Venice Boat Show 2021

The countdown has begun:

90 days to go until the Venice Boat Show 2021, which will be held

from 29 May to 6 June 2021

Preparations for the second edition of the Venice Boat Show 2021 are in full swing.
Venice Boat Show 2021, which will be held over 9 days at the Arsenal and will showcase the best of Italian and
of Italian and international boating.

To date, approximately 130 exhibitors have registered, including shipyards and nautical accessories companies and more than 150 boats in the water.

An incomparable historical context right in the centre of Venice, the historical Arsenal of Venice, consisting of a water basin of 50,000 square meters, more than 1,500 metres of jetties, 10,000 square metres of outdoor exhibition space, and covered pavilions for a total of and covered pavilions for a total of about 10,000 metres. A unique place where naval art is enhanced by the
art is enhanced by its context and by the simultaneous presence of the Biennale’s International Architecture Exhibition.
The event, organised by Vela Spa on behalf of the Municipality of Venice, is supported by the collaboration of the Italian Navy and the partnership of the Venice Rovigo Chamber of Commerce.

The themes for this new edition are:

• Sustainability and environmental impact, i.e. mobility and electric, hybrid and innovative engines
  with the participation of several dozen Italian and European shipyards;
• Yacht a Vela, the novelty of 2021 is presented with a double-sided 96-metre pier,
  entirely dedicated to sailing boats from the most prestigious international and Italian shipyards
  prestigious international and Italian shipyards;
• Motor Yachts, with boats ranging from 15 to 40 metres in length that will be on display in the
  Motor Yachts, with boats from 15 to 40 metres long that will be displayed on the “main yacht riviera” and on the new pontoons under construction.

In addition, the programme includes the first Full Electric regatta called “E REGATTA“, organised by the partners Assonautica di Venezia, Associazione Motonautica di Venezia, VeniceAgenda2028, Venti di Cultura and IWI-Inland Waterways International,
with “endurance”, agility and speed trials. There will also be a dedicated area called E-Village, where companies in the field of electric and eco-sustainable propulsion

The slogan ‘Naval art comes home’ will once again be the leitmotif of the Venice Boat Show 2021 that, three months after its official opening, is already proving to exceed the results achieved in 2019,” commented Mayor Luigi Brugnaro, the event’s creator and prime mover .

And so, after the stop imposed by the pandemic for the 2020 edition, everything is ready for tradition and innovation, engineering and eco-sustainability will once again be the protagonists of the 9-day exhibition in the characteristic setting of the Arsenale. Thanks to the important work carried out on the Tese – the exhibition spaces have been doubled compared to 2019 – and the
and the investments made to equip the whole area, we are now once again ready to host the excellence of world boating”.
the excellence of the boating industry worldwide”.

An invitation that is already attracting 50% more boats in the water than the total number reached in 2019 and
A call that is already attracting 50% more boats in the water than the total number reached in 2019 and over 20% more exhibitors.
“An important result that we are counting on expanding so as to make this edition of the edition of the Venice Boat Show 2021, which is rightly included among the events celebrating the 1600th anniversary of the Fondazione di Venezia, truly exceptional – concludes Brugnaro – Thanks to all those those who have been working hard for months to organise the Venice Boat Show 2021 in compliance with all the most stringent safety regulations, an event that pays tribute to the City, its important naval history and, above all, gives space to Italian and world excellence by showcasing the best of the boating industry and the most innovative technologies for environmental protection and sustainable mobility.
The challenge of hybridising engines and switching to full-electricity which will become a reality at the Venice Boat Show 2021, with the presentation of new models.
The Municipality and the Metropolitan City of Venice have already earmarked 1.5 million euro for the transition to reduced-emission engines for the transition to low- and/or zero-emission engines”.

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