Suzuki is motoring into 2012 with the announcement of its sponsorship of The Powerboat and RIB Show.
The free-to-visit event, which will be held at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth from May 11 to 13, is expected to attract more than 80,000 people. Among the attractions will be a wide selection of RIBs, powerboats and associated products for sale, the opportunity to trial boats on the open water and free Suzuki RIB rides.
Gareth Lumsdaine, Sales and Marketing Manager for Suzuki GB’s Marine Division, said:
“Suzuki is proud to sponsor The Powerboat and RIB Show in this very exciting year of change and we are looking forward to a great show. It has always been a fantastic event and fits perfectly with our exhibition strategy of focusing on shows where customers can get out on the water and try our range of lightweight and fuel-efficient four stroke outboard motors.”
Organiser, Hugo Montgomery-Swan, added: “I am delighted to have such a great name like Suzuki affiliated with the show. Its support of the marine industry is to be commended and I know The Powerboat and RIB Show, with its tens of thousands of expected visitors, will provide real return on Suzuki’s sponsorship.”
Suzuki will have a major presence at the show including the Suzuki RIB Experience, which will offer free RIB rides to show visitors. Amongst the Suzuki powered boats will also be Wetwheels, which is a 9m Cheetah catamaran powered by two Suzuki 300hp outboards. Wetheels is the latest project by disabled sailor Geoff Holt MBE and will enable fellow wheelchair users to get out on the water for a powerboat experience as well.
Exhibitor space is still available for The Powerboat and RIB Show and any companies interested in booking a stand should contact The Powerboat and RIB Show on 01884 266100.
A brand new show, a unique setting and a whole new concept. This is the Suzuki sponsored, Powerboat & RIB Show, now the only show representing the entire powerboat market under 45ft. Held at the nation’s most prestigious waterside retail and leisure complex, Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth, craft and equipment of every type will be displayed to an audience in the region of 80,000 persons over the three days. No entry will be charged and an ‘open-event’ will be the order of the day so as to capitalise on the full number of visitors attending Gunwharf Quays over the course of the weekend. Much media interest surrounds this event as it is being understood by all, both media and the industry, as being the UK’s only outdoor boat show other than Southampton Boat Show held in September. Furthermore, being staged in May, the advantage of the Powerboat & RIB Show is that it provides the market with a first rate opportunity to sell to an audience gearing themselves up for the season’s start. The media arms of Suzuki, Land Securities/Gunwharf Quays, Oyster House Media along with the show’s award winning contracted PR company, Carswell Gould, will be combining to promote the show to the boating press, the national media, the regional press, TV and radio plus all on-line means possible. No stone will be left unturned in terms of promoting this event fully to ensure everyone with an interest in powered craft and a love of the sea will be present.
The Powerboat & RIB Show is a great family day out. For the three days of 11th–13th May 2012, Gunwharf Quays will become The Powerboat & RIB Show. The boulevards, waterfront, plazas, plus Central Square and the marina itself, will be filled with exhibits. Open and on display to the public, with no closed fencing and no ticketed/restricted public entry. The Powerboat & RIB Show will be an FREE and open show. A chance just to see these brilliant and beautiful boats up close, inspiring current lovers and their families of RIBs, powerboats and watersports, with the chance to get out on the water aboard some of the most exciting boats afloat.
