Dedication’s what you need…

This September, National Boat Shows (NBS) is hoping to break several world records at the PSP Southampton Boat Show.  Between 11 – 20 September, organisers are gearing up for the world’s largest number of people to send a semaphore message, as well as attempting to break the world record for the most amount of people to take part in a speed dating event.

Andrew Williams, Managing Director of NBS, comments: “The record breaking theme of the Show ensures that visitors not only enjoy a fantastic day out, they have the chance to make history too.

We are fully committed to smashing the records and securing a place for our visitors and the Show in the Guinness World Record books!”

Belfast will be awash with fun for all the family, with a sea of activities for all ages during the biggest event to be staged anywhere in Ireland this year.

Four days of festivities – from fireworks to funfairs - are planned to mark the fantastic finale to the 2009 Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge, which will see more than 30 of the World’s finest sailing vessels berthing in Belfast from 13 – 16 August.

From Custom House Square to Pollock Dock, the former Stena terminal to the Odyssey, Belfast’s riverside will be transformed into a ‘city within a city’ – with the emphasis very much on fun.

British solo round the world sailor Alex Thomson will be joined by a host of talent onboard the newly re-fitted Open 60 HUGO BOSS for the 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race.

Joining him onboard will be former Olympic skier and adventurer Graham Bell, Sir Keith Mills (Head of the British America's Cup campaign Team Origin and founder of the Air Miles International Group) and Rob Greenhalgh, twice veteran of the Volvo Ocean Race and recently crowned Skiff World Champion. Navigator Andrew Cape will also join the crew for the race. Andrew 'aka Capey', recently completed his sixth lap of the planet alongside Rob onboard PUMA Ocean Racing during the last edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. Capey is no stranger to Alex Thomson or HUGO BOSS, after securing second place in the Barcelona World Race with Alex in 2007.

Premier is pleased to announce that they will be holding the Premier Used Boat Show from 11th – 20th September at Swanwick Marina.  The show, now in it’s 30th year has been hailed in the press as the “Best Used Boat Show on the South Coast” and Premier are proud to continue with this event.  Entry and parking at the show is FREE and the show is open from 10am–7pm daily.

This year Premier are working with onsite Swanwick tenants, Princess, Walton Marine and Dickies International to offer even more high quality used boats across the board.  There will be boats from Elan, Moody, Island Packet, Jeanneau, Beneteau, and Princess as well as many other well known brands.

Hot on the heels of news about five new models launching in the next 12 months, Fountaine Pajot – the world’s leading manufacturer of cruising catamarans – has just revealed a sixth, a top-secret sailing cat, the Lipari 41

After an extensive and covert 1,000 nautical mile sea trial by Fountaine Pajot’s own design and manufacturing team in the Irish Sea, the company has just announced the official launch of the newest addition to its sailing fleet, which will make its world debut at the 2009 Southampton International Boat Show.