Superyacht UK Tour of Excellence, March 6-9th
Venue: South East and South West of England
This year's Superyacht UK Tour of Excellence is warming up to be an exciting showcase for UK companies. The Tour is supported by the Government export arm, UK Trade & Investment, Land Rover, Cornwall Marine Network and Musto. The list of international delegates has grown from an initial list of 8 just after the London Boat Show to 30 confirmed delegates now. Superyacht captains, project managers and major yards such as Wally, Lurssen and Amels are on the Tour to see the best of British products and services. Fourteen companies are being visited and 45 companies will be at the evening showcase events. All exhibitor space at the Portsmouth and Pendennis showcases has been taken.
This year's itinerary
Tuesday - Tailored visits to Oceanair and Lewmar. In the evening there is a Designer dinner. UK designers and architects will present to the delegates during evening dinner.
Wednesday - Tailored visits to B & G, Ocean Safety, Southampton Yacht Services, CJR Propulsion and then the delegates have the choice of visiting Isle of Wight based companies SP Systems/Gurit and UKSA or going Lymington for visits to Formula Yacht Spars, Green Marine and Berthon.
On the Wednesday evening the delegates are entertained at the Royal Naval Museum overlooking HMS Victory. Up to 20 showcase companies will be networking and promoting their products and services to the delegates.
Thursday dawns with an early start as the delegates are flown from Southampton airport to Plymouth in a Dakota DC3 classic airplane. In Plymouth they will have yard tours at Princess Yachts and Devonport, before being flown to Pendennis Shipyard via helicopter. The showcase event that evening is at the historic and atmospheric Pendennis Castle. 17 companies are booked in that evening for the showcase event and close to 100 will be at the evening dinner.
Friday morning sees some delegates move out early for international flights, while others will visit local yards in Falmouth.
For further details on the Tour please call Tom Chant on 01784 223 642 or 07843 000 957.
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