2nd North Wales Boat Show 24th to 26th July 2009 - Vaynol Estate (Bangor)

The organisers of the hugely successful South Wales Boat Show have announced plans to hold A NORTH WALES BOAT SHOW at the Vaynol Estate near Bangor, the features of Vaynol allow the show organisers to host a prorgamme of events to mirrorthe South Wales Baot Show including the successful and very popular Come and Try on the lake at Vaynol to get people out on the water on varous types of watercraft.

Exhibitors at the show will include:

Mariner and Mercury outboards the best performing, most reliable outboard engines in the world. From the portable 2.5hp four-stroke to the supercharged four-stroke Verado 300hp outboard, there is an engine to suit all needs. And now all Mariner and Mercury four-stroke and OptiMax outboards come with a free five-year warranty. The new Mariner and Mercury 20hp, two-cylinder outboards are packed with features designed to make engine operation safe, easy and hassle free. Delivering top performance in a lightweight and portable package the 20hp weighs in at only 118Ibs. (53kgs) and boasts plenty of power with its 351cc displacement.

Quicksilver inflatable boats are easy to transport and ready for use on the water in minutes. The inflatable range includes 2.0 to 5.3 metre boats that can be rowed or powered. Mariner and Mercury offer the ideal power up to 15hp.

Walker Bay boats are the ideal boat tender, fun sailing and all-round recreational boat. They are lightweight, easy to handle portable sailing dinghies that are practical and remarkably affordable. There are a range of sail kits and accessories to transform them into a rigid inflatable dinghy or a sailing dinghy. New for 2008 is the first fully integrated injection moulded Genesis centre console RIB from Walker Bay Boats. This sporty, lightweight boat offers greater comfort, increased storage capacity and superior performance over any other small console RIB. The Genesis Console can be purchased as a complete boat or as a modular system for the Genesis 340 and 310 models

Gekko ­ World Class Towboats and SugarSand Jet Boats are to feature at the North and South Wales boats shows in 2008. Gekko World Class Towboats offer a range of Waterski and Wakeboard boats that are state of the art and are considered the best tracking towboats in the industry by independent reviews. Gekko were the exclusive towboat for the 2005 European Barefooting Championships and also pulled the 2006 World Barefoot Championships. SugarSand Jet Boats offer a thrilling range of jet powered boats. Starting with an the explosive 15´ Tango that will out accelerate and out manoeuvre most boats on the water, through to the 23´ Oasis Family Sports boat which will keep the whole family happy, and gives you superb performance, handling, safety.
All models are available custom built to your specification, with colour schemes, graphics options, and accessory packages.

Rapture Sports Ltd (The sole UK Importer) and their new North Wales dealer, Rock Powerboats Ltd will be displaying several models from both ranges of the Gekko ­ World Class Towboats and SugarSand Jet Boats on their combined stand and on the lake, where you can test drive them.

Come & Try

An event hugely popular at the South Wales show with all visitors, demand will be high for the fabulous and much talked about "Come & try " on the Vaynol Lake jointly sponsored by Water Sports Wales and North Wales Watersports. We will get you afloat under R.Y.A. Trained staff from both companies in anything from Canoes, dinghies , Jet Skis and the Famous Zap Cats!!!!

Further Details can be obtained by visiting their website www.northwalesboatshow.co.uk