Ribbon cutting today in Venice for 2021 Boat Show, open until 6 June. On show over 220 boats of 160 exhibitors in one of the most evocative locations linked to the spirit of this event, the ancient Arsenal of the city. An evocative and highly suggestive place. Where the ships were born and where the Serenissima has built part of its power that has made it one of the largest maritime realities for centuries. The event, in its second edition after that of 2019, was strongly desired by the mayor of Venice Louis Brugnaro. One of the first major events in attendance that comes almost simultaneously with the opening of the Architecture Biennale. An important restart signal for the lagoon city.
Naval art returns home and the city comes back to life for this event which sees, in addition to an increase in exhibitors, a specific section dedicated to sailing, a focus on electric propulsion, a rich calendar of conferences, sporting events and talk shows … And the PRADA Cup won in Auckland by Patrizio Bertelli's team and which for the first time in Italy will be visible to the public. Confirming the strong link between the Prada Group and Venice. In Venice, in the beautiful Ca 'Corner della Regina building, the Prada Foundation has one of its offices dedicated to contemporary art.
The Boat Show between energy transformation, environmental impact and refined design
Big events, beautiful pleasure boats but also work boats, service boats, transport boats, everything that has to do with the sea and navigation. Confronting a future that in this sector means energy transformation, environmental impact and, of course, also a lot of nautical design. With one look at the oriental market, in continuous growth.
On the other hand, speaking of the Orient in Venice is certainly not new. The CEO of Ferretti Group, Alberto Galassi, and Gianguido Girotti CEO of the Bénétéau group, manufacturer of both sailboats and motorboats, are convinced of this. For Girotti "Venice represents the ideal hub for an international nautical event that has visibility on the eastern Mediterranean". Galassi echoes him, underlining that there are currently no “Boat shows from Lebanon to Venice, passing through Turkey, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia. There is a good half of the Mediterranean that now has the possibility of having a single Boat Show ".
On the catwalk, extraordinary motor yachts, sailboats and innovative electric propulsion boats
In the field of motor boats, the flagship will be the Ferretti 1000, the largest in the Ferretti Yachts range, the traditional motor yachts that began the fortune of the Ferretti Group. Thirty meters of high quality for the shipyard which has its headquarters in Romagna in Forlì and which confirms the choice of the Venice Boat Show as a privileged place to present its latest novelties. Also including the 43wallytender X, the version with outboard motors of the innovative tender signed by Wally. After its recent debut on the international scene at the Palm Beach International Boat Show, it will be presented in Venice as a European preview.
Thirty meters for the AB 100 exhibited by AB Yacht- Dalla Pietà. Azimut Benetti Group exhibits Magellano 25, the latest in the series. For sailing, the flagship is the Mylius 76, a shipyard based in the province of Piacenza that is dedicated to the construction of performance cruisers. The E-Regatta is dedicated to boats with electric propulsion. Among the protagonists of this sector is Candela foiling, a very interesting solution for Venice due to the reduced production of wave motion. And Anvera E-Lab, an electrically-powered offshore that will attempt to break the speed record with an electric motor. Goal, exceed 100 kilometers per hour.
Among the appointments, a talk show dedicated to the great Italian adventures in the America's Cup, from Luna Rossa to the Moro di Venezia
It does not end here. The Venice Boat Show will also host two sporting events: the arrival of the famous Pavia-Venice powerboat test with over one hundred participating boats and the Italian Match Race Championship. From sport to debates, we will talk about "Luna Rossa and the Moor of Venice, the great Italian adventures in the America's Cup". Appointment today, at 18 pm, in the Arsenale Area Scali - Submarine and on YouTube of the Venice Boat Show. All this in the extraordinary historical context of the Arsenale, with a water basin of 50 thousand square meters, over 1000 linear meters of piers for about 150 boats in the water, 30 thousand square meters of outdoor exhibition spaces, and covered pavilions for about 5 thousand meters. overall frameworks. The event is promoted by town of Venice through Vela SpA in collaboration with the Italian Navy.
(ph credit: Vela Venezia SpA)
