The Charleston In-Water Boat Show
Announces the WaterFront e-Newsletter
Maritime Events, LLC is pleased to provide you the first edition of the WaterFront e-Newsletter, the official monthly bulletin of the Charleston In-Water Boat Show. As a progressive show it is important to keep exhibitors, potential exhibitors and show visitors up-to-date on news. By reading WaterFront you will find reports on the Charleston In-Water Boat Show’s features, exhibitors, sponsorships, partnerships and marketing. The Charleston In-Water Boat Show will be held April 17-20, 2008 at Brittlebank Park and The Bristol Marina in Historic Downtown Charleston, and features boats for sale in the water and on land. For more information please click here.
30’ x 30’ Land Space - Buy One Get One
For boat dealers interested in landside exhibits, the Charleston In-Water Boat Show is offering a buy one get one special on 30’ x 30’ land space in Brittlebank Park. The offer expires on January 27, 2008 and space is available on a first come first serve basis. Please click here to view the show layout and a 360° photograph of the land space.
Who Sells the Most Boats? Info-Link
Study Provides Market Figures
Info-Link Technologies, Inc. worked closely with the Charleston In-Water Boat Show and Sea Glass Capital, LLC to research recent boat sales in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. The result is sales numbers on 263 boat lines for the past five years. The study breaks boat lines down by state, size, Outboard, Stern/Inboard, Cruisers/Yachts, Inboard Sportfish, and Sail.
The Charleston In-Water Boat Show uses this information to study which boat lines have shown success in the specified states. The data is valuable to exhibitors through sales tracking and competitor analysis.
So, who sells the most boats? For more information on the study or to access the data, please call McKenzie Estes at (843) 278-4920 or mestes@megadock.us.
Total Registered Boats in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia:
15’ - 24’ Outboard: 494,119
15’ - 34’ Stern/Inboard: 155,465
25’+ Outboard: 19,042
35’+ Cruisers/Yachts: 4,830
35’+ Inboard Sportfish: 970
15’+ Sailboats: 20,800
Exhibitors Commit Early to the Show
Maritime Events, LLC is designing a show focused on growth and recognition of the Southeast’s boating industry. Below is a list of exhibitors that have committed early to making the Charleston In-Water Boat Show one of the country’s top boating events.
Allstate – Kevin Shealy – Charleston, SC
Barrier Island Marine – Charleston, SC
Barrier Island Yacht Sales - Charleston, SC
Big Water Lake Club – Summerton, SC
The Bristol Marina – Charleston, SC
The Charleston Angler - Charleston & Mt. Pleasant, SC
Charleston City Boatyard – Charleston, SC
Charleston City Marina – Charleston, SC
Coastal Carolina Yacht Sales – Charleston, SC
The Coastal Mariner – Wilson, NC
Coastal Yachting Magazine – Daniel Island, SC
Chris Craft - Barrier Island Marine
EZ Hang Chairs - Franklin, TN
HMY Yacht Sales – Charleston, SC
Mainship Trawlers - HMY Yacht Sales
Marine Max - Little River, SC
Maritime Insurance, LLC – Charleston, SC
Meridian Yachts - Marine Max
Morris Marine Group – Davidson, NC
Morris Yachts - Bass Harbor, ME
Nautical Solutions - Charleston, SC
Power Squadron – Charleston, SC
Pursuit - Barrier Island Marine
Regulator - Barrier Island Marine
Riviera - HMY Yacht Sales
Salmons Dredging – Charleston, SC
Shades of Charleston – Charleston, SC
Soundings Magazine – Essex, CT
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources – Charleston, SC
Tiara - Coastal Carolina Yacht Sales
34z & 29z - Morris Marine Group
Tow Boat US – Maritime Services – Charleston, SC
Viking Yachts - HMY Yacht Sales
360° Photography Helps Exhibitors Visualize a New Show
To give exhibitors and show visitors a better understanding of the new show, 360 Charleston Photography linked a virtual reality 360° photograph of Brittlebank Park and The Bristol Marina to the Charleston In-Water Boat Show’s website. Virtual reality photography is a technique which allows the interactive viewing of wide angle panoramic photographs. Please click here to view the show space, and visit www.360charlestonphotography.com for more information on this media.
JC Ramsey & Company to Publish The Official Guide to Charleston’s In-Water Boat Show
JC Ramsey & Company has been named publisher of The Official Guide to Charleston’s In-Water Boat Show, the event’s onsite program. This magazine style publication will include valuable information on Charleston, the show layout, schedule, exhibitors and other useful boat buying facts. The guide will be available at the Charleston Visitor Center and area hotels prior to the show; and all Charleston In-Water Boat Show visitors will receive a free copy during the event.
JC Ramsey & Company’s President, Jim Ramsey, has over 30 years of Boating Industry experience through publications like Motorboating, Sailing, Sports Afield, Saltwater Sportsman, MarineMax Yachts & Brokerage Magazine, MarineMax Lifestyles Magazine, and the recent launch of Coastal Yachting Magazine. Jim is a past Chairman of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Committee, past President of the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, and past President of the Fort Lauderdale Council, Navy League of the United States.
Please contact Jim Ramsey at (843) 819-3500 or jim@jcramsey.com to request a media kit for The Official Guide to Charleston’s In-Water Boat Show.
The Charleston In-Water Boat Show Partners with the
“Be A Tourist In Your Own Town” Program
The Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau’s “Be A Tourist In Your Own Town” program offers Tri-County residents free admission to 35 area attractions and discounts at 19 restaurants during the month of January. Since the Charleston In-Water Boat Show falls outside of the January window, the show has taken an unconventional approach to the program. Since November, each person who signs up for “Be A Tourist” receives a $2 off admission coupon to the Charleston In-Water Boat Show.
“The 5,000+ ‘Be a Tourist’ participants who received our show information represent a very active subsection of the Charleston community”, states K. C. Rennie, the Charleston In-Water Boat Show’s Marketing Manager. “We truly appreciate the opportunity that the CACVB has given us to promote the show, and we will be working closely with them on other show initiatives.”
“Be A Tourist” passes are on sale until January 5, 2008 and full information can be found at www.beatourist.net.
