Burke indicated show hours and admission prices will be announced soon. More than 10,000 boaters from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Pennsylvania annually attend this show every year. Guests actually take the helm and trim sails for the hands-on sailing experience. Since first initiated, professional instructors have taken out more than 600 show visitors that want a chance to really sample sailing out on Sandusky Bay. In addition, one of the oldest and most popular show features, “Discover Sailing,” is expected to be back. There has always been a limited number of select pre-owned boats displayed in this show and that will be true again. Just as in previous years, nearly every major brand will be displayed by dealers from around Ohio and Michigan. They’ll range from inflatable dinghies to motor yachts and cruising sailboats. It will all be surrounded by an expected fleet of over 300 new boats displayed in-water and on adjacent land space. Your boating resource for the Great Lakes Great Lakes Scuttlebutt is a FREE boating magazine designed as a resource for Great Lakes boaters to find boating businesses and services they need, while also keeping you up to date on news and information around the Great Lakes. In addition, schedules of on-stage seminars covering topics ranging from important winterizing tips to the latest smartphone boating apps and many more will again be featured in the big marine accessory display tent planned for the new show site.Īlso, last year’s first-ever “Parking Lot Sale,” in which dealers displayed a variety of pre-owned trailerable fishing, runabout and water sports models at clearance prices, will be continued, as will a variety of live musical entertainment scheduled daily, among other features. Great Lakes Scuttlebutt Magazine 106 followers on LinkedIn. For example, last year’s highly successful premiere of hand-picked local food trucks will again be incorporated to provide food and beverage variety for show visitors. While the show will be taking on a new configuration, Burke emphasized many of the most popular events and features will be repeated at Battery Park. Appropriately named the Sandusky Boat Show, the event replaces the long-running show that was held at Cedar Point for the last 46 years. “But with the history of success for the boat show in that area, our goal has been to keep it in the Sandusky community, and Battery Park Marina will provide us an exciting, easy to reach, new site.” The Lake Erie Marine Trades Association has announced it will unveil a new in-water boat show for four days, August 27-30, at the Battery Park Marina in downtown Sandusky, Ohio. Coast Guard Station can be reached by marine radio at VHF-FM Channel 16.

Contact the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft at for information. “The recent increases in boat show attendance and the record popularity of Cedar Point now simply overtaxes the access and parking available for both,” explained LEMTA president Michelle Burke. Boaters visiting Ohio’s Lake Erie Shores & Islands should be aware of Ohio’s boating laws and regulations. The Lake Erie Marine Trades Association has announced it will unveil a new in-water boat show for four days, August 27-30, at the Battery Park Marina in downtown Sandusky, Ohio.Īppropriately named the Sandusky Boat Show, the event replaces the long-running show that was held at Cedar Point for the last 46 years.

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