The nautical sector anchor its optimism in safe tourism and digital sale

The Valencia Boat Show, which this year has become the first virtual nautical lounge, has officially started at 10: 00 this morning... achieving the number of two thousand visitors until noon, in its first four hours on the network.

At 11: 00, an inaugural round table was held, which, like the rest, is broadcast on streaming within the platform. Moderated by the director of the competition, Nacho Gomez-Zarzuela, has been dedicated to the analysis and situation of the nautical sector at the time of general uncertainty due to the pandemic... in the table have participated Carlos Sanlorenzo, general secretary of the Association of Nautical Enterprises (ANEN); Isabel Gil, president of the Union of Nautical Enterprises (UEN), the patron of the sector in the Valencia Community, together with two business representatives: Luis Martínez nez-Doreto, sales manager of the North Sails, and Marc de Antonio, whose shipyard has become a world reference since 2012.

The Valencian nautical lounge has 15 thematic areas in which 129 companies display their products, services and new products for the 2020-21 season. One of the main demands for visitors is the boats, which in this new digital format can be visited through 360 and matterport technology, as well as the most traditional videos and photographs.

The main national and international shipyards have opted for this new digital format, which provides them with the technology to present their new ones in an attractive way for the visitor. Among the units that have generated the most expectation is the latest Rodman model, the 1290 Evolution, the Antonio D46 Walkaround, D28 Cruiser, and D34 Xplor; the Beneteau Flyer 8 Sundeck, Grand Tourism 32 and 36 and Antares 11; as well as the new outboard range of Nimbus Boats. Sailing lovers can enjoy the Beneteau Oceanis 40.1, Oceanis Yacht 54, First Yacht 53, the Jeanneau Yacht 60 and the classic design ship Solenn 27 of Franck Roy... in the field of catamarans, the novelties include the Excess 11 of Beneteau Group, Aquila 54 and 70, as well as Lagoon SIXTY 5 and Lagoon SIXTY 7, or the latest of Silent Yachts.

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2020-10-27: Virtual Valencia Boat Show... begins the world's first virtual "nautical lounge"

Three exhibitions, talks and the latest developments of the large shipyards

The pioneer Virtual Valencia Boat Show opens tomorrow at 10: 00 a.m., making the sea culture available to any spectator, from any device and from anywhere in the world... access to the virtual lounge is totally free and the platform is available in English and Spanish.

The Art & Oceans exhibition by Guillermo Altadill, offered by Varadero Valencia, is among the parallel events to be missed. Altadill is one of the most reputable regatists in the world, with 10 campaigns back to the world - 7 of them completed - in addition to an extensive collection of paintings painted on the sailing of the American Cup.

Also, until November 1, the exhibition Spanish Spanish Lenses Nautical Photography, also offered by Varadero Valencia, will be available to the public, with the participation of the 5 best nautical photographers in Spain: Nico Martínez, Ainhoa Sánchez, María Muiña, Sailing Energy (Pedro Martínez and Jesús Renedo) and Vicent Bosch... each photographer presents 10 photographs in which he offers his vision of major nautical events such as the Copa América, the Olympic Games the Volvo Ocean Race.

♪ On Thursday and Saturday, the Visits of Virtual Valencia Boat Show will also be able to enjoy the film by Bernardo Arsuaga The Weekend Sailor, which narrates the adventure of Ramón Carlin, an amateur navigator who won the first edition of the Whitbread Round The World Yacht Race, now known as The Ocean Race.

♪ One of the most anticipated events of the Virtual VBS is the talk that Didac Costa will offer on Sunday 1 November at 12: 00. The ocean regatist, just a week from participating in his second Vendée Globe, the return to the world by sailing without scales or technical assistance, will make a pre-stop at the Virtual VBS to explain his sensations before embarking on one of the toughest races in the world.

♪ The Valencian lounge will also have Sail GP, one of the most spectacular nautical tests in the world, not in vain is known as Formula 1 of the sea. It involves the F50 catamarans able to navigate at vertigo speeds. The organization of this race will have two virtual stands in the areas of Catamaranes and Institutions and Associations and, in addition, two members of the Spanish team, Jordi Xammar and Florian Trittle, will participate in a question-and-answer session with the public on Sunday, November 1, at 11 a.m.

♪ The design applied to the nautical sector this year has a privileged space by Valencia World Design Capital 2022, a partner of the Virtual VBS, which has organized various meetings with professionals in the sector.

♪ The first will be a network that aims to value the work of various professionals of the Valencian design who have carried out projects in the field of nautical. It will be held on Wednesday at 4 p.m. and will be attended by Jorge Timothy, creative director of Pixelarte; Pedro González, creative director of Studio PG; Amanda Glex, designer; Andrés Gimeno, designer of BeRebel; and the popular graphic designer Modesto Granados, creative director of Studio Modesto.

♪ In addition, at 17: 00 hours, the designer and CEO of the company Caponetto and Hueber, based in La Marina de València, and responsible for the well-known flying hydrotax of the Seine, will offer a talk in which he will explain his work in the field of hydrodynamics. On Thursday and Friday, at the same time, it will be the turn of Juan Meseguer, designer of the North Sails sails company, who will present the work of design and manufacture of sails for ships of competition of all and of the CuldeSac studio that, will expose the case of success of the events that they ride all over the world for the signature of Princess yachts.