OREANDA-NEWS. On 27 February 2009 was announced, that the Second exhibition of boats and yachts Moscow Boat Show was held February 7 through 15, 2009 in the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre.

The project was the result of joint efforts of the largest exhibitions and fairs operator Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre and non-profit organization incorporating Russian companies involved into small navigation business, importers, dealers, distributors and producers of powerboats, yachts and boats the National Marine Industry Association.

The decision to organize expanded floor space into thematic sectors according to market segments corresponded to global exhibition standards and was positively accepted by the exhibitors. Full range of companies professionally engaged in the yachting business and small navigation participated in the Moscow Boat Show-2009. Yacht-clubs, boat stations, filling stations, piers, industrial, trading, service, insurance companies, financial groups were presented at the expositions. Sailing and motor yachts, inflatable and rowboats, hydrocycles, wakeboards, materials and components for boats and yachts, equipment for mooring, navigation equipment, and goods for leisure were exhibited at stands. Besides the exhibit space exceeded 16 000 sq m. Moreover the Moscow Boat Show as opposed to other branch exhibitions ran for 9 days and the time frame met international standards and proved to be convenient for visitors from remote parts of Russia and the world.

More than 150 Russian and foreign companies presented their goods and services at the 2nd Second International Specialized Exhibition Moscow Boat Show. Twice more exhibitors participated in the show compared to the previous edition. The majority of exhibitors were presented by companies professionally involved into yachting business and small navigation. And such widely known brands as Bavaria Yachts, Grand Marine, Marine Trade, Alpha-yachts, Silver Boats, Admiral Group, and East Baltic Marine Group, Neptune-Marine, Expert Marine, Boatmarket were among them. The press coverage of the event was rendered by the leading branch Mass Media: TV company Okean-TV (Ocean-TV), magazines Berega Moskvy (The Moscow Riverside), Katera i Yakhty (Boats and Yachts), Kapitan-klub (Captain-club), Internet portals Luxury-info.ru, Yachta.ru, MegaYachts.ru, Yacht world on-line and many others.

3 Russian debuts were unveiled within the frames of the exhibition Moscow Boat Show-2009. Ship-building company FINNSTAR has opened a new shipyard with the independent trade mark "TRIDENT", focused exclusively on the Russian market. The company FINNSTAR has presented a new brand boat made from aluminium and magnesium alloy with an enhanced set. The presentation of a new yacht of the Russian national racing class M took place at the yacht-club PIRogovo stand. The design of the boat has been developed by a well known design bureau Bernaskoni and tailored with all preferences of a modern exacting consumer taken into consideration. A high-speed miniboat GRIKON-005 was also presented for the first time in the Russian market. The representatives of search and rescue services have already expressed their interest. The vessel can make a competition to hydrocycles in terms of safety, durability, agility, economic fuel consumption and reasonable price.

Many contracts for equipment, sailing yachts and powerboats supply were executed right on site. A number of exhibits were purchased right from a stand. Though it was only the second edition of the project 90% of exhibitors left their positive feedback about the show. The majority of exhibitors have already submitted their space applications for the Third International exhibition Moscow Boat Show.

About 24 000 visitors came to the exhibition Moscow Boat Show-2009. Aras Agalarov, President ZAO CROCUS INTERNATIONAL, Dmitry Zelenin, Governor of Tver region, President of Russian Federation of Water Motor Sport, Nikolai Dyablov, Deputy State Inspector on small vessels of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia, Evgeny Filonenko, Director General of Rescue Water Service of the Russian Rescuers Union, Alexander Makarov, President of the National Marine Industry Association, Arkady Zlotnikov, First Deputy Director Crocus Expo IEC, and Ekaterina Grishechkina, Director of exhibition Moscow Boat Show, and other high-ranking persons participated in the exhibition of boats and.

The exhibition Moscow Boat Show develops into a full scale business project. The events organized by the Russian Association of Yacht Skippers / RAY became the highlight of the Business Program of the exhibition Moscow Boat Show-2009. The Association managers told about the results of RAY and yachting school operation in 2008, expeditions scheduled for 2009. Graduators of the Russian Association of Yacht Skippers yachting school were granted Master of Yacht Limited inshore certificates. Alexei Panasenko, Head of the Russian Association of Yacht Skippers, moderated an open discussion about Russian yachting status.

The Conference Russian River Register took place February 9.

Moreover Educational seminar Marine Line-up Garmin with participation of foreign experts was held within the frames of the show.

The Awarding Ceremony for the winners of the on-line contest Yachts! Sea! Enjoyment! was held at the Crocus Expo IEC within the frames of the exhibition Moscow Boat Show. The contest Yachts! Sea! Enjoyment! had been initiated and organized by the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre in cooperation with the agency Yacht-club Zelenyi Ostrov (Green Island). The contest was held on the website www.gi-yachtclub.ru November 24, 2008 through January 31, 2009. The best works of the participants of the photoregatta were presented at the stand № С442 from February 7 till 15, 2009. The winner Valery Vasilevsky was awarded the rank of the best yachting photographer 2008 and was granted the voucher on participation in a real regatta from the yachting operator AdriyatikSailing.

The specialized caravanning-oriented exhibition Caravanex was held alongside with the Moscow Boat Show-2009.

The International exhibition Moscow Boat Show assists basic manufacturers and dealers in yachting business to get acquainted with their Russian colleagues and to raise the national yachting market on a new level. It is obvious that the exhibition Moscow Boat Show as the result of two editions has turned to a status action of then exhibition calendar. If the project keeps developing dynamically it is planned to hold it twice a year.