Fort Lauderdale Boat Show

We attended the Ft Lauderdale Boat Show at the end of October in support of a number of our clients, and came away feeling optimistic, particularly with regard to the superyacht end of the market.  The show was as vast as always, but rather wet as the rain came down pretty relentlessly at the beginning.  As the marquees were sited in a dish shaped car park they started taking on water, and we soon found ourselves padding across soggy carpets and doing our best to avoid the deeper puddles.

The UK presence was pretty good, with some nice looking stands grouped together in a British zone, and the buzz was consistent.  The bulk of the action though was outside, despite the rain, with big sportsfishing boats as far as the eye could see.

 In short, a great show, and we’ll certainly be back next year.