All new Sailfest section for this years show. Including exhibits of Sailboats, and sailing gear.

Working with Sail America and adding the SailFest to the Baltimore Boat Show will allow us to offer an outstanding boat show experience, the full range of boating options, and a richer environment of products and accessories for both powerboat and sail enthusiasts in a single show,” said Duffy.

The show will also feature five days of family fun and entertainment including educational seminars and interactive boating and fishing activities.

The Baltimore Boat Show will be making waves

Wednesday, Jan. 23, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.,
Thursday, Jan. 24 & Friday, Jan 25, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.,
Saturday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., and
Sunday, Jan. 27, 10 am. – 6 p.m..

The 2008 Baltimore Boat Show will add 85,000 square feet of exhibits, including a 50,000 square foot SailFest, to the show when it docks at the Baltimore Convention Center January 23-27, 2008, announced show manager, Michael Duffy.

The 2008 Baltimore Boat Show will run for five days, a change from previous years’ nine-day format.

Baltimore’s oldest and largest annual indoor boat show will swell to 300,000 square feet of exhibits and activities and occupy every exhibition hall of the Baltimore Convention Center. The addition of SailFest will offer enthusiasts a wide selection of keelboats, catamarans, scows, skiffs, sails and rigging, sailing gear, and equipment. Special daily sailing seminars and activities will round out this new feature.

An expanded powerboat section will also offer visitors more than 600 powerboats, personal watercraft, performance boats and luxury yachts. A special fishing boat section is also planned. In addition to a new, 3,000 square foot Accessories Pavilion, more than 150 manufacturers and exhibitors, from marine electronics to specialty fishing lures, will display the newest models, hottest products, and most advanced technologies for both sailors, power boaters and fishermen alike.

The SailFest component of the all new Baltimore Boat Show is the result of a partnership with sailing industry leader Sail America.