$3 billion: the total value of boats, engines and marine products!
More than 100,000 attendees expected
1,100 exhibitors
More than 1 million sq. ft. of exhibit space
More than 1,300 boats; 565 boats in-water; over 100 yachts
130 sailboats at Strictly Sail Miami
200 sea trials, all with licensed captain or mfrs representative
800 hands-on, on-water boat operating classes
Over 22 miles of electric cable wire the floating docks
10,000 steps, while browsing boats on 3 miles of docks
10 Freebees used per day
104 buses used daily
24 water taxi boats (47 percent more than 2016)
We salute our servicemen & women! 90 first responders on duty
24 bathroom trailers
80 air-conditioning units cool down the show’s tents
A quarter of a million feet of extension cords!
Over 500 power distribution stations
8 ½ miles of carpet
1.5 million lbs. of freight transported for exhibitors
370 trucks unloaded
10 miles of steel used for boat show structures
900,000 square feet under temporary cover
1,500 lights with more than 2,000 LED lights
One Miami Boat Show drone to capture all the fun from above
The MIBS footprint is the largest temporary marina in the world
Expected Estimates/Items Sold for 2017
* 24,425 lbs. of beef, chicken and salmon to be sold
* 3,000 lbs. of rice for sushi
* 2,600 Burritos prepared to order
* 2,900 salads prepared to order
* 4,500 hot dogs
* 1,500 Cuban sandwiches
* 3,000 pizzas
* 3,100 sausages from portable carts
* 1,750 grilled cheese from Killer Melts Food Truck
* 1,425 pita sandwiches from Moty’s Food Truck
* 1,750 bottles of bubbly celebrating the Miami Boat Show!
* 350 bottles of Belvedere Vodka; 5,833 mixed drinks
* 16,500 bottles of water
* 10,750 sodas
* 4,800 fresh squeezed lemonade
* 250 food and beverage employees per day
The Big & Small of It – Boats to Watch at the 2017 Miami Boat Show
Largest Boat at Miami Marine Stadium – Marlow Marine 97 Explorer, Pier 8
Largest Catamaran at Strictly Sail – Lagoon Seventy 7, Pier 3 – Slip 29
Largest Sailboat at Strictly Sail – Oyster 745, Pier B – Slip 29
Expensive Boats to Browse – Azimut Yacht Grande 95RPH ($11M); Marlow Marine 97 Explorer ($5.4M)
Boating Magazine’s “Boat of the Year” – Regal 29 OBX
World’s Fastest Luxury Yacht – SV Yachts Alpha, Pier 9
