London Boat Show 2011 - Who do you want??

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to listen or speak to?

We have been asked, along with the hosts of other boating forums to gather the views and opinions of forum users on the subject of talks / seminars.

The objective is to deliver a range of talks that visitors really will get the most out of in January.

So even if you do not have London on your lists of shows have a read below and tell us what you think.

From Mike Enser Marketing Manger - National Boat Shows


Following a massive consultation with many interested parties including users of the forum, the organsers of the Tullet Prebon London International Boat Show are making huge changes to deliver the Show boating and watersports enthusiasts are looking for.

One of the new developments for the Show is a theatre called the Knowledge Box, a place where visitors can come and listen to the experts ask questions and interact with those in the know. To ensure we get the right content for this theatre Marketing Manager Mike Enser would like to know what subjects you would like to hear about and who you would like to deliver these subjects? Some suggestions: Over wintering your boat, getting the most of your electronics, navigating the channel, DIY engine maintenance, making your own repairs. Let us know what you what you know and we will try and find the right person to deliver the subject.

Views and opinions please...
 
RichardShead said:
to listen or speak to?

We have been asked, along with the hosts of other boating forums to gather the views and opinions of forum users on the subject of talks / seminars.

The objective is to deliver a range of talks that visitors really will get the most out of in January.

So even if you do not have London on your lists of shows have a read below and tell us what you think.

From Mike Enser Marketing Manger - National Boat Shows


Following a massive consultation with many interested parties including users of the forum, the organsers of the Tullet Prebon London International Boat Show are making huge changes to deliver the Show boating and watersports enthusiasts are looking for.

One of the new developments for the Show is a theatre called the Knowledge Box, a place where visitors can come and listen to the experts ask questions and interact with those in the know. To ensure we get the right content for this theatre Marketing Manager Mike Enser would like to know what subjects you would like to hear about and who you would like to deliver these subjects? Some suggestions: Over wintering your boat, getting the most of your electronics, navigating the channel, DIY engine maintenance, making your own repairs. Let us know what you what you know and we will try and find the right person to deliver the subject.

Views and opinions please...
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Richard, speaking personally I wouldn't go to boatshow for a talk on winterising the boat or repairing it etc. I go to look at products, renew relationships with boatbuilders/dealers, discover new products, buy plenty of things, etc. But not attend talks.
 
jfm said:
Richard, speaking personally I wouldn't go to boatshow for a talk on winterising the boat or repairing it etc. I go to look at products, renew relationships with boatbuilders/dealers, discover new products, buy plenty of things, etc. But not attend talks.
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Me too - thats the last thing I would do.

I do not bother with the stage stuff at all - too noisy and a distraction.
 
Quite. They'd either end up being product specific demos by manufacturers or some generic stuff that satisfied no-one because they weren't specific to each member of the audience. A well known figure talking about something would be more of a draw - perhaps Dame Ellen MacArthur on techniques to keep a Jabsco bog working through the Roaring Forties, but that wouldn't really fit with the format of the boat show, would it?
 
Thats a demo though!

Bit like the anchoring thingy that Excel had a couple years back - big moving gantry and a sand pit quite a good demo really.

or at Goodwood Revival the chap in the white coat who does a great demo on how to syn SU Carbs.


TCM on a bog cleaning /clearing stand would, on reflection, be a huge draw :-)
 
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Its interesting watching

All the comments come in and the clear divide between power and sail! (its on PBO and Scuttle)

Its a good job they are not holding these in the power hall!
 
RichardShead said:
All the comments come in and the clear divide between power and sail! (its on PBO and Scuttle)

Its a good job they are not holding these in the power hall!
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i'm unlikely to be dragged into a talk. But I always say I'm unlikely to go to excel because it in the wrong place, but always seem to go.

Having heard Tom Cunliffe speak I'd make an effort to go to see him, because he's a knowledgeable, engaging, informative and entertaining speaker and seems to be a thoroughly nice chap too.
 
If you had Jake Kavanagh or Alan Priddy talking, I'd probably go along to listen, purely because I've heard them both speak before, and they are excellent!
 
Boatshows arent just for old salts;they are also for people starting or with less experience than others.
I thought the anchoring sandpit was good, and visually demonstrated some techniques and solutions that I didnt know - and hopefully wont have to use !
RNLI must be able to put on a good talk;maybe some requests on how to save wasting their time. Coastguard, too maybe?
Cruising guides, perhaps, as BrendanS has suggested. I'd love to hear Tom Cunliffe. How does anyone get to know that much !
Maybe for new boaters a guide on + and - of first boats? Not sure which dealer would be impartial on that one, and maybe its not good business to slag off an exhibitors products!Still, on here we always joke you wont keep your first boat for long. Gludy, maybe?
Lots of people on here ask about berthing, and while I think much of it is a hands on learning technique, I do think mentally understanding whats going on with the boat gives a good headstart.
I'm sure you could get a heated debate on collregs (and racing dinghies ;) )
Marine Conservation zones?
Maybe on these penny pinching times, how to save money boating (oxymoron?)
Trailer sailing?
Challenges for UK marinas (alot dont seem too full, these days)
But I guess for for some, its mainly about seeing new products and meeting up.
Oh, maybe JFM and ARI on VAT
 
An emergency demo inc VHF radio use, epirb, liferaft, problems that can occur. Berthing demo sml rib in a large pool ?????
Stacks of stuff they could do that would be more interesting than a fashion show like last year.
 
When I go I like to spend the day there take time out talk to a variety of suppliers without the wife and kids wanting to go home, trouble is the kids get bored after an hour, we went to a totally different exhibition in Olympia once and they had loads of entertainment for children free, didnt see them for most of the day. They do free entry for kids which is good so it encourages them to go and nothing when they are in there.
 
- sea horses how not to hurt them. How to protect sailing as well.

- VAt or avoiding anything like that.

- RNLI / coast guard

- insurance

- sailing for kids, they are the future

- new enviormental ideas products

- how to avoid being run over by a jet ski

- safety equipemtn new info

- beer, wine always helps
 
I seem to swimming against the tide here but I think it is a great idea. Split them clearly in to beginners and advanced and sail and power. Talks aimed at non-boat owners explaining what boats can/cant do, sea safety, courses available, what to expect etc etc. I wish I could have gone to such a thing before I entered the world of boating.
 
I really can't say that I'd want to travel up to London buy tickets,with all the expense that it involves, to go and listen to someone talk for half the day, it's a boat show, most go to see boats and boaty stuff, not to be talked at for hour after hour although have meet some sales people that have received gold medals for yacking for England.

Also I still believe that SIBS takes some beating, I'd rather do Southampton in the rain in September, than London in cold January.
 
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