Adriatic Boat Show

Adriatic Boat Show
ABS
Status Active
Genre Boat show
Venue Mandalina Harbour
Location(s) Šibenik
Country Croatia
Inaugurated 2008
Attendance 20,000[1] (2008)
Organized by Nautical Center Prgin
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]

Organizer

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]

Adriatic Boat Show 2012

The fourth edition of the Adriatic Boat Show starts on 17 May 2012 and ends 20 May 2012.[5]

Mandalina Marina - first croatian megayacht marina

During the Adriatic Boat Show, the official ceremony of opening the first phase of construction site of Marina Mandalina[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]

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