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PALMA INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW

Palma International Boat Show and the Palma Superyacht Show returned for 2021 after a year-long absence due to the pandemic with plenty of fanfare and eager industry professionals and boat owners in attendance.

By Ben Mulvey

Every year the Palma International Boat Show is one of the most anticipated events on the calendar with the yachting community coming together to meet, mingle and exhibit and curious residents popping in to get up close and personal with some of the most impressive yachts in the world. In 2020 the show was cancelled due to the pandemic so this year there was a lot riding on the event being a success. The event was organised by the Institute for Business Innovation of the Balearic Islands (IDI), headed by the Ministry of Energy Transition, Productive Sectors and Democratic Memory, and the Balearic Yacht Brokers Association (BYBA). With all COVID procedures and guidelines in place, over 16,000 people attended the event over the four days proving that the yachting industry is still very much in full swing. Exhibitors rolled out the red carpet, often literally, to showcase their products and services, boats were polished and detailed within an inch of their lives and the Marc Fosh Lounge was full of yacht captains, business owners and industry professionals who were glad to finally reunite and share their stories from the previous, often difficult, 18 months. With 227 exhibitors and 185 boats spread out over the 80,000 square metre event, the show was as big as ever and even the rain couldn’t put a dampener on the atmosphere. This year the event was partnered with the Balearic Yacht Show, the first hybrid event of its kind with online conferences and meetings held on their platform for those businesses and attendees that couldn’t physically make the show. Overall the event was a success and it was great to see the people from the yachting industry back and thriving and it has been confirmed that some deals were negotiated throughout the event and some deals have already closed. Hopefully, next year the show will be back and bigger than ever and the photos will have lots of smiling faces as usual and not a mask in sight!