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Sausalito Boat Show Gears Up for Next Weekend
The third annual Sausalito Boat Show is getting ready to rock the docks next weekend, Friday, September 19, to Sunday September 21. The show takes place at Clipper Yacht Harbor, 310 Harbor Dr., Sausalito, with the gates opening at 11 a.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
How’s this for a lineup? …
There will be sailboats and powerboats, trailerable boats and electric boats; vendors from near and far; educational experiences; entertainment for the kids; browsing and shopping opportunities for the adults; and opportunity to speak with experts in all aspects of boating.
BAE Boats (Bay Area Electric Boats) will be dockside to demonstrate the calm and quiet of electric boating aboard their 48-volt electric boats; Club Nautique is offering an Intro to Sailing ticket, which includes both a day pass to the show and a hands-on lesson on the Bay; there’s the Women in Yachting Breakfast sponsored by Mollie Stone’s and Latitude 38, hosted by sailor and Latitude sales manager Nicki Bennett; Friday Evening’s VIP Dockside Dining ticket, which offers a progressive culinary journey across three luxury yachts, complete with wine tasting, plus a weekend pass to the show.
Let’s not forget the seminars, which will deliver practical, relevant knowledge. The schedule includes yacht ownership as a business with Stephanie from Club Nautique; safe rigging with Tom Relya of South Beach Riggers; electric propulsion with Mike Gunning and Berkeley Marine Center; fiberglass repair at Spaulding Marine Center; navigation and safety with Ben Rifkin; cruising Mexico with Rich Brazil; cruising essentials with Brady Trautman of Cruisers Academy; marine electronics and mechanical systems with Shane McCormack of H&M Marine; and marine electronics with Wesley from Reliable Marine Electronics.
There’s so much going on that we’re thinking we might need to take Friday as an “out of office” day, just so we can be sure to experience everything on offer.
Show hours:
Friday, September 19 – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 20 – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, September 21 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location:
Clipper Yacht Harbor, 310 Harbor Dr., Sausalito
Get your tickets here and use code L3825 at checkout for $5 off any ticket type. See you at the show!
This was a power boat show. Maybe 5 sailboats there.
There were certainly far fewer sailboats than we’d like to see. There were actually ten sailboats in the show though far outnumbered by the powerboats. This is a trend in almost all boat shows except the Annapolis Sailboat Show. The boat show organizers would certainly love to see more sailboats in the show and would welcome referrals and ideas on how to make that happen.