Opening of the Valencia Boat Show. Photo: Vicent Bosch

This morning at 10: 00 he opened his doors to the public the Valencia Boat Show, a Valencian nautical hall that for the first time in its history only exhibits new ships. The main shipyards and brands in the sector have not missed the appointment in the living room, presenting a wide range of services, accessories, moorings, engines and nautical clothing, which complete the offer of more than 120 new boats on land and in the floating exhibition. The good weather in Valencia has also not been lacking on the first day of the living room, in which the sun has shone with strength throughout the day.

During the official opening, the new image of one of the ships version 5 of Copa América has been discovered, which has been vinylated with the image of Valencia Boat Show. The event was attended by Fernando Jiménez, president of the Salon; Vicent Llorens, general director of Consortium Valencia 2007; Josep Miquel Torres Moya, general director of Sports; Francisco Molina Agulló, territorial delegate of Presidency of the Generalitat Valenciana and José Vicente Berlanga, managing director of the Municipal Sports Foundation, among other authorities.

The comitiva has then made a tour of the living room to know the facilities and the different exhibitors. At the end of the day, they had the opportunity to greet the crew of the 2016 Transatlantic Pelayo Challenge, five women who have overcome cancer and who will sail from the Valencia Boat Show on November 6 to cross the Atlantic on a 73-foot boat. The tour ended in the Flash Cat 58 Passenger, a new generation multicasco built entirely in the Valencia Community.

On the first day of exhibition, more than 2000 visitors wanted to get close to the Marina Real Juan Carlos I to know the latest developments in the nautical sector.

"A lot of joy, a lot of happiness and a sense of achievement is even above my own expectations," said the president of the nautical hall, Fernando Jiménez, after the presentation. "Exhibitors come from other previous rooms and this is the last chance they have to sell a boat, and I'm sure they will make a maximum effort to reach agreement with potential customers," he concluded.

"Having the Navy full of boats is a very nice image, and if it is related to the business, because it is very good, because it is important for companies to do business and for people to take good services, and for us it is a great satisfaction that the nautical hall of Valencia is held in the Navy," said the director of Consortium Valencia 2007, Vent Llorens.

Good feelings of exhibitors on the first day
After the first day, the exhibitors of the Valencian hall agree on the good general sensations. Richard Hewett, director of Clipper Marine, a new distributor for Bavaria in Spain, said that "we have had a very good first day. We have six ships in exhibition and there is a lot of interest in all models; catamarans, monocascos and motor ships. The time has been fantastic and people have enjoyed watching the boats." Two sea tests are planned for tomorrow, to which others will surely be added throughout the week.

"There have been interesting audiences who have come to see ships and we have several sea tests raised," said Ricardo Bosch of Marina Estrella, representing brands such as Azimut, Hanse or Minorchino, Antonio de la Torre, representative of the French shipyard Dufour, said: "It has been quite well, especially in the morning, there have been many visits of interested people and we are satisfied."

Tomorrow the living room will open from 10: 00 to 19: 00 hours and an even greater influx of visitors is expected due to the holiday. On Wednesday morning there will be the presentation of the X Nautical Salon of Denia, with the presence of the ocean regatist Alex Pella and the presentation of the latest book by journalist Eric Frattini "The Island of the Next Day" in which he recounts the four-month journey he made by the Pacific 24 years ago.

About Valencia Boat Show:
The Valencia Boat Show will be held from October 31 to November 6 in the Marina Real Juan Carlos I with a wide range of new ships from the main international shipyards, new, accessories and nautical services and two days of sea tests. The Valencian competition thus becomes the last living room the water of the season, closing the Mediterranean circuit of salons.

The Valencia Boat Show is organized by the Union of Nautical Enterprises (UEN), an association of companies in the nautical sector of the Valencia Community, with the support of Consortium Valencia 2007, the public body formed by the City of Valencia, the Generalitat Valenciana and the Government of Spain that manages the infrastructure of the Marina Real Juan Carlos I, as well as Tourism Valencia, the City of Valencia, the City of Valencia and the Generalitat Valenciana.

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The Valencian nautical hall opens on October 31 at 10: 00. More than 60 exhibitors and 120 new ships from the main international shipyards will be exposed.

The Valencia Boat Show, a Valencian nautical hall that this year celebrates its eighth edition from October 31 to November 6 with a renewed bet, will open its doors to the public tomorrow Monday at 10: 00. Among the main demands of the competition is the presence of the main international shipyards presenting a wide fleet of new ships, novelty and award-winning ships as well as a complete offer of accessories, engines, courses and nautical services. In addition, on 31 October and 1 November, those interested in buying one of the vessels of the floating exhibition may try it at sea, by having an appointment with the representative of the brand in which they are interested.

The Valencia Boat Show 2016 will have five professional days and two days of open doors with nautical activities for all audiences. From Monday to Friday the entry price is 5 euros and the opening hours are 10: 00 to 19: 00 hours. On Saturday and Sunday the entrance will be free and the living room will be open until 8: 00, with numerous activities for all the public that will no doubt bring the nautical to all visitors. Sailboats, motor, pneumatic and semi-rigid ships, catamarans, insurance, moorings, sailing courses, engines, candles, nautical clothes, accessories or innovative applications will fill from tomorrow and until November 6 the 12,000 m2 exhibition of the living room, located in the Marina Real Juan Carlos I between the old base of the Alinghi and the Tinglado No. 2. The competition will have two accesses, one located in front of the old Alinghi base and enabled for professionals, credits and visitors with already acquired entry and another next to Tinglado No. 2, where visitors will be able to acquire their entry.

On Monday, October 31, at 11: 00, the official opening of the living room will be held with the presence of Fernando Jiménez, president of the living room; Vicent Llorens, general director of Consortium Valencia 2007; Josep Miquel Torres Moya, general director of Sports; Francisco Molina Agulló, territorial delegate of Presidency of the Generalitat Valenciana and José Vicente Berlanga, managing director of the Municipal Sports Foundation, among other authorities.