Ft. Lauderdale boat show

PR
Pat Reischmann
Thu, Oct 27, 2005 10:42 PM

As an exhibitor we are having a hard time believing it is going to pan out. No electricity, no airport, Pier 66 out, we are seriously considering not going, some manufacturers almost cant afford not to since they have so much money involved already, but I got to believe most customers aren't going to travel to a disaster area when they don't have to. The St. Petersburg show is a month later. With no hurricane damage.

As an exhibitor we are having a hard time believing it is going to pan out. No electricity, no airport, Pier 66 out, we are seriously considering not going, some manufacturers almost cant afford not to since they have so much money involved already, but I got to believe most customers aren't going to travel to a disaster area when they don't have to. The St. Petersburg show is a month later. With no hurricane damage.
DC
D C *Mac* Macdonald
Thu, Oct 27, 2005 11:33 PM

Boaters miss a (the) major boat show???  Maybe a few,
but I suspect the show will be well attended, even if a
smaller crowd than usual.

With Ft Liquordale 1400 miles away and no vacation time
left for this working stiff, I won't be making it this year,
but probably will next year.  Wife and I get to sponge off
her brother in Palm Beach County!!!  I expect he will go
this year.

D C "Mac" Macdonald
Grand Lake in Oklahoma

----Original Message Follows----
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Subject: [PCW] Ft. Lauderdale boat show
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:42:36 -0400

As an exhibitor we are having a hard time believing it is going to
pan out. No electricity, no airport, Pier 66 out, we are seriously
considering not going, some manufacturers almost can't afford
not to since they have so much money involved already, but I
got to believe most customers aren't going to travel to a disaster
area when they don't have to.  The St. Petersburg show is a
month later. With no hurricane damage.

Boaters miss a (the) major boat show??? Maybe a few, but I suspect the show will be well attended, even if a smaller crowd than usual. With Ft Liquordale 1400 miles away and no vacation time left for this working stiff, I won't be making it this year, but probably will next year. Wife and I get to sponge off her brother in Palm Beach County!!! I expect he will go this year. D C "Mac" Macdonald Grand Lake in Oklahoma ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Pat Reischmann" <preischmann@msn.com> Reply-To: Power Catamaran List <power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> To: "power-catamaran" <power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> Subject: [PCW] Ft. Lauderdale boat show Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:42:36 -0400 As an exhibitor we are having a hard time believing it is going to pan out. No electricity, no airport, Pier 66 out, we are seriously considering not going, some manufacturers almost can't afford not to since they have so much money involved already, but I got to believe most customers aren't going to travel to a disaster area when they don't have to. The St. Petersburg show is a month later. With no hurricane damage.
GK
Georgs Kolesnikovs
Fri, Oct 28, 2005 9:06 AM

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-26-2005/0004195976&EDATE=

You have the wonder about the prospects for success when even the
show site doesn't seem to be working:

http://www.showmanagement.com/

Fort Lauderdale did get a good promotional hit in the current issue
of MotorBoating:

http://www.motorboating.com/motorboat/features/article/0,12696,1123428,00.html

But not everyone seems happy:

http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20050926171715ywnews.html

--Georgs

Georgs Kolesnikovs
Power Catamaran World
http://www.powercatamaranworld.com

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-26-2005/0004195976&EDATE= You have the wonder about the prospects for success when even the show site doesn't seem to be working: http://www.showmanagement.com/ Fort Lauderdale did get a good promotional hit in the current issue of MotorBoating: http://www.motorboating.com/motorboat/features/article/0,12696,1123428,00.html But not everyone seems happy: http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20050926171715ywnews.html --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Power Catamaran World http://www.powercatamaranworld.com
DC
D C *Mac* Macdonald
Fri, Oct 28, 2005 11:47 AM

I would imagine that it's not a case of the showmanagement
site not working, but a case of no access to a server somewhere
due to phone lines having been interrupted.

D C "Mac" Macdonald
m/v Another Adventure
Grand Lake in Oklahoma

----Original Message Follows----
From: Georgs Kolesnikovs georgs@powercatamaranworld.com
Reply-To: Power Catamaran List power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com
To: Power Catamaran List power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com
Subject: Re: [PCW] Ft. Lauderdale boat show
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:06:39 -0400

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-26-2005/0004195976&EDATE=

You have the wonder about the prospects for success when even the
show site doesn't seem to be working:

http://www.showmanagement.com/

Fort Lauderdale did get a good promotional hit in the current issue
of MotorBoating:

http://www.motorboating.com/motorboat/features/article/0,12696,1123428,00.html

But not everyone seems happy:

http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20050926171715ywnews.html

--Georgs

Georgs Kolesnikovs
Power Catamaran World
http://www.powercatamaranworld.com

I would imagine that it's not a case of the showmanagement site not working, but a case of no access to a server somewhere due to phone lines having been interrupted. D C "Mac" Macdonald m/v Another Adventure Grand Lake in Oklahoma ----Original Message Follows---- From: Georgs Kolesnikovs <georgs@powercatamaranworld.com> Reply-To: Power Catamaran List <power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> To: Power Catamaran List <power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> Subject: Re: [PCW] Ft. Lauderdale boat show Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:06:39 -0400 http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-26-2005/0004195976&EDATE= You have the wonder about the prospects for success when even the show site doesn't seem to be working: http://www.showmanagement.com/ Fort Lauderdale did get a good promotional hit in the current issue of MotorBoating: http://www.motorboating.com/motorboat/features/article/0,12696,1123428,00.html But not everyone seems happy: http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20050926171715ywnews.html --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Power Catamaran World http://www.powercatamaranworld.com