The Hamburg Yacht Festival runs from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 September 2023 in Wedel. The boats on display are moored at jetty A. Motorboats predominate, but five sailing boats will also be presented to the public. These include the Dehler 38 SQ and the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 349 yachts from a very exciting size segment for cruising sailors.
The variety of equipment suppliers is much greater. Visitors can browse for equipment at stands around Hall 2 from Secumar, Bukh Bremen, Toplicht, Lindemann, Mörer, Gründl, Elvström and many more. A good time to work through the list of things that need to be replaced or added to on board towards the end of the season
What is where at the Hamburg Yacht Festival
In addition to boats and equipment, there will also be a stage programme with presentations on the topic of safety on the water and trial sailing for children and adults offered by the DSV. The programme also includes a panel discussion with representatives from politics and tourism on the topic of water sports on the Elbe. There will also be a maritime flea market in Hall 4 on Saturday.
There are also big parties on Friday and Saturday from 10 pm. Some of these parties cost admission, but admission to the fair is free for all visitors. Venue: Hamburg marina, Deichstraße 19 in Wedel.
The Yachtfestival 365 agency under Managing Director Heiko Zimmermann also organises the Hamburg Ancora Boatshow in Neustadt. The new trade fair in Wedel is intended to once again create an autumn fair for sailors. Heiko Zimmermann: "With the Hamburg Yacht Festival, we are organising a major festival for boating on the Elbe for the first time. Following the cancellation of the Hanseboot, we want to re-establish an important meeting point and marketplace for boaters in Hamburg, on the Elbe and the North Sea in the coming years with the new event at the Hamburg Yacht Harbour in Wedel. In addition to this year's small but excellent InWater Boat Show with well-known boat brands, around 50 well-known equipment and accessory suppliers will present their products and services in Hall 2."
Since the cancellation of the Hanseboot, there has been a gap in the range of events for water sports enthusiasts in Hamburg.
Third attempt: originally Hanseboot, new edition as Hamburg Boat Show
The traditional Hamburg boat show Hanseboot was held for the last time in October 2017. In 2018 and 2019, a much smaller successor event, the Hamburg Boat Show, was organised by the German Boat and Shipbuilders' Association (DBSV). This attempt at an autumn trade fair in the Hanseatic city also failed due to excessive costs. The losses of the first two events in 2018 and 2019 were too great and the commitment of potential exhibitors too low for the association to be able to subsidise another new edition.
The DBSV, together with Messe Friedrichshafen and with the support of Messe Hamburg, had managed to establish a useful and economically attractive exhibition for the industry almost from a standing start. However, the start-up losses threatened to completely erode the association's already limited assets.
