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This has been an interesting week of boating news, from the anticipated opening of the 2013 International Boat and Yacht Show to the addition of a marina engine shop to a museum. For this reason, we’ve decided to recap some of the most important events, news, and tidbits that you shouldn’t miss if you are into boating in any way.

National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium Celebrates 100 Year old Shop

The Bellevue based Iowa Marine Engine and Launch Works shop – a shop that’s well known for its building of marina engines – saw a milestone birthday of 100 years, and to celebrate the milestone, the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium decided it wanted to display a replica of the inside of the shop inside its museum.

The Iowa Marine Engine and Launch Works shop started in the late 1800s, and did everything from making and repairing boat engines and equipment to repairing tractor engines.

A museum official was quoted as saying that the museum exhibit is an exact replica of what the inside of the boat shop looked like 100 years ago when it opened. The shop’s contents on display are real, and were a part of the actual shop in Bellevue, and wer used during the making and repairing of marina engines until William Brandt – the last of the third generation of the shop’s owners – passed away a year ago.

 International Boating Show

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Set to kick off this week in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the 2013 International Boat Show is one of the most anticipated boat and yacht shows every year. The boat show kicks off on Halloween this year, and will runs until November 4 at the following locatiosn:

• The Bahia Mar Yachting Center
• Fort Lauderdale Hilton
• The Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center 
• The Hall of Fame Marina
• Las Olas Marina
• The Sails Marina

While this year’s show will feature the usual boating and yachting shows and activities, this year’s will also feature something a bit different – a bit extra special too…

The SkyRunner all-terrain plane. What is a plane doing at a boating show? Well, according to Stewart Hamel, CEO and founder of SkyRunner, the plane will:

“Change the way people experience their world and provide pure enjoyment of flight.” he later added, “imagine driving an all-terrain vehicle that can covert from road to air mode in three minutes … with SkyRunner, that dream has become a reality”

Technically speaking, the SkyRunner is an “all terrain vehicle” that can drive on the road In addition to fly as any other normal plane can.

Admission to the show is from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. EST, and costs from $32 to $38 depeisnig on age, and how you purchase the tickets.

For more information about the show, visit the official website at Showmanagement.com.

Atlanta Boat Show – Meet the WakeBrothers

Just because the weather is getting cooler, it does not mean you have to winterize your boat already. With a few fun boating shows and expos coming to Florida, Georgia and California in the coming weeks, you might not want to anyway. Check out these events, but be sure to make your plans soon, since some of them start this week.

Starting the New Year right is the Atlanta Boat Show hosted by Progressive in Georgia the second week of January, 2014. Located at the Georgia World Congress Center, Hall C, the boat show is running from January 9 – 12, and will be open:

• Thursday and Friday, January 10 and 11 from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m.
• Saturday, January 12 from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.
• Sunday, January 13 from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.

Attending this show are Phil and Bob Soven from the hit show WakeBrothers. These professional wakeboarders are two brothers, and some of the best wakeboarders in the world, having earned a number of national titles for their performances. What’s even better than seeing them is that you can get photographs and autographs from them as well. They will be available from 1 – 3 p.m. and 6 – 8 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 4 – 6 p.m. on Saturday.

The rest of the show will feature exhibitions from a ton of well-known and respected names in boating and yachting. Additionally, the show will host their new creation, Fred’s Shed Interactive Learning Center, which offers a ton of boat and motor maintenance workshops and seminars.

Tickets are available – and you’ll need to purchase a new ticket for each day you attend. Adult tickets cost $12, and children 15 and younger, when accompanied by someone 18 or over are free. According to the show’s website, each ticket includes a subscription to your favorite boating magazine – pick from titles such as Yachting, Popular Science, Field & Stream, and others. See the website for full details.

Orlando Boat Show Sept. 27 – 29 – Hurry and Register

Coming to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, on September 27, the Orlando Boat Show promises to fill the last week of September with extended summer fun – even if it is indoors.

Sponsored by the Marine Industry Association of Central Florida, this year’s show will feature booths by dealers who represent no fewer than 50 of the best manufacturers of boats, yachts, and boating related accessories. Sponsored by Yamaha, BMC Boats, and a few others, this year’s show will run daily until September 29, and is open:

• Friday from noon until 8 p.m.
• Saturday from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• Sunday from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Also running is the annual Crack-the-Code contest in which someone will win a Yamaha Sx190 motor and trailer worth $30,000 from BMC Boats. Tickets cost $8 for adults, $5 for seniors over 60, and they are free for children who are 16 and under, and you can purchase them at the door.

So what are you waiting for? Get driving, get to the shows, and have some fun!

Photo Credit: Yacht by Sharon Weinsheimer via PublicDomainPhotos.net

Get ready for another great boating event… The yearly Lido Boat Show is about to start and this year’s show promises to be better than ever. With some special guests, new interactive workshops, and a host of respected boating and yacht dealers and accessories manufacturers sponsoring and exhibiting, the 34^th Annual Lido Yacht Expo & Boat Show will remind you why you love the boating and yachting life.

It Takes All Kinds…

Of course it does. Boat and Yacht shows aren’t just for those interested in buying. In fact, these shows draw boat and yacht lovers, fishing lovers, and beach lovers from across the nation, and with good reason – just as any big electronics and wireless shows like the CES or CTIA do.

According to a report in the Daily Pilot, the show is sure to draw what it calls, “looky-loos as well as serious shoppers.” One confirmed attendee includes a yacht that Jackie Gleason, a Hollywood favorite owned. What’s so special about it? It used solar power to go 100 miles. That’s extremely difficult to do on solar power alone in a yacht that size.

Three Decades of Boating Excellence

The report also states that the show’s organizer, Duncan McIntosh, has put this show together for the last three and a half decades. Under his guidance, the shows have gone from a boat selling experiment and turned into a biannual expo and show that draws some of the biggest names in the industry – not to mention the biggest spenders. Because this is a biannual show, Lido has a sister show held in the springtime, the Newport boat Show, and it is just as big as the Lido Boat Show.

In fact, Lido has gotten so big that the show is expected to draw so many people that McIntosh is having to install almost an extra mile of dock at the marina, which will accommodate as many as 200 extra boats, yachts, and other watercraft.

The show will feature all sorts of services, products, and other cool stuff offered by various exhibitors, some of which include Vaught Yacht Sales, South Coast Yachts, Marine Max, and others. You can see a full exhibitor list here.

Boat Show Admission Details

Running the last week of September is the Annual Lido Yacht Expo and Boat Show at the Lido Marina Village in Newport Beach, CA, starting September 26 and ending September 29. Days and times include:

• Thursday: from noon until 7 p.m.
• Friday: from 10 am. until 7 p.m.
• Saturday from 10 am. until 7 p.m.
• Sunday from 10 am. until 5 p.m.

Though early bird tickets are no longer available, those who wish to attend can still do so by purchasing regular price tickets from the Lido website – tickets cost $15, while children 12 and under are free, and all tickets include free parking and shuttle service from the lot to the show.

Photo Credit: Lido Yacht Expo & Boat Show Press Library