Nova Scotia In-Water Boat Show: A Showcase of Maritime-built boats
NS Boats


This year’s Nova Scotia In-Water Boat Show will feature an
impressive line-up of 18 large and small Maritime-built boats
afloat at Bishop's Landing Marina, on the popular Halifax
waterfront, 23 – 25 July. More boats and supplier booths will be
on land, as well as a seminar program and nautical fashion show.

“The show has something for everyone, and we’re proud to show off
such great local boatbuilding talent,” says Tim Edwards of the
Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association, presenters of the event in
partnership with the Waterfront Development Corporation Ltd.
(WDCL)

There is a seminar program for boaters on Friday and Saturday,
from 11am until 5pm, a nautical fashion show by Helly Hansen on
Saturday afternoon at 2pm, and an end-of-line inventory sale by
marine equipment suppliers Stright-MacKay. Once again
PassageMaker, the popular trawler and ocean boat magazine, is the
Publication Sponsor of the show.

Among the variety of custom and semi-custom boats on display will
be a Kasten 53 luxury aluminum motor yacht built by YachtSmiths
International of Dartmouth for Alan and Deborah Wagner of Tampa,
Florida. "We are looking forward to showing our new boat, Passage
of Time, at the Nova Scotia In-Water Boat Show in Halifax. We
could not be more pleased with the superb craftsmanship that
turned our boating dream into reality.”

Trailerable power boats at the show include a pretty 20ft doubleender
from Sauer Boatbuilding and Maintenance.

For those who prefer to sail, NorseBoat is unveiling their new
21.5ft day sailor which is a larger version of the popular 17.5 -
also at the show. Mahone Bay Boatworks will have two of their
wooden 14ft Redden catboats on display and Lutwick’s Boat
Building and Repair is showing their RL24 traditional gaff-rigged
centerboard sloop.

If you’re looking for a workboat, local boatbuilder Rosborough
Boats will be there with one of their 30 foot RoughWater rigid
hull inflatables and a 25 foot fiberglass HammerHead. ABCO
Industries will be showing their Diesel Jet 29, an all-aluminum
planing hull well-suited for patrol and rescue duties.

And of course, no Maritime boat show would be complete without a
Grand Banks Dory on display – from The Dory Shop in Lunenburg.
Other boat exhibitors include East River Marine, Samson
Enterprises, and Superport Marine Services.

“The Halifax Waterfront is a working waterfront, home to
vessels of all shapes and sizes year-round,” says Colin
MacLean, President and CEO of Waterfront Development
Corporation. “The Nova Scotia In-Water Boat Show is another
way to bring the experience and craftsmanship to people,
allowing them to get on board and hear from the boatbuilders.”

This will be the fourth year the show has been held – the first
two were in Mahone Bay. The 4th Annual Nova Scotia In-Water Boat
Show runs from July 23rd to 25th. Admission is $5. Admission also
gets show goers a discount at some local vendors. Details can be
seen at www.nsboats.com

FOR BROADCAST USE:
The 4th Annual Nova Scotia In-Water Boat Show will be held at
Bishop's Landing Marina, on the Halifax waterfront, 23 to 25
July.

Produced by the Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association (NSBA) in
partnership with the Waterfront Development Corporation Ltd.
(WDCL), the event will showcase Maritime-built and restored
boats, for pleasure or commercial use.

There is also a seminar program, a fashion show of nautical
clothing and wet weather gear, and an end-of-line inventory sale
of boating equipment and materials.

For more information on the show visit www.nsboats.com .

Background information
In 2009, boatbuilding sales in the province were around $50
million, with 40 boatbuilding companies employing 820 skilled
tradespeople year-round.
NSBA was established in 1998 by group of leading boatbuilders who
shared a common vision of growing and diversifying the industry.
Membership comprises 34 boatbuilders and 38 companies supplying
products and services to the industry.
WDCL is a provincial Crown corporation that oversees provincially
owned land along the waterfronts from Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford
and Lunenburg. Revenues are reinvested into further development
and projects on the waterfronts. A number of events are supported
annually to provide people with a vibrant waterfront experience.
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