| Adriatic Boat Show ABS |
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|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Boat show |
| Venue | Mandalina Harbour |
| Location | Šibenik |
| Country | Croatia |
| First held | 2008 |
| Organizer | Nautical Center Prgin |
| Attendance | 20,000[1] (2008) |
| Official website | http://www.adriaticboatshow.com/ |
Adriatic Boat Show is an international nautical show of new and used vessels that annually takes place in the city of Šibenik, Croatia.[2] It is the official boat show of Croatian Boatbuilding Cluster but it also includes a large number of foreign manufacturers as well. Adriatic Boat Show (ABS) promotes Croatian boat building as well as consolidation of the mega-yacht segment of nautical tourism in Croatia. Vessels of all size and purpose are represented – motorboats, sailboats, yachts and mega-yachts, with the presence of the all prominent representatives of motor manufacturers in the world.[3]
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NCP Group is a Croatian mother company of ten daughter companies with more than 400 employees. It is currently the fastest growing nautical company in the South-East Europe. NCP Group headquarters are on Mandalina peninsula in city of Šibenik, in Central Dalmatia. It is located between two national parks - Krka and Kornati. This region is often mentioned as the most attractive part of the Adriatic coast and an area that National Geographic magazine stated among the world's most attractive nautical destinations.[4]
The third edition of the Adriatic Boat Show starts on 16 September 2010 and ends 19 September 2010.[5]
During the Adriatic Boat Show, the official ceremony of opening the first phase of construction site of Marina Mandalina & Yacht Club[6] for mega-yachts will be held.[7][8] It is expected that by summer 2011 Mandalina Marina & Yacht Club will be able to accept 79 yachts (up to 100 meters in length) and provide them a complete service.[9]