The ocean rowing world’s latest recruit, Sarah Outen, takes to the Main Stage – powered by Fairline at the 2009 London International Boat Show in January to give visitors an insight into life as an ocean rower. 

Appearing alongside Britain’s boating heroes Dame Ellen MacArthur, Sir Keith Mills and Geoff Holt, Sarah Outen will be a name to remember.

The London International Boat Show drew to a close today, Sunday 18 January, concluding 10 of the busiest days in the capital’s boating calendar.

The Show, which is the largest marine exhibition in London, hosted more than 500 exhibitors and showcased hundreds of boats, ranging from 1.4 metre sailing dinghies to 37 metre tri-deck motor yachts. The Show provided a vital platform for the industry to showcase its quality, with exhibitors spanning power and sail boats, dinghies, deck equipment, charter holidays, sailing courses, chandlery and more.

National Boat Shows (NBS), organisers of the London International Boat Show, is pleased to announce that actress, model and TV presenter Kelly Brook will be officially opening the Show at 11am on Friday 9th January on the Main Stage – Powered by Fairline.

Kelly Brook has presented The Big Breakfast on Channel 4, ITV’s Celebrity Love Island, appeared on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and starred in TV, film and theatre productions.

Kelly first rose to fame in 1995 modelling for a range of household brands, and in 2005 she topped the 'FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World' list. 

Proving she still has what it takes, only two weeks ago a poll of 5,000 women discovered Kelly has the most covetable figure.

Avon Inflatables, the UK's leading RIB and Inflatable boat manufacturer, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year making the 2009 London International Boat Show its 50th birthday event.

As one of the world's most recognised marine brands, Avon has introduced a host of revolutionary products to both the leisure and commercial/defence marine market over the last fifty years, a number of which are being displayed on their stand during the show.

Gill’s new range of floating Sunglasses have been cleverly designed for use on the water, and not only provide high quality polarised lenses, but are also comfortable and stylish to wear.

The frames are made of a low density plastic for maximum buoyancy, and have been moulded in a wrap-around design so they stay anchored to your face, whatever the weather. Extra comfort and grip comes from the use of ingenious soft pads that cushion the temple, and a neat integral moulding for the bridge of the nose.

Leading luxury performance motor yacht manufacturer, Fairline Boats launches the new Fairline Squadron 70 at this year's London International Boat Show.

The design team at Fairline has updated and redesigned the award-winning Squadron 68 to create the Squadron 70, with an extended hi-lo bathing platform and accommodation options that offer greater choice and flexibility to owners.

Today, Dag Pike from Bristol received the Raymarine Lifetime Achievement Award at the Raymarine/YJA Yachtsman of the Year award ceremony in the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

In 2008 Dag Pike won the Round Britain Powerboat Race and, in doing so, became the only man to win it twice. 

He is one of only two people to have completed every leg of every Round Britain Powerboat Race and at 75, he is the oldest man to have won it.

The London International Boat Show returns to ExCeL today, Friday 9 January 2009, to celebrate 55 years of bringing the best of boating to the nation’s capital.

The Show was officially launched at 11.00am today by model, actress and TV presenter Kelly Brook.

On declaring the Show open, Kelly said: “It’s a great privilege to be here today and to open the London International Boat Show. There is something for everyone at the Show this year, whether you’re a sailing novice or seasoned enthusiast the Boat Show promises a fantastic day out, I would strongly recommend a visit!”

The Avon Adventure 580dl RIB has won its category in the IPC magazines Motor Boat of the Year Awards, announced at a spectacular marine industry event held at the Waldorf Hotel in London.

The 19 foot luxury sports RIB attracted the judging panel for its exceptional performance, stability and attention to detail, selecting the boat ahead of considerable international competition.

Marine Electronic Services Ltd have recently upgraded the popular C-Map PC Planner software to incorporate free weather data, now called C-Forecast.  PC Planner had previously allowed C-Map cartridge users to view their cartography on their home PC, manage new or existing routes and waypoints and plan their passages in the comfort of their armchair. 

The new feature adds weather - detailed global weather data incorporating temperature, swell, visibility, wind and general conditions can be downloaded and viewed on the PC screen with a 4 day forecast available.  Users simply select the area where data is required by outlining the chart with the mouse.