PETROS MICHELIDAKIS: THE MUSIC IS PLAYING IN DÜSSELDORF

When boot 2025 opens its doors for nine days on 18 January, it will once again showcase the ‘crème de la crème’ of the water sports industry. Above all, the enormous range of yachts and boats is the asset with which the trade fair will clearly outperform its competitors again in the coming year. 17 exhibition halls with more than 1,000 boats, surfboards, diving equipment and lots of water sports destinations all over the world make boot Düsseldorf the top event in the industry.

Director Petros Michelidakis: ‘The music is playing in Düsseldorf! If you want to experience the diversity of water sports and learn more about them in person, this is the right place for you. The central location of boot in the heart of Europe, with excellent flight and rail connections, creates an international marketplace with ideal conditions for successful business deals and offers perfect networking opportunities. Every year, exhibitors at boot report numerous sales during the fair itself, as well as thousands of additional leads that guarantee them good business in the post-fair period. Next year, some manufacturers and shipyards will only be able to show a reduced product range at boot or will have to cancel due to the current challenging economic situation. However, we understand this well and are in close contact with all relevant companies. They have clearly expressed their support for future participation in boot as the world’s largest water sports trade fair and assured us that they will be back on board in Düsseldorf in full from 2026.’

However, boot will also score with the big names in the industry in 2025. Among others, X-Yachts, Jeanneau/Beneteau, Dufour, Excess, Hallberg Rassy, Contest, Amel, Saffier, Solaris, Elan, Grand Soleil, Lagoon and Bali will be in sailing halls 15 and 16. And very attractive boat premieres are in the pipeline that will inspire the sailing community.

The motorboat and motor yacht halls also read like a Who’s Who of the industry and are fully booked. For example, affordable, fully equipped motorboats or outboard motors in Hall 3, with Bayliner, Boston Whaler, Fliteboard, Honda, Karnic Power Boats, Mercury, Quicksilver, Searay, Suzuki, Tohatsu and Yamaha, are of interest to beginners. Hall 1 is home to the complete Jeanneau/Beneteau motorboat line, Dutch yachts from Linssen and Elling, Brazilian-built Schaefer Yachts, and boats from Targa, Sago, Linex and Viknes. In Hall 4, the market leaders and innovation drivers are on board with Axopar, Yot, Wellcraft, Dracan Marine Powercat, E-sense of blue, Finnmaster, Frydenbo Boats, Nimbus, Quarken Boats, Ruban Bleu, Saxdor, X Shore and XO Boats. Superboat Hall 5 is also dominated by illustrious names that simply whet your appetite for more sea. Among others, the following companies will be presenting themselves here: Boesch, Pardo, Capelli, De Antonio, Hanse with Fjord, Frauscher, Sacs Tecnorib, Lomac Nautica and Stratos Yachts. Hall 6 also leaves nothing to be desired with the international luxury lines from Absolute, Azimut, Bluegame, Cranchi, Ferretti, Loy Explorer, Pearl, Princess, Sirena, Sunseeker and Wally.

Fans of the trendy ribs and power ribs will find a veritable flood of international manufacturers in the fully booked Hall 9. Among others, 3D Tender, Italboats, Northstar, Pischel Bootsbau, Tiger Marine, Brig, Whaly Boats, Williams Jet Tender, Zodiac and Zar Formenti will be there.

If you are looking for technical accessories for your boat, the fully occupied halls 10 and 11 are the right place for you. Here you will find the latest engine technology (in-board), everything to do with electrical systems for boats, navigation, communication and electronics, fresh and waste water systems, heating and air conditioning technology, boat-building materials and maintenance, safety equipment and deck equipment. The leading international technology suppliers and engine manufacturers such as Yanmar, Volvo Penta, Huracan Marine, Torqeedo, Kräutler, Dometic or drinkwaard, as well as the specialist supplier of yacht and boat accessories SVB, will be on board.

Halls 11 and 12, with the leading exhibitors of diving accessories and the Dive Center, also offer water sports in all their dimensions. Halls 13 and 14, with the Destination Seaside and a wealth of attractive travel destinations for water sports enthusiasts, cosy houseboats and everything related to canoeing and kayaking, international charter providers and marinas, leave nothing to be desired for a boating holiday. And in Hall 17, the pros of the surf scene will be competing in internationally renowned contests and showing the hottest trends for the coming summer.

From 15 November, the boot Düsseldorf 2025 exhibitor database will be online at www.boot.com, enabling interested parties to prepare their visit to the trade fair in detail and find out about boat premieres.

The music has actually been playing in Düsseldorf since September! Those who want to enjoy the boot musically can download the current song ‘We love water’ by the group TYE from the trade fair website and get in the mood for the trade fair.

Tickets for the trade fair cost €19.00 for boot.club members online from the ticket shop and are valid for two days of the fair. The trade visitor ticket, with earlier, daily admission to the fair (from 9:30 a.m.) and access to the trade visitor lounge, costs €26.00 online.

The world’s largest yacht and water sports fair
With more than 200,000 visitors from over 100 countries and 1,500 exhibitors on 220,000 square meters in Halls 1 to 17, boot Düsseldorf from 18 to 26 January 2025 is the world’s largest yacht and water sports fair. Both sailors and motor boaters will find a wide variety of boats, dinghies, superboats or luxury yachts. The popular water sports of diving, surfing, kite surfing, stand up paddling, skimboarding or canoeing are available at boot in all facets and with the appropriate equipment. Attractive stage programs with the stars of the scene, the latest trends and a high-caliber mix of workshops and hands-on activities, both for leisure sports enthusiasts and experts, make the fair unique worldwide. But marine conservation and innovative, sustainable technologies are also in focus at boot 2025. In cooperation with the European Boating Industry (EBI), the blue innovation dock will offer a unique dialogue format with political, economic, technological and media expertise in Hall 10. In addition, two lighthouses for ocean protection will again be on board: The prestigious “ocean tribute” award with partners Prince Albert II. Foundation and German Ocean Foundation as well as the “love your ocean” campaign with its stand in Hall 11.