Get ready for the sailing season at the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show.
It's time to gear up for the sailing season at the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show, April 26-28. This year’s show has a renewed emphasis on getting new people into sailing with programming for both kids and adults, so bring a friend who’s curious about sailing. The show will have dozens of sailboats on display and more than 100 exhibitors in total. Stock up on the gear you need to make this season great. Whether it's a faster racing hull, a family daysailer, or something simple like new deck shoes or sailing gloves, you'll find it at the show.
Show Highlights:
- Catamarans, monohulls, and racing boats.
- Dozens of land-based exhibitors with sailing gear and accessories.
- The Pride of Baltimore II tall ship will be open for deck tours.
- Representatives from charter companies will be onsite to provide guidance about planning your next liquid getaway.
- The No Wake Zone lounge will have live music by Shawn Owen and a tasting area to explore Maryland-made spirits and wines (guests age 21 and older only).
- A youth sailing panel discussion moderated by SpinSheet staff on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. will touch on all the essentials that families need to know to get their youngsters sailing. Meet us at the SpinSheet booth, land space C 16.
- SpinSheet will host a Start Sailing Now Meetup for the sailors it has interviewed over the past 10 years as part of its Start Sailing Now campaign. Show-goers who are at the show as it opens on Sunday morning are invited to join our editors and these sailors (made identifiable by their Start Sailing Now badges) at our booth. Start Sailing Now show cases sailors who took up the sport as adults and aims to encourage other adults to do the same.
Educational Opportunities:
- Free Daily Seminars covering a wide range of topics from cruising destinations to radio etiquette to a women’s roundtable on racing. Find all the session topics here.
- The family-friendly boating class Saturday (Sold out)
- First Sail Workshop allows first-time sailors the joy of 90 minutes on the water with an instructor and 45 minutes of classroom instruction. $65 fee includes show entry.
- The Offshore Emergency Medicine three-day class is sold out! Plan ahead for the fall course in October.
- Cruisers University Diesel Maintenance & Advanced Diagnostics course is sold out. Contact Annapolis Boat Shows to add your name to the waitlist.
- VIP Experience: VIP ticket includes show admission and entry into the VIP lounge located inside of Latitude 38 Waterfront Restaurant. The lounge includes a full bar starting at noon, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, and afternoon appetizers. Valid for one day only. $85
Details:
Date: April 26-28
Tickets: $18 in advance at annapolisboatshows.com, $20 at the gate. Ages 14 and younger are free. Military personnel discount at the gate on Sunday only with ID.
Location: City Dock, Annapolis
Hours: Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
More information: AnnapolisBoatShows.com
