Airlie Beach - What a great place for a Boat Show……..
Two perfect sunny Whitsunday days saw more than
7500 people attend last year's 8th annual
Whitsunday Boat & Leisure Show, at Meridien
Marina Abel Point. Organised by the Rotary Club
of Airlie Beach inc. the show was held on its
usual date of the Queen's Birthday long weekend,
turning the picturesque Queensland seaside resort
into a busy scene of tourist activity.
Crowd pleasers included over 100 fishing
and family recreational trailer rigs on display, Luxury
vessels ranging from $50,000.00 to $3.5
million,
Boat Shares, floating marinas, and Whitsunday's
best bareboats, a Super Fish Tank filled with
barramundi, a rock wall climbing experience for
the kids and a sellout of 75 undercover stands
of marine electronics, engines and accessories.
Organisers went for a quick tally up late Sunday
afternoon and canvassed some of the exhibitors
and are very happy to report that over $6.6
million worth of boats were sold, this figure doesn’t
reflect what was sold inside the exhibition area,
or how much was brought to the town for the weekend,
with all accommodation and dining houses confirming
a very busy weekend. A great outcome for the
community as a whole.
Next years show will again be held on the
Queens Birthday weekend – see you there. www.whitsundayboatshow.com
