Limassol Boat Show 2016: “One of the best Boat Shows that have ever taken place!"

A groundbreaking event for our island, the Limassol Boat 2016, closed its doors in the evening of 08/05 with great success. The exhibition was visited by over 10 000 people, while it is worth mentioning that several trade agreements and sales were made during these three days.

For the first time in the history of Cyprus more than 70 companies from the fields of leisure boats, recreational fishing, diving and marine sports massively attended the unique areas of the Limassol Marina, creating a one of a kind show. In the Limassol Boat show, apart from the impressive boats, the great car fleet of the company Char. Pilakouta stole the show with the new models of BMW, NISSAN, DISCOVERY, JAGUAR and MINI.

Statements from the exhibitors of the Limassol Boat Show 2016

Evros Symeonides, General Manager of Sunseeker Cyprus, told “Cyprus Yachting Magazine”:

"I would like to thank and congratulate the organizers of the Limassol Boat Show who did such an impressive job. The group of Sunseeker Cyprus sincerely appreciates their professionalism and enthusiasm. Sunseeker Cyprus is pleased to have participated in this event and we look forward to having an even stronger presence in the coming years. Moreover, we would like to note that we have received many positive comments from the guests regarding their overall impression of the exhibition. The organization was excellent, the turnout was high and the guests had a variety of options. Since this was the first time that this type of event was held in Cyprus, it should be emphasized that this is a great start and a great step in the development of yachting in Limassol."

"It should also be noted that the exhibition was held during a good period, due to the 1st of May holiday in Russia, when most people do not work for a whole week, and they have the opportunity to attend such an event.”

"The Sunseeker stand managed to attract a lot of interest and we were very pleasantly surprised because there were visitors from many countries and from all over Cyprus. Our participation in the Boat Show has provided good exposure for the Sunseeker brand in Cyprus, creating a large number of questions about sales and many new customers.”

"I think it would be a good idea for the exhibition to start earlier in the morning, because it's then when most people visit the marina, as many people come for walks and coffee.”

 “We hope the organizers continue the success in the future."

Kostas Kyriakides, General Manager of Comet Yachting, commented:

"Because we take part in all boat shows, we go back many years, I can say that this year was one of the best Boat Shows ever held in Cyprus! This year the marketing and advertising were very good. Certainly in previous years there was advertising too, but it was not enough compared to this year. The turnout was very good, that is, regarding our stand we are very pleased. During these three days we had a lot of people, foreigners too, because the foreigners are usually the buyers! We had a Lagoon catamaran, which was constantly full of people! "

Marios Iordanous, General Manager of Bluepoint Yachting:

"The exhibition was certainly upgraded compared to last year. It was more interesting and it had more visitors. We are happy! Congratulations to the organizers!"

Andreas Kadros, General Manager of Mediterranean Yachting:

"This year, because of the amount of the participations, we saw more traffic during the exhibition. A lot of people did market research!"

Charalambos Moyseos, General Manager of FURUNO Cyprus:

"The exhibition this year was upgraded, both in participations, I mean exhibitors, and generally the cooperation with the Limassol marina helped bring more exposure. There has been much interest in our products, which we expect to convert into sales."

George Rousos from Pilakoutas Group commented: "The turnout exceeded expectations. People showed a lot of interest in our products, all the cars attracted attention. Apart from the fact that some people were visitors, during the weekend many people expressed an interest to buy and we have started closing appointments. Congratulations to the organizers!"

A great first year. See you all again in 2017