Miami Boat Show by the Numbers Miami — The 2016 Progressive® Insurance Miami International Boat Show® celebrated its 75th anniversary at its new home at the Miami Marine Stadium Park and Basin, Presidents Day Weekend. With 100,279 attendees, up by four percent over the 2015 show, exhibitors reported strong sales, with many reporting increases from…
Taco® Marine Innovation Award MIAMI – The new Taco® Marine Carbon Fiber Outrigger Poles won the Product Innovation Award in the Fishing Equipment, Gear & Tackle category at the 2016 Progressive® Miami International Boat Show. The award was presented during the annual Industry Breakfast prior to the opening of the show at the Miami Marine…
The Miami Boat Show is a Go as Planned MIAMI – On December 15, 2015, the Miami-Dade County Commission voted 8 – 1 to approve some of the final permitting necessary for the Miami International Boat Show in February at the Miami Marine Stadium site on Virginia Key. Significant opposition to the move included environmental…
THE TENNIS MATCH CONTINUES IN MIAMI The dispute over the Miami International Boat Show moving to the Miami Marine Stadium on Key Biscayne continued in October with a pivotal match point thwarted by a crushing overhead shot down the line to knot the score once again. Early in the month a settlement agreement derived from…