Attending any boat show is partly an aspirational thing. The reality is, that many of the super-yachts on display are beyond the means of any visitor to the boat show. But they give boats shows an element of grandeur.
They also give the organisers an element of risk. I have never been as terrified, as when, age 7, I started the engine on one of the boats at the London Boat Show which wasn’t in the water and almost burnt out the engine. The way I was shouted at by the employees should have been enough to put me off boat shows for life.
But it wasn’t. And the reason it wasn’t, is because every boat show is always enormously fun. The Paris Boat Show (5th to 13th December) is no exception. Indeed, the name doesn’t nearly do the event justice – the Paris Boat Show is huge which makes Porte de Versailles a fitting venue.
Nevertheless, it is the activities and exhibitors which make the Paris Boat Show so magnificent: there is a Beach Club where children can learn to sail, as just one example. As a whole, the exhibition is divided into five sectors which means that whilst there is a section for flush businessmen, there is also the ‘Espace Courses’ section which focuses on racing, and the Surf Sports Village which will enthrall everyone, young and old.
With the number of boats on offer – from kayaks through to super-yachts, there truly is something to appeal to everyone. And if you blag it well, you may just get invited onto one of the super-yachts. This is what makes any boat show, but particularly the Paris Boat Show, a must for young and old.
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