GUNWHARF Quays in Portsmouth is to host the Ribex on Water show next year.

The show is the second largest on-water Boat Show in the UK after the Southampton International Boat Show and is scheduled to be held next May with more than 100 boats on display.

Steve Harvey, events manager for RIB Exhibitions, said "We are looking forward very much to staging the show at Gunwharf Quays next spring.

"The new concept for the Ribex show will work extremely well there and exhibitors will be able to demonstrate their craft in open water in the nearby Solent.

"It is an excellent location and I am sure everyone involved will be impressed by the spectacular show we will be putting on."