2012 Düsseldorf International Boat Show....good news

brian eiland · Feb 1, 2012

Good business results were seen in nearly all segments of the market

The 2012 Düsseldorf International Boat Show closed on Sunday with visitor numbers down by just 1.5 per cent to 246,700 people. Show organiser Messe Dusseldorf says good business results were seen in nearly all segments of the market.

“We are very satisfied with how the trade fair went,” says Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, CEO and president of Messe Düsseldorf. “We have succeeded in stabilising the number of visitors at the previous event’s high level. But what is even more important for the exhibiting business: stands at the fair welcomed a high-calibre audience with an interest in spending."

Almost 50 per cent of visitors took an interest in sailing boats or yachts, with one in three wanting information on powerboats. Marine equipment and accessories were of particular interest to 36 per cent of visitors.

The proportion of international visitors was also up slightly. More than 50,000 visitors travelled to Düsseldorf from abroad and one in three came from southern, eastern and northern Germany.

According to Jürgen Tracht, managing director of German watersports association BVWW, the market for sailing boats and yachts is currently going well with sales above last year’s levels. Preference is going to completely furnished mid-sized yachts. Large to mid-sized motorboats are also in demand.

Sales of small boats remain subdued, says Tracht, but the market has picked up for large yachts. "The industry is reporting a re-awakening of interest here with many good discussions, international contacts and sometimes even concrete intentions to buy," he says.

Marine equipment and accessories manufacturers are also reporting good sales. A thriving second-hand yacht market and a wish on the part of customers to upgrade their yachts or maintain their value is stimulating demand.
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2012 Düsseldorf International Boat Show....good news

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