Top 5 things to do in the Paris Boat Show

We are less than a day away from the International Boat Show that fills Paris with the latest trends of the nautical world. 

Tomorrow the Paris International Boat Show docks in the French capital to reveal the latest advancements in the nautical industry. With more than 800 exhibitors, there will be a wide range of sailing boats, motor boats, surfing products and equipment for all types of nautical enthusiasts. 

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On Nautical Channel we are thrilled to have partnered up with the organization of this event, so we want to recommend our top 5 exhibitors and things to do during the Salon Nautique de Paris 2021. 

Discover the Côte d’Azur on VR

If you love travelling but lack in time you will love discovering the heritage of the Côte d’Azur on virtual reality. You will embark at the Port Vauban and tele-transport to Beaulieu Sur-Mer for a visit on board the SeaZeen. With the 3D, 360º vision helmet, you will be sailing across this dreamy landscape on the 100% solar powered boat. 

In order to do it, you can access the stand on the 4th of December on Hall 1 (Stand 1 E 52). 

Learn more about the different nautical activities

Throughout the Salon Nautic different nautical professionals from Lorient Bretagne Sud will be presenting the activities they perform. These can be scuba diving, sailing, surfing, kite surfing or even river navigation. If you have always been curious about one of these sports but did not know how to practice it, then listen to these experts talk about their experience! 

These talks will be in the C43 stand and last from the 4th to the 12th of December. 

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Talk with nautical athletes

The Paris Boat Show is the perfect place to meet your nautical heroes and learn about the hardships they face. Several athletes will be attending this event, as it is the case of Australian sailor Mark Sinclair who plans on competing in the Golden Globe Race 2022. 

GGR 2022 skippers will give a press conference on December 7th at the Nautic Paris Boat Show. These also include Arnaud Gaist, Marc Cambounet, Pat Lawless or Simon Curwen. 

Also, Yannick Bestaven and Eric Loizeau will be signing for the book Mon tour du monde en 80 jours on the 4th of December in the E51 stand. 

Enjoy from all the variety of boats

The Nautic Paris International Boat Show is the biggest indoor port in France and one of the most important ones worldwide. Every year more than 150,000 visitors enjoy the 9 days of amusement, technology and products. 

Having a stroll and discovering all the different boats exposed is definitely a must on our top 5 things to do in this event.

The famous nautic paddle

The Nautic Paddle is probably the gem of the Paris Boat Show. This is the world’s largest and most original paddle race, and starting from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, riders pass under 27 of the 29 bridges of Paris. 

It is celebrated on the 5th of December on the Seine River. If you want to participate remember enrolling first! 

The Paris International Boat Show 2021 will take place from 4 -12 December 2021. 

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