56Th Genoa Boat Show - Semptember 20Th to 25Th, 2016

PRESS RELEASE 56TH GENOA BOAT SHOW - SEMPTEMBER 20TH TO 25TH, 2016

OUR BACKGROUND The Italian pleasure-boat market is growing, the shipyards are relocating to Genoa. The English shipyards first, but it is not just them. This proves that Italy and the Ligurian capital are still the place to be for those who wish to be part of the high-level yachting market.

Market data show a 17.1% increase in the 2015 turnover in comparison with 2014: a definitely better figure than the cautious growth projections of the Ufficio Studi UCINA - Confindustria Nautica, which last spring had estimated a 12% increase.

The analysis by Fondazione Edison proves this positive trend, its vice president is Professor Marco Fortis, economic adviser to Palazzo Chigi and, as of this year, the scientific partner in the annual report “Yachting in Figures”, the statistical compendium that UCINA Confindustria Nautica has issued for over 20 years, and supplier of data to the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport since 2014. Among the most significant data showed by the study is the important indicator on foreign trade: Italy is world leader, and ranks first as for the export of yachts with inboard engines in the year 2015 with a share of 23.7%, then come the Netherlands (19.6%) and Germany (15.9%). Italy also ranks first in the shipbuilding industries with a 16.3% share of exports (the Yachting in Figures 2016 issue will be officially presented at the Show on September 22nd at midday).

The Genoa Boat Show tells 56 years of history of the yachting industry and confirms it is the driving force for development in the sector, its positive effect is also highlighted by the Assilea data – that can be read in the new Yachting in Figures issue – that show a 50% increase in the contracts signed at the end of the 2015 Show.

THE BOAT SHOW AMD ITS INNOVATIONS Genoa is still one of the world showcases for the yachting sector. The Show is an important event at the international level and hosts more than 800 exhibitors, 1000 boats in an area of 180,000 m², 100,000 m² of which are in the water, making it possible to moor most of the boats on show and so allowing visitors to try them out on the water.

Here is the latest news from the 56th edition of the Boat Show: The show will be hosting the “beauties afloat since 1962” event, and there will be some truly fine vessels with the two flagships, the 47 m motoryacht Wider 150 – Genesi and the 24 m sailing yacht Advanced A80, designed by the American naval architects John Reichel and Jim Pugh and the Italian yacht designers Mario Pedol and Massimo Gino of Nauta Yachts: she has high performance and plenty of space. Among the mega yachts, keenly awaited are the Permare group Amer 100 Quad, the Fipa Group yard new AB 100 and the Montecarlo Yachts MonteCarlo 80, the Canados 105 and the 33.6 m motoryacht Sanlorenzo SD112 made of composite material with a semi-displacement hull.

The English yachting industry starts again in Genoa. Princess displays three new models: the 30Mt, the S65 and the V58 models. Sunseeker will also be there with the brand new Sunseeker 95, while Fairline displays the Fairline Squadron 53, Targa 53 and 48 models.

Several other foreign shipyards will also be back this year: the French Chantiers Amel with the Amel 64 sailing yacht, the Swedish Najad displays the Najad 505. As for motor yachts, the Spanish Rodman shipyard displays the Rodman 42 and 44, the Turkish Numarine displays the Numarine 78 HT, and the Chris Craft from the US will be back with its Chris Craft 42. The Norwegian Fjord and the English Sealine shipyards, owned by the German group Hanse, will display the Fjord 42 and the Sealine 530 and 330 models.

Among the many yards returning to Genoa are also the pride of the Italian shipbuilding sector: Innovazione e Progetti with the new IPY 53, Absolute Yachts with the Navetta 52, 3B Craft with 3B Craft 270, Cantiere Nautico Cranchi with the E50 F and E50 HT flybridge yachts. Two historic brands are also back: Tornado Yachts with the T38 and Sciallino with the new 25.

Several day cruisers will also be displayed: the GT 40 and the Monte Carlo 6 S by Beneteau Italia, the Fraucher 1414 Demon by Cantieri Nautico Feltrinelli, the Shadow 37 by Motonautica F.lli Ranieri, the Salpa Laver 52 by Nautica Salpa and the C42 by Sessa International.

Plenty of new products in the open class too: the Fiart Mare 52, the Rio Colorado 56, the Rizzardi 48 IN and the 370GT Invictus – and among the flybridge yachts – the Bavaria Yachttbau GMBH Virtess 420 Fly, the Absolute 72, the Pedetti Yachts Sales Rodman Muse 44 and the Prestige 560 and 750.

Among the small craft, worthy of notice are the Beneteau Italia Flyer 8 Sun Deck, the Brunswick Marine Quicksilver Activ 555 Open and 240 Dauntless, the Motonautica F.lli Ranieri Interceptor 222, the Beneteau Italia Antares 8 OB (three Sport fisherman boats) and the Sailpassion 1150 Voyage.

Plenty of new inflatables as well, they are displayed in one of the most lively and interesting areas of the Show: Brunswick Marine displays the Valiant 750 Raptor, Cantieri Capelli the Tempest 40, Marlin Boat the 274, Med the Solemar 35 Oceanic, Motonautica F.lli Ranieri the Cayman 26 Sport, the 26 and the 31 Sport Touring boats, MV Marine displays the MV 620 Eco Tech, Nautica Amato the Italiamarine Amalfi 32, Saver the MG 800, Selva the D570, Suzuki Italia the LTN 26 Venom, Zar Formenti the ZAR 85SL and the MINI RIB11.

Sailing yachts are more and more successful: there are more boats on show and their average size increased. The main highlights are the Adria Ship with the Elan E5, Advanced Italian Yachts with the Advanced A80, Beneteau Italia with the Oceanis Yachts 62, Cantiere del Pardo with the Grand Soleil 46’ LC and the Grand Soleil 58, Dufour Yachts with the 560 and the 512 Grand Large, Hanse Yachts with the 315 and Italia Yachts with the Italia 12.98. Mylius will be there with the new 76DS and 65FD, Sailpassion with the Delphia 34, Sirnew with the Azuree 41. And there’s more: the Vismara V50 and V62 Mills, the X-Yachts X4 and XP55, the YachtSynergy Pilot Saloon 58 and the RM 1270. Then the Wauquiez 58, the Jeanneau J64 and J54, the CNB 76 and the Solaris 58.

Good news from the multihull sector, which will be under the spotlight in the dedicated Hub at the centre of the Nuova Darsena for the second year running. Among them, the Bali 4.0, the smallest catamaran in the Bali range distributed by Adria Ship, together with market leaders such as Fountaine Pajot, Lagoon and Nautitech.

OUR INTERNATIONAL PASSION The Genoa Boat Show confirms it is a window on the world. One of the main objectives of UCINA in 2016 is, in fact, internationalisation. Public authorities, the Ministry for Economic Development and ICE Agenzia are the main actors supporting the many initiatives, such as the confirmation and development of the Operators and Foreign Press Mission at the Genoa Boat Show, thanks to which the boatyard design offices, purchasing offices, buyers, international distributors and brokers will actively participate in the event.

The presence, for the first time in Italy, of 15 independent brokers from the Florida Yacht Broker Association, a historic American association with more than 1200 members, is of the greatest importance: they sell yachts in one of the world’s most active markets.

ICE offices throughout the world and international specialist press are at the forefront to contact new operators. We expect 120 journalists and professional operators from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Malta, Middle East (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Abu Dhabi), Norway, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK and USA.

THE FORUM UCINA CONFERENCES UCINA Confindustria Nautica’s experience and know how are always at your disposal. UCINA confirms its role as the leader in the nautical industry and it does so thanks to the Forum UCINA, its think tank. Many events are waiting for you and they will be held at the Teatro del Mare. High-profile meetings focused on communication in the nautical sector, so as to provide an overview of this sector in Italy and, at the same time, important input to the Government and public authorities since this strategic and essential sector, which greatly contributed to the Italian economy, needs good development policies.

The first meeting (available simultaneous translation into english) transleted is the opening conference of the 56th Boat Show, “Italia, Futuro. Il salone che guarda al Paese, il Paese che vede il futuro” (Italy and the Future. The Boat Show focuses on Italy and Italy looks at its future) and it will be held on September 20th. The institutional conferences and meetings will deal with different topics, such as “Aziende 4.0”, their digitized production and products, that are able to use the collected information to develop new business – Barca 4.0: this conference will be held on September 21st at 11am (available simultaneous translation into english) - and the “Sulle Regole” (About Rules) conference, which will focus on the rules and regulations dedicated to this sector and will take place on September 24th at 11.30am.

Much awaited is the launch of the new Yachting in Figures compendium, which will take place on Thursday, September 22nd, at noon (available simultaneous translation into english). This is the statistical compendium that UCINA Confindustria Nautica has issued for over 20 years, and supplier of data to the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport since 2014. The scientific partnership with Fondazione Edison has also been launched in 2016, its vice president is Professor Marco Fortis, economic adviser to Palazzo Chigi. The Fondazione will comment on the general trends of the sector and will enrich the publication with a respected analysis of the economic dynamics of the sector.

On Friday, September 23rd, the III Conferenza sul Turismo costiero e Marittimo will take place in the conference room, on the mezzanine floor in the B Pavilion. It is organized by UCINA Confindustria Nautica and Federturismo. In addition to the institutional conferences, a number of technical workshops will also be organized: “Economia circolare: futuro presente per la nautica innovativa e sostenibile”, this workshop is organized by Ascomac Unimot and UCINA and will take place on Wednesday, September 21st at 3pm. At 3pm on September 22nd the workshop “Vibroacustica e soluzioni innovative per il comfort di bordo” will take place and is organized by Athena.

OUR AGENDA TEATRO DEL MARE: Many events will be organized at the Teatro del Mare and will take place between 20th and 25th September 2016. During the Boat Show book launches will be organized and sea adventures will be told. Tue, Sept. 20th, at 3.30pm: the launch of the book, “L’Odissea dello Jancris”; Wed, Sept. 21st, at 3pm, the story of “Siamo liberi” and Elena Sacco’s story will be told; and Sun, Sept. 25 th, the launch of two books, “La nuova sfida all’oceano” by Vittorio Malingri and “Ice is life”, the story of the new challenge taken up by the champion of “swimming in icy waters”, Paolo Chiarino.

Friday, Sept. 23rd, will be dedicated to sport fishing. The Teatro will also be the place for Olympic sports, where the public will have the opportunity to meet the great athletes of the past (who won important Olympic medals) and the champions who took part in Rio 2016. Meet you there on Sept. 22nd, 23rd, and 24th.

DESIGN AND INNOVATION: On September 20, with the opening of the 56th Genoa Boat Show, there will be the official inauguration of the exhibition Renato “Sonny” Levi – Milestones of yacht design, organised by the University of Genoa, through the PROMOSTUDI Foundation, based in La Spezia. The exhibition covers the over 60 years in which Levi, one of the founding fathers of modern motor boating, played a leading role. The exhibition includes a collection of original drawings and documents, graphics, half models and augmented reality elements. There will also be a section on the water with historic boats by Levi that can be admired from a dedicated quay close to the exhibition. During the 56th Genoa Boat Show, ADI - Associazione per il Disegno Industriale – and the IBI international magazine, in collaboration with UCINA and I Saloni Nautici organize the Design and Innovation Award 2016 for the best design accessory manufactured in 2016. The ADI Jury will award prizes to the 10 best accessories of 2016 and the Special Prize (Menzione Speciale) will be awarded on Thursday, September 22 at 5.30pm in the Ucina Lounge. The winning products will be eligible to be included in the ADI Design Index, the annual ADI publication listing the best Italian design products, selected by the ADI permanent design observatory, and therefore they could be awarded the prestigious Compasso D’Oro prize.

As for the sailing yacht sector, on Saturday, Sept. 24th, the Teatro del Mare will host the Premio dell’Armatore dell’Anno organized by UVAI – Unione Vela d’Altura Italiana and FIV – Federazione Italiana Vela, and the launch of the 2017 151 Miglia Regatta.

On Sept. 24th, the Premio Barca dell’Anno (Boat of the Year Award) takes place at the Teatro del Mare. This event is organized by Vela e Motore and UCINA. The well-know trade magazine will award prizes to the best boats of 2015 according to the following categories: rubber dinghy, sailing vessels, motor vessels, sailing boats, motor boats, catamarans and superyachts.

SPORT EVENTS The 56th Genoa Boat Show (20th to 25th September) will also be focused on water sports. This important choice has been made by the organizers so to give the public the opportunity to fully experience the sea and not just admire the boats on display. One of the events is the M32 Mediterranean Series, the exceptional catamaran regatta. This event is dedicated to the brave and competitive hearts and will enrich the most important boat show of the Mediterranean area with the opportunity of flying over the water. The section dedicated to sailing is new and located in the Sailing World area. There is also a section for boats dedicated to disabled people, where the Hansa Sailing boats are also on display. This section has been developed for those people who would like to sail, but it is too difficult, or even impossible, for them to do so.

The Boat Show can thus be experienced in many different ways and everyone is welcomed: adults and children, experts, enthusiasts and novices. People can participate in competitive and demonstrative educational activities, according to their abilities and skills, in the two wet docks or in the comfortable 3x25 m inflatable pool, where the water is just 30 cm deep. An inflatable pitch will also be positioned in the area. ISA instructors will be available for everyone who wishes to take part in the activities, the safety equipment will be also available free of charge.

The following races will be organized: Sup, Windsurf, Wakeboard, Flyboard, mini Sup Polo and Kayak Polo tournaments, and acrobatic Free Style. The beginners and fainthearted will be able to experience water sports thanks to Sup, Sup Yoga, Sup Polo, Pedals Sup, Surf, Windsurf, Jetsurf, Kayak and more to enjoy the day and feel good. At the heart of the exhibition area, a real M32 village will be built. It will be a strategic meeting point for athletes, sponsors and enthusiasts. It will be located along one of the main roads going through the Show, close to the Eataly restaurant and the Teatro del Mare. In this area, the public will also be able to admire the M32 catamaran, and enjoy its beauty, appeal and the on board technology. M32 and I Saloni Nautici will also organize a prize competition: the visitors can register at the info points, to participate in the draw of Hot Seats and free water ski classes with Preskige (technical partner of Sailing Series).

We are again collaborating with the main associations working in this sector, e.g. Federazione Italiana Vela and Lega Navale Italiana. The Navigar m’è dolce campaign has been confirmed again and it is its 12th year: UCINA supports this campaign at the Italian level to disseminate the knowledge of the sea and the nautical sector.

SPORT FISHING In 2016 one of the new protagonists of the Boat Show is sport fishing. An entirely new world that needs to be fully explored and discovered. There are over 1,250,000 anglers in Italy!

There are many workshops organized together with TheO’ and Garmin Marine and Friday 23rd of September will be dedicated to the world of fishing: the place to be is the Teatro del Mare. At 1pm, at the Teatro del Mare, the crews of the Trofeo The O’ will be presented to the public. This is a sport fishing event, the boat will leave on Saturday 24th of September from the Boat Show area. At 2pm, a workshop on Catch&Release will be organized by TheO’ and will be held by Sandro Onofaro and Riccardo Tamburini. At 4pm, on the mezzanine floor in the B Pavilion, there will be the launch of the Trofeo TheO’.

At 3pm, thanks to the precious collaboration of the Garmin Fishing Academy - which organizes seminars, workshops and meetings with the fishermen during the Boat Show - the main fishing techniques will be explained to the public (Drifting, Deep fishing, Troll line, Vertical Jigging, Spinning and Bass Fishing), as well as the most suitable tools and equipment to be used to fish. There will be many guests who will interact with the public. This event will be held by Andrea Napoli, Garmin Italia Product Manager, and Antonello Salvi, Fishing World Champion. Antonio Moscato, President of IMD Boats, Mirco Eusebi, Coach of the Italian fishing team and Luca Bonfanti, IGFA representative for Italy, will also take part into the event. The Garmin Fishing Team participates into the most important fishing competitions, and it is also a R&D laboratory where the Garmin Marine solutions are tested and the real needs of fishermen are taken into consideration. Thanks to its Academy events, it decided to disseminate the knowledge of its experts in an educational and practical way: in Genoa the experts will tell everyone who is interested, fishing tricks and secrets.

On Friday, 23rd of September sport fishing will be the main topic of Melog, the radio show of Gianluca Nicoletti on air on Radio24, Mondays to Fridays at 12.10pm.

On Saturday, September 24th, the Trofeo TheO’ is the main event. This is the first phase of the TheO’ project, which is inaugurated here and the Genoa Boat Show is part of it. On this day, the teams participating in the project, will spend 8 hours at sea. They will leave at 6am from the Boat Show area. This is the very first time a fishing competition is organized at the Genoa Boat Show. There are already more than 30 teams participating in the competition, which is open to everyone, and they will compete to find the king of the Mediterranean: the precious bluefin tuna. Registration to participate close on September 20th, please visit www.the-o.it to register. The winners will be awarded 2,000.00 Euro cash and this sum will increase according to the number of registrations; 3,000.00 Euro worth of IP fuel vouchers given by API Anonima Petroli Italiana S.p.A.; a 2,000.00 Euro cheque given by Raymarine; a fishing rod built for TheO’ by Normic, worth around 2,000.00 Euro; a 300 Euro cheque given by GiniMarine, and many more technical prizes.

A few of the most important brands working in the fishing sector will be involved in the competition: the Raymarine team with Matteo Gentile, the Raymarine team and Alcustom, and the Furuno team, lead by Davide Serafini, who will participate on the brand new Viking 82, the vice president of the famous New Jersey company will also be present.

TheO’ is not just a competition, entertainment or an exciting event. Sandro Onofaro has always supported the Operation Smile through his fishing competitions. This a humanitarian foundation dedicated to restore children’s smiles if they were born with face deformities. The collaboration between Sandro Onofaro and Operation Smile becomes stronger and stronger thanks to the TheO’ project. The secondary events connected to the international competitions will also contribute to Operation Smile, whose team takes part in almost all competitions. This team is led by Domenico Scopelliti, maxillo-facial surgeon and scientific president of the Foundation. In Genoa the TheO’ fund raising activity is supported by the Rotari Milano Club San Babila.

During the Boat Show, at the TheO’ area, the Pesca Tv team - Sky channel 236, and the Chef Marco Valerio Alessandrini will meet the public. The public will also discover everything new as far as fishing equipment and tools and the sea are concerned.

OUR PARTNERS Excellence attracts excellence: the best of yachting together with the best of Italian gastronomy thanks to the renewed partnership with Eataly, which will look after the entire catering network at the Show: the collaboration is centred at the Food Court again, but there will also be several street food corners in strategic locations to offer visitors the best of Italian street food.

The partnership with Petit Bateau has been confirmed. The famous children’s clothing and underwear brand will take part into the Genoa Boat Show for the second year running. A shared love for the sea, a passion for the most exclusive yachts and a vocation for excellence reconfirm Petit Bateau as an ideal partner for this event, which takes into special consideration the social aspects again: at the Boat Show opening evening on Tuesday, September 20th, Petit Bateau will be the technical partner in the charity fund- raising event for the Giannina Gaslini Hospital in Genoa. Petit Bateau, which has always been committed to helping children, will be the spokesman and supporter of this solidarity competition.

This will be the Show’s third edition, conversely, for VisionOttica, Vision Group S.p.A.’s leading brand, with 260 optical centres all over Italy - for people who really want to see things clearly! From 20 to 25 September, a dedicated stand will welcome anyone looking for advice on technical but also fashionable sunglasses frames. Worth mentioning is also the SOS – Servizio Occhiali Sicuri project (which could perhaps be rendered as ‘Saving (Y)Our Sunglasses’), offering purchasers a special warranty against, for instance, breakage or loss.

As mentioned, there will be new partners too. Namely, this will be IBL Banca’s first presence at the Boat Show, where the Bank will be presenting its entire product range - from personal loans to deposit accounts, all the way to insurance policies, for boats too. Boat Show visitors will find a special team at the stand, ready to provide information, propose solutions, and clarify any possible doubts, plus a real treat for sea dogs with a passion for technology: a special contest with a Mac Book Air to be won.

Another important ‘première’ at the Show will be that of Lavazza, the historic Italian manufacturer of coffee products since 1895. During the Boat Show, Lavazza will offer the opportunity to taste Prontissimo! - its first Premium instant coffee - at its stand.

Ethimo’s world-class outdoor furniture will also make its debut at the Show this year. This 100% Italian brand will fit out UCINA’s impressive 400 square-metre lounge and Eataly’s Welcome Area.

First time at Genoa Boat Show for Subito.it too, which owns the ‘Subito’ digital platform, where every day millions of users can sell and purchase items from almost 40 different product categories, including in the boating sector, which makes this company’s presence in Genoa particularly important.

In its turn, GiPlanet S.p.A. - a leader in exhibition design & manufacture and temporary architecture solutions - has once more confirmed its involvement as technical partner of the Boat Show. Among other things, this year GiPlanet has taken care of the stands in all the quays next to the boats display and of the evocative Red Wall that welcomes visitors at the entrance and then leads them to the very heart of the Boat Show.

INFORMATION

When: From Tuesday, September 20th to Sunday, September 25th, from 10 AM to 6.30 PM

Where: Fiera di Genova – Piazzale Kennedy, 1

Tickets: Tickets can be purchased on line on the Vivaticket circuit or directly at the ticket office on the day of your visit.

Admission fees: FULL: € 15.00 – REDUCED*: € 13.00

Admittance is free for all children born after January 1 st, 2004 if accompanied by an adult. Free admittance for those accompanying disabled people who are not able to visit the show by themselves.

For further information visit www.salonenautico.com

*Those entitled to the reduced admission fees are: - disabled visitors who present a disability certificate and/or the corresponding self-certification proving that they have a percentage of invalidity of 66%. Those people accompanying disabled people who are not able to move autonomously, are also entitled to free admittance. - Groups made up of at least 30 people entering as a group - Cral members, from Wednesday to Friday only, a valid membership card needs to be shown at the entrance.

Ufficio Stampa “I Saloni Nautici” Massimo Procopio +39 335 8165281 [email protected] Chiara Castellari +39 010 5769812 – 340 8590075 [email protected]