For access to Sponsor-only documents, and for more information regarding US Yacht Shows sponsorship opportunities, please contact US Yacht Shows at (410) 268-8828 or use our contact form.

Sponsorship Form

A Promotional Opportunity Unlike Any Other

Now more than ever, it is important to make your promotional dollars and efforts highly productive. The United States Sailboat Show, United States Powerboat Show, the Bay Bridge Boat Show and the new Annapollis Spring Sailboat Show offer a wide range of customized sponsorship opportunities.  Our location, historic Annapolis, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay, is the boating hub of the mid-Atlantic and draws an international buying audience. Annapolis neighbors Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, making the shows within easy driving distance for much of the Eastern Seaboard. Sponsorship offers your organization the chance to directly target our attendees – your potential customers.

Attendee Demographics

• Reach over 100,000 affluent professional baby boomers, civic leaders, frequent travelers, and quality buyers
• Show attendees average between 35 and 54 years old
• 93% have college educations and 91% are in management careers

• Average household income of over $85,000

On-site Bling

Although we encourage imagination and creativity in developing a customized sponsorship program to match your individual business and marketing needs, here are a few of the highly visible sponsorship opportunities available:

• Exclusive Automobile Sponsor
• Entrance Gate Sponsor
• Shuttle Bus Sponsor
• Daily Wristband Sponsor
• Lanyard Sponsor
• Attendee Bag Sponsor
• VIP Lounge Sponsor

National Advertising Support

United States Yacht Shows marketing campaign is promoted through selective advertising placement, creative promotions, and an extensive public relations effort. The following publications have proven successful in bringing thousands of qualified visitors to our show each day. Included in this campaign are:

Newspapers 

The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, The Capital, Star Democrat, Bay Times, Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News.

Magazines

AirTran "GO" Inflight Magazine, Boating, Blue Water Sailing, Boat US Magazine, Canadian Yachting, Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Cruising World, duPont Registry, Good Old Boat, Great Lakes Scuttlebutt, Latitudes & Attitudes, Mariner, Motor Boating, MPC Boaters Directory, Multihull World, Ocean Navigator, Passagemaker, Power & Motoryacht, Prop Talk, Rec News, SAIL, Sailing, Sailing World, Saltwater Sportsman, Salty Dog, Seahorse, Soundings, Southern Boating, Spinsheet, Virginia Sportsman, Waterway Guide, What’s Up Annapolis, Wooden Boat, Yachting and Yachts International.

Radio

WBIG, WNAV, WASH, WBAL, WTEM, WCBM, WPOC, WMAL, WRNR, WIYY, Westwood One (Metro Networks), WZBA, WJZ

Television

Comcast Cable

For information or a complete list of sponsorship opportunities, contact paul@usboat.com or call 410.268.8828