Thousands of people flocked to the 11th annual Barclays Jersey Boat Show this Bank Holiday Weekend, for what has been one of its most successful shows yet.

Boasting glorious sunshine and high temperatures throughout the three-day show it is estimated that more than 35,000 people visited St Helier Marina and Weighbridge Place to take advantage of all the activities on offer.

These included super yachts and watercraft on St Helier Marina pontoons, visiting Royal Navy vessels, quayside exhibitors offering   variety of marine leisure and lifestyle products, as well as catering franchises. A number of new activities were programmed in the Flybe Outdoor & Active Zone, including stand up paddle board racing, charity duck racing, trial bike demonstrations and the participation of a number of community and charity associations.

For the first time in the boat show’s history, three members from Skydive Jersey parachuted into St Helier Harbour every afternoon delighting the huge crowds as they did so.

The Solent Stevedores Main Stage, which for the first time was located in Weighbridge Place attracted large numbers and featured a varied programme with performances from both local and visiting acts, including crowd favourites Take This, Inside Job, Little Big Band and Hot Bananas. For the first time, a ‘Big Screen’ was installed in the area with the live activities from around the show being broadcast ‘live’ onto the screen.

Both landside exhibitors and St Helier Marina traders have reported ‘buoyant sales’ and the overall feedback and response from participants has been very positive overall with many already expressing an interest in taking part again in 2019.

On behalf title sponsor Barclays, Managing Director for the Channel Islands, Paul Savery, says, “Every year the Barclays Jersey Boat Show attracts islanders and visitors alike to spend time enjoying a wide variety of activities in and around St Helier Harbour and 2018 has been no exception. We are over the moon with the response we have had this year. In particular our fund-raising activities on behalf of the Jersey Branch of the Royal British Legion has raised some much-needed funds and of course.”

 

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