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United States Yacht Shows, Inc. Announces Grand Prize Winners!

The Grand Prize Winner/Attendee from the United States Sailboat Show, of a 6 night/7 day vacation aboard a Moorings 403 sailboat for up to 6 people, plus 2 nights accommodations landside at the Mariner Inn courtesy of The Moorings with roundtrip airfare for two courtesy of BVI Tourism Board, was Bob Podolak, Denver, CO.

The Grand Prize Winner/Attendee from the United States Powerboat Show, of a 5 night/6 day vacation aboard a New Moorings 372 Power Cat, plus 2 nights accommodations landside at the Mariner Inn courtesy of The Moorings Power Yacht Vacations and roundtrip airfare for two courtesy of BVI Tourism Board, was Chriss Peterson, Tuckerton, NJ.

Also, from the United States Powerboat Show, the winner of a beautiful 14K 2 Tone Gold, ½ carat(tw) Diamonds Compass Rose Necklace designed by and courtesy of Maggie Lee designs was Carol Teske, Fleetwood, PA.

The winners were picked from a drawing held during the fall shows in Annapolis, MD this October. The value of each vacation is approximately $8,000-$10,000.

Congratulations to all.

The Yacht Show at National Harbor

The Yacht Show at National Harbor concluded Sunday June 8th. Despite temperatures in the high 90's, strong buyers came out and made their presence known at the new National Harbor marina facilities.

There were several obstacles for The Yacht Show at National Harbor to overcome in order to get off the ground. The opening of the show was delayed until Friday after a micro burst on Wednesday night displaced a 15,000 sq. foot exhibitor's tent from its foundation and relocated it upside down on the hill adjacent to our show's site. The staff and exhibitors worked tirelessly to have the show up and running by Friday, and were greeted with sunny skies to start The Yacht Show at National Harbor.

Several highlights at The Yacht Show at National Harbor, besides the boats of course, included the Turkish boat builder's alliance and the Belgium Beer Garden each located in the International Pavilion."Imagine that Turkish boat builders have been in continuous production for the past 3,300 years" states Avi Levi, U.S. Director of the Turkish Yacht Builders Alliance "our pavilion has exposed American boat buyers to this tradition and expertise."

The VIP Lounge sponsored by American Global Yacht Group was the place to be for those looking to find shade, escape the heat and enjoy the delicious catering and complimentary beer, rum and vodka samplings.

The quality of attendance was certainly the focus among brokers at the show. John Regan of Boats and Yachts in Maryland has been handling several customers since the show and has a contract on one of those boats.

Dave Mallach with Vicem Yachts in New York reiterated John's sentiments, "while attendance was low, the quality of buyers was high." The heat index on Saturday and Sunday was well above 100 degrees.

United States Yacht Shows, Inc. is one of the world's leading producers of boat shows. Having launched the first in-water boat show in Annapolis in 1970, United States Yacht Shows, Inc. continues to run the United States Sailboat Show - the largest in-water show dedicated exclusively to new sailboats, followed by the United States Powerboat Show also in Annapolis. The Yacht Show at National Harbor was a premiere event at National Harbor, a 300-acre waterfront development on the Potomac River adjacent to Washington, D.C. For more information about The Yacht Show at National Harbor or any of our other shows, CLICK HERE

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