The Official Newsletter of Coastal Angler Magazine Franchising, Inc.
Volume 1; 2019
Palm Beach Boat Show seen “good quality attendees,” rather than large numbers of visitors come to the Italian superyacht builder’s display. Benetti had two megayachts on display, including a Benetti 125 Fast called Lejos 3 and a custom Benetti 48-meter yacht called Elidrea. “The attendance started out strong on Thursday and the first two days were filled with quality traffic,” he said on Saturday. It’s unusual for the company to close deals at a show, said Bischoff, but he thought that it might happen this year with a 116 Mediterraneo. “All the feedback we’ve had was positive,” said Moore. “We didn’t see the crowd that we’d expected but the quality was excellent. We’ve even managed to sell a few mmediately after boats.” Moore’s dealership represents the Axopar, Brabus, Ilene and Jeremy Beneteau’s Antares line, Glastron and tender brands. The Wallace completed company also sponsored the “Aquazone” on the south new franchisee end of the show, which was a large in-water area that had training class with been cordoned off. Tracy Patterson, they Nautical Ventures began networking had demos of jet at the Palm Beach boats and Seabobs International Boat in the water, as well Show. Barbara Ryan handed over the torch of her Palm Beach as electric powered County Franchise to the Wallaces’s by spending the weekend standup paddle at the show introducing them to her vast network of marine boards, and even industry contacts she has cultivated over the past few years. an electric-powered According to Ilene, “It was amazing to see how many people surfboard that know and love our magazine at the show! We were so proud to reaches 30 mph. call ourselves Coastal Angler co-publishers at the show.” On Saturday, the Exhibitors at the Palm Beach International Boat Show show seemed busy described a strong show, citing good traffic from the and the show goers smaller inflatables to the superyachts. The word “quality” seemed happy. “This was used repeatedly by the dozen exhibitors interviewed is always one of our favorite shows,” says Ezgi Hafizoglu, to describe the attendees. “I’ve worked this show for many president of Vicem Yachts. “We were in the same location years and it seems to have become the new Broward as last year but there is more traffic. We’re also seeing the County,” says Nick Bischoff, Benetti Yachts’ manager for quality of the attendees.” Hafizoglu said Palm Beach, FLIBS, the Americas. “Our clients, especially our Benetti clients, Newport and Annapolis are the four main shows done by don’t necessarily want to go to Miami or FLIBS, but want Vicem. “We’re seeing good volume this year and it’s going the products brought to them here.” Bischoff said he had great,” she said. “The show has been amazing.”
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