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New direction for BIA Melbourne Interntional Boat & Lifestyle Festival
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Melbourne International Boat and Lifestyle Festival is back with a new name and a new direction in 2010.
Not just a feast of large luxury boats, the Festival will feature more activities on the promenade including live bands each afternoon as well as an outdoor bar.
Running from 5 to 7 February at NewQuay Marina and all along the Promenade from NewQuay to Waterfront City at Docklands, the layout will be a fresh mix of boats and boating gear plus all the good things of life.
The promenade will be filled with exhibits featuring trailerable boats, personal watercraft, chandlery and accessories, along with food tasting and entertainment.
The big boats on the water will fill the NewQuay Marina, with a single easy access point making it easier than ever to navigate between the on-land and on-water attractions of Festival.
The Waterfront City Piazza will feature live music in the late afternoon as well as an outdoor bar where show patrons can relax and enjoy the afternoon with good music and great company.
Showgoers will get a close-up look at luxury cruisers including the Dyna 770 making its Melbourne show debut and offered for sale by Melbourne Boat Sales for a few dollars less then $4 million.
For those who like the very best in blue-water sailing craft, Seawind Catamarans will stage the world debut of its impressive new Seawind 1250, fresh from its hugely successful sea trials and ready to take on the Australian and global markets.
The Festival will also offer plenty of opportunities to sample the delights of boating, with kids sailing clinics, kayaking and fishing clinics.
There will also be free powerboat rides presented by JV Marine World and skippered by expert crews from the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association.
For more information visit www.mibls.com.au or contact Ashley Farr (03) 8696 5600 or ashley@biavic.com.au