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Seattle Boat Show celebrates 75 years

When the Seattle Boat Show sails into town on Feb. 4, 2022, it will be the 75th anniversary of what began modestly in 1947, with 13 marine dealers pitching a tent on the shores of Lake Union. The 75th Anniversary show, which runs through February 12, will feature 255 exhibitors with more than 800 new and brokerage boats—indoors at Lumen Field Event Center ...

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Seattle Boat Show goes digital for 2021

Ongoing COVID restrictions are preventing the Seattle Boat Show from being held in person in January 2021, but are not preventing the Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA) from producing a major boating event in January. The show will go on—but in a digital format.  The digital show, Seattle Boat Show Connected, will take place Thursday, Jan. 28 through Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 with an ...

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Shore Premier Finance to sponsor 2019 Seattle Boat Show

Shore Premier Finance recently announced that it will join the Seattle Boat Show as a sponsor for the upcoming show, Jan. 25 through Feb. 2, 2019. The Seattle Boat Show will offer everything from free seminars, to advanced training classes, as well as access to the latest technology and boating gear, all alongside hundreds of exhibitors, and all the recreational and ...

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Seattle Boat Show seminar lineup announced

The Seattle Boat Show has announced its lineup of free boating and fishing seminars and the advanced training classes for a fee through Boat Show University. The show opens Jan. 27 and runs through Feb. 4, 2017. It features two locations — indoors at CenturyLink Field Event Center and afloat at South Lake Union — 1,000 recreational watercraft and more ...

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Seattle Boat Show offers special travel packages

The Seattle Boat Show (Indoors +Afloat), the largest boat show on the West Coast and the third largest in the U.S., opens Jan. 27 and runs through Feb. 4, 2017. The show is held at two locations — indoors at Century LinkField Event Center and afloat at South Lake Union — and more than 200 free seminars. For out-of-towners, show ...

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Seattle Boat Show reports increased attendance

SEATTLE — The 69th annual Seattle Boat Show wrapped up on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 with an increase in attendance of 1.4 percent over 2015. The nine-day event attracted visitors from 37 states, three Canadian provinces, one Canadian territory and from as far away as Australia, Great Britain and China. Attendance was 52,427 compared to 51,684 last year. “We were ...

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Northwest Marine Trade Association Career Fair grew in 2016

SEATTLE –The Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA) held its second annual Career Fair at the Seattle Boat Show on Monday, Feb. 1, with twice as many exhibitors signed up to participate, looking to fill 250 openings, and three times the number of job-seekers attended as compared to last year. New boat sales in Washington state were up 23.7 percent in ...

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Associations promote marine careers through creative avenues

If there is one common problem everyone in the boating industry faces, it is a shortage of qualified marine technicians. As baby boomers are phasing into retirement, there are not enough applicants to take the open positions. To address this issue, marine trades organizations are finding creative ways to attract professionals and highlight the benefits of an industry career. We ...

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Seattle Boat Show will close one day early for Super Bowl

Upon further review, the ruling has been confirmed — it’s a repeat for the Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Boat Show. Seattle Boat Show organizers have once again decided to pay homage to the home team by ending the show one day early so that exhibitors, event staff and showgoers can watch the Seahawks bring home their second Vince Lombardi ...

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