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Boat shows: how to prepare, what we heard, and what to expect.
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Monaco Yacht Show 2026: notes from the quay
The 35th Monaco Yacht Show at Port Hercule, attended with MC Zero and Explomar. A short account of the quay, the partner forms and what comes next.
Cannes Yachting Festival 2026: a week with MC Zero and Explomar
Six days in Cannes alongside MC Zero and Explomar, with their lead-capture forms running on Yachtbase Forms. What the week taught us.
Cannes 2026: personal lead links for every broker on the stand
The Cannes Yachting Festival opens on 8 September. Our plan for the week with MC Zero and Explomar, and a practical way to make sure every lead is credited and followed up.
Top Marques Monaco 2026: what a supercar show teaches yacht brokers
Where supercars meet superyachts is a matter of audience, not exhibits. A guide to the Monaco salon and the shared habits of high-value buyers.
Dubai International Boat Show 2026: the Gulf season, rescheduled
The Dubai International Boat Show has moved to November and is now a permanent fixture of the autumn calendar. What that means for brokers, charter operators and managers.
boot Düsseldorf 2026: what we heard alongside WAMA Yachts
Nine days under one roof in Düsseldorf, working alongside WAMA Yachts. Reflections on how an indoor show works, and what we are keeping.
boot Düsseldorf 2026: preparing for the world's largest indoor boat show
boot Düsseldorf opens this Saturday. How to plan nine days across a vast indoor show, and how to keep what you learn.
Paris Nautic 2025: why the winter show still matters
After a three-year absence, the Paris boat show came back to Le Bourget in a new format. What a consumer-facing winter show offers a professional, and how to use one.
Abu Dhabi International Boat Show 2025: the Gulf market for European fleets
The Gulf winter season is the Mediterranean's mirror image. What European charter operators, brokers and managers should consider before looking east.
Monaco Yacht Show 2025: how the superyacht trade does business on the quay
The 34th Monaco Yacht Show filled Port Hercule in late September. A look at how the superyacht trade works at a show like this, and what smaller businesses can learn from it.
Cannes Yachting Festival 2025: notes from the pontoons with WAMA Yachts
A week on the water in Cannes, working alongside WAMA Yachts: what the format rewards, and what we are taking back to the office.
Before Cannes: how to prepare a sales team for the Yachting Festival
The Cannes Yachting Festival is won or lost in the fortnight before it opens. A practical checklist for brokers, charter operators and yacht managers.
Top Marques Monaco 2025: what the most demanding buyers expect
A supercar salon is not a boat show, but the people who walk its halls are the clients every yacht broker wants. Here is what they expect once the weekend is over.
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