So - what did you get out of the Boat Show?

Ice cream, guinness, 20m of 18mm anchorplait, free baseball cap, next year's Reeds, coffee & biscuits, rubber penguin, sore feet.... the list is endless.


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just a new pair of Sunnies for me, - plus my kids enjoyed playing in the "carpet shampoo foam machine" caused by new carpets and heavy rain on the bene stand... (sorry 'bout that...)
 
Next year's Reeds, sore feet and a Sun Odyssey 33i...

Actually, we had already bought the 33i - just allowed Jeanneau to divert it to Southampton for a couple of weeks on its way to us. Now waiting impatiently! :-)
 
loads more work, some excellent chats with good dedicated sales and marketing people, a merino buff for daughter's C'mas present, re-invigorated enthusiasm for getting at least one boat going this year, and co-founded the RCYC - of which more anon. ;), three free yachting mags


Oh, we drank Richard S's fridge dry - sorry to everyone else who missed out on the freebie libations :)
 
Nothing at all, but there again I have been out sailing in Turkey since the end of August. I always miss Southampton, and wish they would move it forward to August!
 
My first boat-show since Earls Court in the 1970s.

A free ride in a mate's mini-RIB from the Hamble to the show.

A complimentary ticket.

An Imray chart of the North Atlantic.

Cruising Association 2012 Almanac.

Fridge magnets and a RYA Go Sailing activity workbook for my lad.

Advice from Beta on draining the heat-exchanger on my 25.

A demo from Standard Horizon on their combined DSC-AIS VHF.

A free replacement grease-nipple from Darglow for my Featherstream.

A look over the new Farr-designed Bavaria 40 which my mate has ordered.

A rubbish chicken-burger.

Lots of lovely conversations with people I know from our club and through sailing.

:)
 
Lots of interest from boat builders in our products and a chance to explain some new technologies to Greg Copp (Technical writer) at MB&Y.
 
Neil_Y said:
Lots of interest from boat builders in our products and a chance to explain some new technologies to Greg Copp (Technical writer) at MB&Y.
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Now there's a different spin on it! Most of us go there expecting to part with our money - you come away with more (hopefully) than you arrived with! :-)

Good trick.
 
MiracleMaud said:
Northwind - As a matter of interest, which stackpack(s) did you find most appealing?
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Quay Sails, They seemed to have thought most about the design, for example the zip was on the side, not in the middle, they protect the zip, and try to minimise the exposure of fabrics that don't like UV.

Now this may all be sales talk, but he bothered to stop, ask questions, and really knew is product. Price wise it was about in the middle of all the others, and offered a 10% show discount.
 
Two halyard bags, half-price pair of shoes, two pairs of trousers, more conflicting advice on what's wrong with my autopilot, two good meetings with friends I haven't seen for a long time, a certain amount of dosh from YM for services rendered.

Meeting friends is now my main reason for coming back to England for the show every year. That and the fact that I've been to every one since the very first and I don't want to break the record.
 
I spoke to the Crusader Sails guys about a cruising chute, had them down to the boat this week for an inspection, and now ordered it.

I'm looking forward to getting it in about a month but probably won't get much use till spring. My mental image of a flying cruising chute is always against a sunny background and flat sea with 10 knot winds.

And we bought some fish and chips that weren't as nice as they looked. And why oh why do they still not provide enough seating for people to enjoy a peaceful lunch. By the time we had found a table and two chairs I'd lost half my chips!

Cheers

Garold
 
A few bits of string, a pair of gloves - and confusion.
3 months ago the head of one of the sailmakers (that gets good reports on here) suggested for my standard AWB, for cruising and club racing, a radial genoa, a soft main and a particular general purpose fabric for both sails. Yes he was in possession of all the measurements.
Went to see the same guy at SIBS to sort out details and possibly place order.
This time he said no point in a radial genoa, cross cut is more appropriate, definitely better to have a fully battened main and must have a high aspect fabric not a general purpose one for both sails (and suggested one from a different manufacturer).
The only thing that stayed the same was the price, except of course extra for FB kit.
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Troubadour said:
A few bits of string, a pair of gloves - and confusion.
3 months ago the head of one of the sailmakers (that gets good reports on here) suggested for my standard AWB, for cruising and club racing, a radial genoa, a soft main and a particular general purpose fabric for both sails. Yes he was in possession of all the measurements.
Went to see the same guy at SIBS to sort out details and possibly place order.
This time he said no point in a radial genoa, cross cut is more appropriate, definitely better to have a fully battened main and must have a high aspect fabric not a general purpose one for both sails (and suggested one from a different manufacturer).
The only thing that stayed the same was the price, except of course extra for FB kit.
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Very strange. At the risk of causing thread drift, I would absolutely not want a cross cut genny. Radial for both in my view plus full battens for main and a better than standard cloth, too if you want to race competitively.
 
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