Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show, August 10-12, 2007, On the Waterfront, Rockland, ME
Boatbuilders, Furniture Makers, Craftsmen, Art, Music, Food, Fun
The Fifth Annual
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show
August 10-12, 2007, Harbor & Buoy Parks
Rockland, Maine
The event of the season in Midcoast Maine
Email newsletter #1, February 2007
If your business revolves around people who love the coast of Maine, you won't want to miss this show. Come exhibit alongside Maine's finest boatbuilders, artists, architects, furniture makers, craftsmen, designers, and marine gear vendors of all kinds.
A corps of committed exhibitors has turned this show into the largest in-water collection of boats ever assembled in Maine. It's also become a premier showcase for Maine's custom furniture and high-end home industries.
We want to thank all the exhibitors who have helped make the show such a success. Your continued support means a lot as we head into our fifth year.
As usual, we're pulling out all the stops to bring you the largest and best-qualified audience we can. We will start by engaging the affluent, enthusiastic readers of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine. In the past we've earned editorial coverage in national media such as Coastal Living, Yachting, Forbes FYI, and Power & Motoryacht. We'll conduct extensive ad campaigns in regional media: Soundings, Red Sox Radio, WBACH, and Maine Public Radio, and we'll place print ads in newspapers from Kittery to Calais.
Last year all this attention brought 12,000 attendees through the gates. We've proven that we can bring in the buyers... now the rest is up to you.
SIGN UP NOW!
Maybe August seems like a long, long time away - but show veterans know full well that it's not. The annual "space race" is off to a bang-up start. Nearly half our exhibit space is already booked, and it's only mid-February! Prime side-to dockage is starting to dwindle. One of our three furniture tents is completely sold out. All show space is allocated on first-come, first-serve basis, so don't delay.
Contact John Hanson or Dave Getchell ASAP to secure your entry to the "Event of the Summer" in midcoast Maine. 207-236-8622; [send email to
john@maineboats.com via gmail]
john@maineboats.com or [send email to
dave@maineboats.com via gmail]
dave@maineboats.com
See more show info at
www.maineboats.com. A list of exhibitors will be posted soon, and once you are officially signed up, your name will be added to the list for all to see.
OVERHEARD
"...it's 90 degrees in Texas? Well, we're here on the ocean at the MAINE BOATS, HOMES & HARBORS SHOW, where it's cool and breezy, and the shopping is excellent!" -Showgoer on cell phone, as overheard by an exhibitor
"Loved the caliber of customers - very able and knowledgeable boat buyers." -Classic Boat Shop
"People came prepared to buy stuff." -Down East Books
"I think the whole show is A-1, with a very upbeat atmosphere. The show crew and volunteers were wonderful." -Dana Moses, Artist
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES We have a number of attractive venue sponsorships available for 2007. Here's another way to make your brand stand tall. Choose one or more of these high-profile show venues to sponsor and contact us for details.
Exhibitor Lounge: (spoken for)
Rest & relaxation for you, courtesy of Awlgrip. Thanks to Awlgrip from all of us!
Ice Cream Social: (available)
A popular setup-day refresher on Thursday.
NEW! Opening Night Party: (available)
Friday-evening mixer aboard the M/V Monhegan on the show docks.
NEW! Food Court Tables: (available)
Your name on the stylish umbrellas over the tables at the food court.
Kids' Area: (available)
High-profile territory at one of the show’s busiest centers.
Model Pond: (available)
Ditto above, except the kids here could be aged 6 or 60!
Dock Complexes: (available)
Your name on the entrance arch over one of three main boat docks.
Exhibit Tents: (available)
Three main tents full of marine exhibitors, three of home/furniture/art exhibitors.
NEW! Demo Area: (available)
The hilltop site by main gate will be full of classic boat displays, boatbuilding exhibits, and one-design class boats on view.
Photos: Jeff Scher
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors
PO Box 758, Camden ME 04843
207-236-8622 -
www.maineboats.com
