log on here because its so bad! Or are you really that much of a tw&t ?
bazzeroz says...
11:21am Sun 23 Sep 12