It’s always been big – the West Coast’s largest – and still is. The BIG Seattle Boat Show opens its doors this year on Friday January 29th and runs through Saturday February 6th. With 1,000+ boats (indoors and on the water), and hundreds of accessories exhibitors, it’s no wonder that it attracts visitors from 35 states and Canada. Boaters and would-be boaters mark their calendars and eagerly await the show every year. But boats and accessories are just one part of the big show. Many families have been coming to the show for generations as there’s always something for everyone at the show.
2010 attractions and promotions:
Toy Story: World’s Biggest Toy Boat Collection
Jerry Bauer got his first toy boat when he was 2 years old and has been collecting them
ever since. To say it’s a bit of an obsession would be an understatement. In fact Jerry
good naturedly calls it a disease. Today the collection numbers 5,000+, ranging from
boats the size of your thumbnail to boats 6-7 feet. There’s everything from Monopoly and
Cracker Jack pieces to a 48-inch wooden 1952 Chris Craft replica. More than 1,000
boats from the collection will be on display at the show. Bound to delight the children as
well as the child in every adult. (Kids 10 and under get in free to the show.)
Arctic Explorer and Filmmaker Shares Rare Footage
Emmy award-winning filmmaker Sprague Theobald will share amazing footage from his upcoming documentary, Braving The Northwest Passage. This stunning film is from his five month epic journey across the Arctic aboard the 57' Nordhavn Bagan. Bagan will be on display at South Lake Union where you can tour the boat, meet the cast and crew, view unreleased footage and even take home a free DVD. Additionally Theobold will be conducting seminars at Qwest Field Event Center throughout the nine day show where he’ll focus on the craziest, scariest and most exhilarating moments of the trip – the good, the bad and the frozen.
Score A Boat!
The Seattle Sounders FC make it look easy but how easy is it really? Test your soccer skills and score a chance at winning a new 2009 Bayliner 175. Kick the ball in the back of the net at Qwest Field Event Center and score a soccer goal and you will be entered to win this fun, family runabout, courtesy Lake Union Bayliner and Sounders FC.
Seminars
There are more than 200 free seminars during the 9 days of the show. No other show in North America matches the Seattle seminar schedule in terms of the quality, variety and volume of seminars offered. Some of the world’s top experts are presenters. Topics cater equally to the novice wanting to learn more about boating to the expert wanting to hone their skills, or the dreamer planning one day to sail off into the sunset.
Boat Show Art Gallery
Boats and boating accessories are not the only thing you can shop for at the show. The Boat Show Gallery offers art for your boat, home or office and features more than three dozen local artists and craftspeople offering everything from jewelry to watercolors, pottery to photography, driftwood boxes to glass floats.
Boater’s Happy Hour At South Lake Union
Enjoy a special Boater's Happy Hour all day, every day of the Seattle Boat Show on South Lake Union. Receive a free appetizer when you show your admission wristband or hand-stamp from the following Lake Union restaurants: Chandler’s Crabhouse, Daniel's Broiler and Joey’s. And while at South Lake Union enter the Kenmore Air Giveaway- A-Day. Win a pair of tickets round-trip to the San Juan Islands every day of the show from Kenmore Air - the Boater's Airline.
After Five At Qwest Field Event Center
Weeknights have always been a great time to visit the show without the crowds of the weekends. For 2010 there will be weeknight pricing – $8 tickets from 5pm to close – and special promotions. Come after work for these themed evenings:
· Women’s Day : Monday, February 1
· Fishing Night: Tuesday, February 2:
· Sailing & Cruising Night: Wednesday, February 3
· Guys Night Out: Thursday: February 4
Additional details related to the weeknight promotions will be posted to seattleboatshow.com as they become available.
2010 attractions and promotions:
Toy Story: World’s Biggest Toy Boat Collection
Jerry Bauer got his first toy boat when he was 2 years old and has been collecting them
ever since. To say it’s a bit of an obsession would be an understatement. In fact Jerry
good naturedly calls it a disease. Today the collection numbers 5,000+, ranging from
boats the size of your thumbnail to boats 6-7 feet. There’s everything from Monopoly and
Cracker Jack pieces to a 48-inch wooden 1952 Chris Craft replica. More than 1,000
boats from the collection will be on display at the show. Bound to delight the children as
well as the child in every adult. (Kids 10 and under get in free to the show.)
Arctic Explorer and Filmmaker Shares Rare Footage
Emmy award-winning filmmaker Sprague Theobald will share amazing footage from his upcoming documentary, Braving The Northwest Passage. This stunning film is from his five month epic journey across the Arctic aboard the 57' Nordhavn Bagan. Bagan will be on display at South Lake Union where you can tour the boat, meet the cast and crew, view unreleased footage and even take home a free DVD. Additionally Theobold will be conducting seminars at Qwest Field Event Center throughout the nine day show where he’ll focus on the craziest, scariest and most exhilarating moments of the trip – the good, the bad and the frozen.
Score A Boat!
The Seattle Sounders FC make it look easy but how easy is it really? Test your soccer skills and score a chance at winning a new 2009 Bayliner 175. Kick the ball in the back of the net at Qwest Field Event Center and score a soccer goal and you will be entered to win this fun, family runabout, courtesy Lake Union Bayliner and Sounders FC.
Seminars
There are more than 200 free seminars during the 9 days of the show. No other show in North America matches the Seattle seminar schedule in terms of the quality, variety and volume of seminars offered. Some of the world’s top experts are presenters. Topics cater equally to the novice wanting to learn more about boating to the expert wanting to hone their skills, or the dreamer planning one day to sail off into the sunset.
Boat Show Art Gallery
Boats and boating accessories are not the only thing you can shop for at the show. The Boat Show Gallery offers art for your boat, home or office and features more than three dozen local artists and craftspeople offering everything from jewelry to watercolors, pottery to photography, driftwood boxes to glass floats.
Boater’s Happy Hour At South Lake Union
Enjoy a special Boater's Happy Hour all day, every day of the Seattle Boat Show on South Lake Union. Receive a free appetizer when you show your admission wristband or hand-stamp from the following Lake Union restaurants: Chandler’s Crabhouse, Daniel's Broiler and Joey’s. And while at South Lake Union enter the Kenmore Air Giveaway- A-Day. Win a pair of tickets round-trip to the San Juan Islands every day of the show from Kenmore Air - the Boater's Airline.
After Five At Qwest Field Event Center
Weeknights have always been a great time to visit the show without the crowds of the weekends. For 2010 there will be weeknight pricing – $8 tickets from 5pm to close – and special promotions. Come after work for these themed evenings:
· Women’s Day : Monday, February 1
· Fishing Night: Tuesday, February 2:
· Sailing & Cruising Night: Wednesday, February 3
· Guys Night Out: Thursday: February 4
Additional details related to the weeknight promotions will be posted to seattleboatshow.com as they become available.
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