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MartinJW
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Initially Posted - 04/04/2009 : 16:39:07

Anyone else notice this?

As of about 3 days ago, I see that the "Strictly" Sail Pacific show in Oakland has been changed to the <b>Strictly Sail Pacific <i>and Power Boat Expo</i></b>. I undertand that times are hard, but I'm so very much less interested in a show that also features power boats.

Hmm. Not so sure that I'm going to bother going this year.

-Martin

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2008 C-250 WK #973
"Bluebell"
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV

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Steve Blackburn
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Response Posted - 04/04/2009 : 18:23:26

Certainly due to the hard times we are going through. I can't imagine that boat sales are very good these days, sail or power. Better a mixed boat show than no boat show at all.

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Response Posted - 04/05/2009 : 00:15:17

Hi Martin,

I am with you on that subject. I also noticed a couple of days ago about the "Strictly Sail" and Powerboat" Expo. That sounds like somewhat of a contradiction in terms

. I guess they need to do this due to financial considerations. I wonder at this though as the show has always been quite crowded and it always looked like the flow of $$ from the attendees was substantial.

It has kind of taken the "wind out of my sails" about going this year even after getting reservations to moor at Jack London Square Marina for the three days.

I am still going although I may not stay the whole time. I use the show booths to buy my annual tide and current books, travel guides, for the Northwest, and to renew my "Boat US" membership. I usually pick up a few things for the boat such as a new handheld, and miscellaneous accessories. I know that sailors have a reputation for being thrifty, but I know they seek value also and spend freely to get it.

Just a few thoughts and comments.

Skipper Paul

South Lake Tahoe, CA

96 Catalina 250 "Pau Hana", 91 Hunter 28 "Serenisea"

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Kendall
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Response Posted - 04/05/2009 : 21:10:53

I went to the Miami Boat show and Strictly Sail. It was more like two separate boat shows with a combined parking /shuttle/ticketing system. Two very different atmospheres at the convention center and at Bayside marina. I don't know if this was planned or just the only option that the city's infrastructure allowed for. Go to the show. I'm sure the two will be separated by at least a couple of feet.

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Response Posted - 04/21/2009 : 08:19:15

Kendall, You hit the nail on the head. Your description of the "Strictly Sail" and powerboat show was exactly the way the show at Jack London Square went. I sailed to the show, spent three days purusing the new boats, attending the seminars, and seeing old friends. I had a great time and not once was accosted by any slick stinkpot salesmen attempting to enlarge my carbon footprint or convince me of the value of skimming along on the water at breakneck speed. I even went aboard a couple of trawlers to check out the accomidations.

Skipper Paul
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 04/21/2009 : 09:32:43

Let's see, rake out the garden or go to a boat show........

I guess I have an advantage--I can do a day-trip to the shows in Norwalk, Newport, Providence, and Boston.

Believe it or not, I'd rather not see the Sea Rays and Bayliners either. But I went to a show in Providence recently--it was so much smaller this year that the gear vendors and some small-boat guys stayed home--and many of them were on the list. BIG disappointment.

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Response Posted - 04/21/2009 : 10:05:10

Trade shows as a whole are in their twilight, Apple will no longer attend MacWorld! I spent a few years as part of a major player at MacWorld and as long as ten years ago the computer industry was realizing that the cost and manpower needed to do it right was no longer justifiable as margins went down and the internet improved. Margins pay for marketing, I would think the margins in boating are getting thin.

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