Useful stats and interesting facts

 

Here are few useful stats and interesting facts about this year’s boat show…

 

• 2023 marks the 54^th edition of the Southampton International Boat Show.

 

• The Southampton International Boat Show is the UK’s biggest UK marine festival and one of Europe’s largest on-water events.

 

• It is home to Europe’s largest purpose-built show marina.

 

• There are some 350 boats in the marina and over 650 craft across the whole show.

 

• There are a total of 632 stands and berths at the show.

 

• The show covers some 70,000+ square meters.

 

• We have 200 new brands at the show – 22 of which are in the marina.

 

• There are 78 World and UK boat and product debuts at the show.

 

• It takes 30 days in total to set up and take down the show with a team of over 200 people.

 

• The first show took place in 1969 and ran for six days with roughly 50 exhibitors, compared to over 600 confirmed for the 2023 show.

 

• The show wrap is 1,350 meters long in 15m sections.

 

• Approximately 40 tonnes of sand have been brought in to create the new Beach Haven & Watersports Lake, brought to you by Haven Knox-Johnston.

 

• The Watersports Lake took three days to fill with water.