Sail from Skandia to MIBLS 2009

5:48 AM Mon 26 Jan 2009 GMT

'If you're in Victoria for Australia's largest and oldest sailing event, Skandia Geelong Week, take advantage of your proximity to town and visit the Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Show, 30 January to 1 February. - Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Show' Sandman PR Click Here to view large photo

If you're in Victoria for Australia's largest and oldest sailing event, Skandia Geelong Week, take advantage of your proximity to town and visit the Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Show.

Held at Docklands, 30 January to 1 February, the show will be a smorgasbord of entertainment and exhibitions, celebrating every facet of the marine lifestyle. As well as the $100 million worth of boats on the water, including some major launches from marques including Hanse, Hunter and Dufour, visitors will be spoilt for choice with gourmet food, wine, fashion and the broadest range of boating-related exhibits.

Some of the largest and most luxurious boats in the country will create a spectacular on-water display, while on-land exhibits will include the latest in trailerboats and marine accessories to travel and holiday information, stretching the length of the promenade from NewQuay to Waterfront City.

Visitors will also have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a good look around the unique, world record-breaking Earthrace vessel which recently set a new world record for a powerboat to circle the globe, using 100% renewable biodiesel fuel and a net zero carbon footprint.

Much of the 2009 Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Show will be free to the public, including access to all the open space exhibits along the promenade and the shell scheme. Access to boats on the marina will cost $12 for adults, families $28 (two adults and up to three children); children under 16 and concession card holders $6.

Boating Industry Association of Victoria general manager Robert Coco said the growth of the Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Show mirrored the state's escalating enthusiasm for waterfront living and recreational boating.

'The City of Melbourne, as a major sponsor, is investing heavily to promote the Melbourne International Boat and Lifestyle Show as one of the major events on the city's calendar,' Mr Coco said.

'There's little doubt the pipeline of waterfront and harbour developments in and around Port Phillip and Western Port will underwrite even stronger growth in the event over the next decade.'

Further information:
Boating Industry Association of Victoria - (03) 8696 5600 or visit: www.mibls.com.au

by Sandman PR

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