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Richard Shead

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Morning all.

I know a number of you are planning to attend the show and if you need a break or somewhere to sit then please feel free to visit the Yachting World stand in hall 16 d22 ( you cannot miss it, look for the banner in the sky !)

If you want to contact me please email me and NOt pm me as I will be off the forum for four weeks.

Richard.shead@timeinc.com

You never know there may be a beer in the fridge ....

Cheers.
 
Richard Shead said:
If you want to contact me please email me and NOt pm me as I will be off the forum for four weeks.
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Ah I see, 1 week boozing and partying in Dusseldorf and then 3 weeks skiing. How the other half lives, eh?
 
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Ah I see, 1 week boozing and partying in Dusseldorf and then 3 weeks skiing. How the other half lives, eh?
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I think you will find its the 1% ....

Not quite ! I wish though .. Believe it or not I am on a dry jan and that includeds London and Dusseldorf shows !

Only one week skiing but a four week break from the forum until normality returns in the lounge !
 
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Richard Shead said:
I think you will find its the 1% ....

Not quite ! I wish though .. Believe it or not I am on a dry jan and that includeds London and Dusseldorf shows !

Only one week skiing but a four week break from the forum until normality returns in the lounge !
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Normality and The Lounge? An oxymoron surely?
 
Morning all - just booked a Saturday overnighter to go to to DUS for the boatshow (expedia has some great deals..)

First time there - anything of note specifically to look out for at the show? i.e. location of Guinness bar etc?

Cheers

Mat
 
matm said:
Morning all - just booked a Saturday overnighter to go to to DUS for the boatshow (expedia has some great deals..)

First time there - anything of note specifically to look out for at the show? i.e. location of Guinness bar etc?

Cheers



Mat
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Currently sat in Terminal 2 at Heathrow awaiting flight to Dusseldorf.........if I find the Guinness bar I'll give you a shout.......it's your round if you remember!!.
 
NoIllusion said:
Currently sat in Terminal 2 at Heathrow awaiting flight to Dusseldorf.........if I find the Guinness bar I'll give you a shout.......it's your round if you remember!!.
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There's a mini forum dinner in Dusseldorf this evening - us, Deleted User, Bartw, Myag. You're very welcome to join in if you want - send me a PM if you want details.
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
There's a mini forum dinner in Dusseldorf this evening - us, Deleted User, Bartw, Myag.
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and that was a nice one,
thank you ladies and boys for a very pleasant evening,

@ MYAG, I don't like to have depts, so we really need to meet again !
Porto Montenegro ? ;-) pls keep me updated of your travels
 
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Great to see you guys and your ladies. Special thanks to Myag for dinner. Very enjoyable
 
Likewise thoroughly enjoyed the evening, great choice H, look forward to catching up over the summer with you all. @BartW, ETA end of June....
 
Just back. That was a fun night on Friday, great to see everyone.

Big show, huh? :D

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jimmy_the_builder said:
Just back. That was a fun night on Friday, great to see everyone.

Big show, huh? :D

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Yep - the show was big.
But there weren't as many big motorboats as you would find at (say) SIBS

We loved the Princess 82 and the Feretti engine room was "to die for"
The Azimut 80 was interesting as well - the fore deck teak covered all the anchor bits - a really safe idea.

We were there the weekend before and stayed at the Airport Hotel.

Did you guys use taxis to get around?

Us Princess owners had a very special mode of transport from the show to our hotel!!!
 
Hurricane said:
Yep - the show was big.
But there weren't as many big motorboats as you would find at (say) SIBS

We loved the Princess 82 and the Feretti engine room was "to die for"
The Azimut 80 was interesting as well - the fore deck teak covered all the anchor bits - a really safe idea.

We were there the weekend before and stayed at the Airport Hotel.

Did you guys use taxis to get around?

Us Princess owners had a very special mode of transport from the show to our hotel!!!
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For H and me, it was cabs and trams.

However, the most interesting form of transport we saw this weekend was a BMW i8, wafting around down at the Hyatt in the Mediahafen this afternoon. Looked and sounded like it was straight out of I Robot. V cool.
 
Yep - the show was big.
But there weren't as many big motorboats as you would find at (say) SIBS
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Agreed. Like a lot of shows, some manufacturers have pulled out of Dusseldorf altogether and some now just bring models. Compared to previous years there were fewer big boats as you say. We went about 6-7 yrs ago and there was a whole hall dedicated only to bluewater type trawler yachts. This year, I think I only saw one bluewater mobo and that was the Privateer. In previous years, Grand Banks, Nordhavn, Fleming and Selene have all had boats at the show but not this year. Also missing this year were some of the Dutch yards. I didn't see Linssen, Sturier or Aquanaut to name three. Sign of the times I guess and maybe also a sign that boat builders are finding more targeted ways of reaching their market


Did you guys use taxis to get around?
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Yup and I had one of the scariest taxi rides I've ever had back to the airport on Saturday morning. If I had to guess, I would say that the driver, who appeared to be of lets just say non-European descent, had never seen snow before and the German authorities didn't help by not gritting the roads:eek:
 
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