Hanseboot to move into new halls for 2007
By IBI Magazine
The 48th Hamburg International Boat Show will be partly held in five of the new halls at the revamped Hamburg Fair site, which is scheduled for completion in 2008.
Hanseboot will run from October 27 to November 4, and exhibition space has already increased by a further 5,000sqm (53,820sqft) to 78,000sqm (839,600sqft). In total the show will occupy 11 exhibition halls, as well as the hanseboot harbour.
There will be two new entrance areas to the A site, west of Karolinenstrasse, which will host motorboats and yachts as well as series-built and one-off sailing yachts of all sizes.
From there, a glass-enclosed pedestrian bridge provides a link to the B site, east of
Karolinenstrasse. The new B6 hall is the largest on site and will feature equipment and accessories across 13,000sqm (13,9900sqft) of space.
Some 900 exhibitors from 30 nations will be showcasing more than 1,200 boats and yachts, with numerous premieres from entry level to high-class ocean-going yachts. Thematic zones will aid a supporting programme with plenty of advice and
service, both for new boat owners and for experienced watersports enthusiasts.
The larger sailing and motoryachts will be moored in the hanseboot harbour at Baumwall, from where a shuttle bus will ferry visitors to and from the trade fair site.
The Yacht Champions' Championship will once again be held in parallel to hanseboot's opening weekend on the Alster. It will be the 28th time that Germany's best sailors compete for the hanseboot Cup.
(12 June 2007)
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