The Show

·     2008 will be the 54th Collins Stewart London Boat Show, in association with the Daily Mail

·     It is London’s largest annual event

·     It takes 13 days to set up the show and 6 days to dismantle it

·     The Show has over 500 exhibitors

·     The biggest vessel on display is HMS Exeter, a Royal Navy Destroyer stretching 125m in length

·     Aside from the HMS Exeter, the biggest exhibitor boat at the Show this year is Sunseeker’s Tri-deck Motor Yacht 37M. The £11.5 million tri deck yacht is the largest Sunseeker have ever produced

·     Again, aside from the HMS Exeter, the Tri-deck Motor Yacht 37M is also the most expensive boat at the Show, costing £11.5M

·     The smallest boat at the Show will be the Reid Marine’s Starfish at 1.5metres – a dinghy costing £545

·     The Collins Stewart London Boat Show hopes to welcome over 140,000 visitors to the Show

·     2007 Collins Stewart London Boat Show resulted in the best overall experience and value for money ratings by visitors in recent years, with 93% claiming that they will revisit the Show again

·     The Show will see over 45 media briefings with World product launches, UK launches and a Worldwide debut being announced on Press & Preview Day

HMS Exeter

·     HMS Exeter holds the most amount of crew of any craft at the Show with quarters for 260 on board

·     HMS Exeter is credited with being the last ship to engage an enemy aircraft with a Surface to Air Missile during the battle for the Falkland Island

Facts about Cutty Sark

·     She is one of the most famous ships in the world

·     She is the only surviving extreme clipper, and the only tea clipper still in existence

·     The majority of her hull fabric survives from the original construction and she is the best example of a merchant composite construction vessel

·     She has captured the imagination of millions of people, 15 million of whom have come on board to learn the stories she has to tell

·     She was preserved in Greenwich partly as a memorial to the men of the merchant navy, particularly those who lost their lives in the world wars

Past vs Present

·         As always, the Show offers activities for everyone from thrill seekers to historians

·         One of the Show’s new attractions is a Kite Surf simulator on the Watersports Zone

·         The oldest working UK boat at the Show will be the 200 year old oyster fishing smack Boadicea on the Classic Boat feature stand.

Famous Faces

·          HRH Princess Royal will be at the Show on Wednesday 16 January 2008

·          Well known faces from the sailing community including round the world sailors Alex Thomson and Mike Golding OBE, Geoff Holt and current Raymarine Young Sailor of the Year Katie Miller will all make an appearance at the Show.

For further press information contact: Boat Shows Press Office at Publicasity on tel: 020 7632 2432, Fax: 020 7240 2520 Email: boatshow@publicasity.co.uk

Notes to Editors

1      High resolution pictures are available upon request.

2      The 2008 Collins Stewart London Boat Show in association with the Daily Mail is organised by National Boat Shows Ltd (NBS). NBS, which also organises the Southampton Boat Show in association with ITV Meridian, is a subsidiary of the British Marine Federation (BMF), the trade association for the UK boating industry.

3      Collins Stewart has offices in London, New York, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Dublin, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Tokyo and Mumbai. Collins Stewart is the largest private client stock broking and portfolio management business in the Channel Islands and is one of the UK's leading wealth managers for private clients, trusts, charities and private companies and private companies

4      Publications can offer readers £3 off the normal day door price.  To give away tickets in a competition or to arrange the discount, please call the Boat Show team on 020 7632 2432.

5      The 2007 Collins Stewart London Boat Show was awarded ‘Exhibition of the Year’ Award at the Trade Association Forum Awards.

6      Please be advised that press registration is now available on link http://www.londonboatshow.com/press-area/press-registration/

Getting to ExCeL

7      Travelling by road and rail  – ExCeL is located just a stone's throw away from Canary Wharf and with easy access to the Jubilee line

8      Travelling by boat – 100 acres of dockland frontage gives easy access. The Thames Clipper service links Central London piers with ExCeL

9      Travelling by Air – visitors can travel to London City Airport which is a 5 minute taxi ride from ExCeL

10    Parking – with over 4,000 parking spaces, visitors will benefit from the introduction of a flat rate parking fee, charged at £9, as opposed to a prepaid hourly rate

Attention: RADIO STATIONS

1      Keep up to date with the latest news from the 2008 Collins Stewart London Boat Show - Breaking boating news; Celebrity visits; key Marine Industry news; business updates from the regions. Regular News Feeds will be available via ISDN (G722), e-mail (MP3 or wav)

2      Coming to the Show - why not book a broadcast from our live facility (available from 11-20 January 2008).

3      For more information, contact: Tracey Clarke, before event 01329 238857 fax: 01329 827728 Email: tc@eventbroadcast.org During Show - mobile: 07768 806699