Posts Tagged ‘boat show’
North American Demo Boat Show
Take a boat for a ride at the Cedar Point boat show, where you can see the latest boats in the water. Hours: Thursday Noon – 7:30pm Friday Noon – 7:30pm Saturday 11 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Cost: Adults $10 Seniors 60 and older $8 Children 12…
Read MoreCatawba Boat Show
Test out the newest boats in the water, at the Catawba Island Club. Hours: Friday, April 27 Noon – 6 p.m. Saturday, April 28 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, April 29 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Share:
Read MoreAkron Boat & Water Sports Show
Get a taste for summer at the second annual Akron Boat Show at the John S. Knight Center. About 15 boat dealers and 30 vendors will display at the show, which will also include live musuem, tropical drinks and seafood dining. Kids get free admission, and parking is free in downtown Akron. Hours Friday: Noon-9…
Read MoreCleveland Sailing Association commodore: Erie Interviews
Meet Lee Karns, commodore of the Cleveland Sailing Association, which encompasses six Lake Erie yacht clubs with active sail racing scenes: Cleveland Yachting Club, Edgewater, Lakeside, Forest City, Chagrin Lagoons, Mentor Harbor and Grand River. The clubs formed the association in 1996 to recruit more participants for races, coordinate events and score boats against each…
Read MoreTry a tritoon? It’s a pontoon boat stable enough for Lake Erie
What’s a tritoon? It’s a pontoon boat with three pontoons. Which makes it more stable the the traditional flat-bottomed party boat, and better able to withstand Lake Erie’s waves. Bonus: it fits a whole load of people, and it’s cheaper than a similar-sized fiberglass-bottom boat. Scott Sieg of Portage Lakes Marine in Akron explains why…
Read MoreThe future of sailing? At the Cleveland Boat Show
Why is there only one sailboat dealer at the Mid-America Boat Show this year? Rob Morley of Riverfront Yacht Services in the Flats says it’s because sailing is a dying sport. “It sure does feel that way,” said Jennifer Daus. “But I see a lot of interest, like with the Foundry.” Daus, along with…
Read MoreRide a WaveRunner, scuba, skipper a sailboat: Pretend it’s summer at the Cleveland Boat Show
All four Swain-Borland kids jumped in the scuba pool Friday at the Mid-America Boat Show. The Avon Lake family comes every January to the I-X Center. And this year the youngest, Luke, 10, was finally old enough to try scuba diving. “We live on the water all summer long. We kayak, we paddleboard, we boat,…
Read MoreSee what’s new with Sea-Doos, and tour a 43-foot motor yacht
In the market for a new Sea-Doo? What about a 43-foot motor yacht so luxe that it has a garage on board for a dinghy? (It also has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.) Obviously you need to cruise through the Cleveland Boat Show. RocktheLake talked to dealers and checked out the amenities on some of…
Read MorePick a boat, pick the hull color
Want to match the color of your boat to your bathing suit? You can. Many boat makers can now paint their hulls any color of the rainbow. Regulator has been painting hulls for more than 15 years, said representative Tim Ford. About 95 percent of the boats they sell have custom colors. You can also…
Read MoreWarming up at the Cleveland Boat Show
For Ron Proch, it’s tradition, to come to the Mid-America Boat Show at Cleveland’s I-X Center each year, to have a beer and see the latest trends. Last year, he bought a boat. This year he’s buying a Hobie Mirage Eclipse, a sort of paddle board you can peddle like an elliptical machine at the…
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