I just got back from the boat show. It was very disappointing. Very few vendors, mostly selling insurance, and mostly used boats. The new boats were mainly sailboats from Catalina, Beneteau and Jenneau. The only interesting yacht was the new Ovation 52 with triple Volvo diesels with IPS and the new Seakeeper stabilization technology that is speed independent therefore eliminating boat roll even at anchor.
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Boat show at Jack London Square
- Thread starter Arnold
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I haven't been in a few years, but have heard it is not worth the trouble any more. I used to go religiously in the late 90s. It was great back then. I even went to a seminar with Hal Schell.
Wonder if the big NorCal show at the Alameda County Fairgrounds will ever come back. That, along with its predecessor at the Cow Palace, was always a great show.
Wonder if the big NorCal show at the Alameda County Fairgrounds will ever come back. That, along with its predecessor at the Cow Palace, was always a great show.
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The NIMRODS at the NCMA couldn't put on a good boat show to save their lives! They are a joke!
They charged $15 at the spring show. $15 dollars for a boat show that hardly had any boats! I'm just thankful that the dealers were giving away plenty of free tickets! And yet I still felt screwed by attending!
I see they "lowered" the price to $10 for this show. LOL- It's still a joke! Even though I was emailed freebies, I'll pass...
As far as the Cow Palace vs. the Pleasanton shows go, there was no comparison. The Cow Palace was the King of boat shows. Nothing else came close.
Once again, the NIMRODS at the NCMA conned their members to bail on the VERY successful Cow Palace show in search of greener pastures. (they tried to do the same thing with the Moscone Boat show, but even managed to screw that one up).
The only reason they were at the P-Town location was due to the FACT that the circus tent was already there for the huge RV show. Without the RV show putting the tent there, there wouldn't have been a boat show there. Period.
Sure, the first two years were very nice shows in P-Town. But then, once again, the greed of the NCMA shined through and the show turned into a joke. By that time, Rooney (the CP promoter) had had enough and didn't want to waste his time or money by starting up another CP show. Every year since after the first two, the P-Town show went downhill. And that was BEFORE the economy took a dump. The last few were a complete disaster!
The bottom line: No show in the Bay Area's HISTORY sold as many boats overall as the Cow Palace show. Period.
But the NCMA had to have their way.
Well... They got it...
And now there's nothing... [xx(]
Great job NCMA!!! [:-thumbd][:-thumbd][:-thumbd]
They charged $15 at the spring show. $15 dollars for a boat show that hardly had any boats! I'm just thankful that the dealers were giving away plenty of free tickets! And yet I still felt screwed by attending!
I see they "lowered" the price to $10 for this show. LOL- It's still a joke! Even though I was emailed freebies, I'll pass...
As far as the Cow Palace vs. the Pleasanton shows go, there was no comparison. The Cow Palace was the King of boat shows. Nothing else came close.
Once again, the NIMRODS at the NCMA conned their members to bail on the VERY successful Cow Palace show in search of greener pastures. (they tried to do the same thing with the Moscone Boat show, but even managed to screw that one up).
The only reason they were at the P-Town location was due to the FACT that the circus tent was already there for the huge RV show. Without the RV show putting the tent there, there wouldn't have been a boat show there. Period.
Sure, the first two years were very nice shows in P-Town. But then, once again, the greed of the NCMA shined through and the show turned into a joke. By that time, Rooney (the CP promoter) had had enough and didn't want to waste his time or money by starting up another CP show. Every year since after the first two, the P-Town show went downhill. And that was BEFORE the economy took a dump. The last few were a complete disaster!
The bottom line: No show in the Bay Area's HISTORY sold as many boats overall as the Cow Palace show. Period.
But the NCMA had to have their way.
Well... They got it...
And now there's nothing... [xx(]
Great job NCMA!!! [:-thumbd][:-thumbd][:-thumbd]
Bummer to hear the show is a dud, we are heading down for lunch today. We were HOPING to see some boats! In any case, I am volunteering at the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival this weekend, if your have a free day(s) this weekend come join us!!!