It’s January again, and time for the boat show. This time, without a boat of my own. What interests me, and what should I check out?
To stay organized, since I only have one day, I’d better make a list:
Hanse 360 (ST)
We find this boat really interesting. I’ll check the space below deck and all the features we expect. Let’s see, the boat is currently being offered by some dealers with huge discounts. Over-ordered? Doesn’t matter, I’m looking forward to it.
Boat Wrapping
Not on the outside, but inside. I’m not sure if there will even be exhibitors at the show, but depending on the boat, it might be necessary to make some adjustments here and there.
E-Drive and Battery Technology
Probably one of my biggest topics. Yanmar and other electric drive manufacturers—curious to see what electric propulsion providers are out there.
Energy
Marine batteries are mostly overpriced. But maybe there are new Vendors on the scene. Also I will check for very small Diesel Electricity Generators. Max 4KW. But my preparatory research was not succesfully.
Sailing Trips
I’m going to check if there are any providers similar to Fastsailing.gr. I’ve already found one: The Ocean Collective. but they only offer trips starting from 9 days, and all of them are on flights that are harder to reach. Still, pretty interesting.
There might also be the Wadden Sea trip offered by YACHT. It was a lot of fun the last time, I’d totally do it again.
Odds and Ends
The many small exhibitors are of great interest to me. You often discover hidden gems of engineering. Really looking forward to that!
I will be back with a report….