baltimore or atlantic city boat show ???

[aquaholic_]

anyone been to both recently? which one is bigger? anyone know how either one compares in size to the cleveland boat show?

 

[arks]

Re: baltimore or atlantic city boat show ???

Up until 3 years ago I attended both the Baltimore and AC shows every year.
The Baltimore show only has smaller boats these days, and IMO isn't half the show it was 10 years ago.
AC, while not as good as in the past, has a much better show- probably 4X larger show area, a Marine Marketplace, and a wider variety of boats (and yachts).
Look here for info:
http://www.acboatshow.com/

Of course, they BOTH suck when compared to the US Powerboat Show in Annapolis (October). 2009 was my first, and even in the pouring rain it was miles above the others. Sorry, I couldn't resist!

 

[aquaholic_]

Re: baltimore or atlantic city boat show ???

thanks for the insight. it looked to me that the atlantic city show was about 2-1/2 times the size of the baltimore show from the best i could tell from their vendor lists. i was at the cleveland show last year and was really disappointed in its size. and where i live in pittsburgh, that show isn't even worth attending at all. so i was thinking of traveling down to ac next weekend which was the reason for my question.

 

[arks]

Re: baltimore or atlantic city boat show ???

Enjoy yourself!
I'll be continuing my tradition of going to the AC show on SuperBowl Sunday.