Newport Boat Show (CA) April 15 – 19, 2009

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Newport Boat Show (CA) April 15 – 19, 2009

With easy access, great parking and a collection of terrific waterfront restaurants, the Lido Marina Village is the perfect location for a big-boat show. Enjoy a great day and great food while touring some of the finest yachts in the world. There’s no other show like it. And there’s no better place to see the newest models from the world’s finest boat builders.

This year’s show is going to be better than ever, with the largest display of big boats and yachts west of Ft. Lauderdale. Plus, a whole host of exhibitors will be on hand in the water to showcase products and services that make owning and operating a big boat more enjoyable.

DEEP WATER SLIPS = BIGGER BOATS! The Newport Boat Show is the premier in-water big-yacht show of the West. No PWC or runabouts. The Newport Boat Show is one show that features big boats along with the gear and equipment that makes owning one more enjoyable. With more than 300 boats on display and no limit on the size of bigger vessels, this is the one show serious buyers won’t want to miss. And neither will you!
This year’s show promises to be bigger and better than ever! With more than 300 boats on display, this will be the one show serious boaters won’t want to miss. Plus, a whole host of exhibitors will be on hand in the water to showcase innovative products and services that make owning and operating a big boat more enjoyable.

Beautiful Newport Beach, California is the ultimate location for a big-boat show. Spend the day outside touring some of the finest yachts in the world at the Lido Marina Village where you'll also enjoy easier access, free offsite parking and shuttle service and a collection of excellent waterfront restaurants. No other show can compare to everything the Newport Boat Show has to offer. And there's no better place to see the latest and greatest models from the world's finest boat builders.

Hours:
(rain or shine)
Wednesday: 12pm - 7pm
Thur. - Sat.: 10am - 7pm
Sunday: 10am - 6pm

Big Yacht Show Marks Start of SoCal Spring Boating Activities

Early entries in this year’s Newport Boat Show -- scheduled April 15-19 in Newport Beach -- prove that Southern California’s top dealers continue to look to Newport to show their biggest and most luxurious yachts.
Dubbed the West's ultimate "Big Boat" boat show, the Newport Boat Show signals the unofficial opening of prime boating season every spring in Southern California. Presented in the picturesque setting of Lido Marina Village, the show attracts boating enthusiasts and qualified potential buyers from all over the United States.

The Newport show offers the latest models -- from luxury mega-yachts to coastal cruisers, passage-making trawlers, medium-range sportfishing boats, electric bay boats and sailboats -- and the most innovative marine equipment, engines, generators, electronics and accessories.

The Marlow 85 Tri-Deck Motoryacht, SISU, will be presented by Ardell Yachts, with an asking price of just under $4 million. SISU features an advanced composite hull with Kevlar construction and features three staterooms plus crew quarters, a beautiful teak interior, a forward main deck, a country galley and dining area, Twin CAT diesels, stabilizers, and bow and stern thrusters. SISU has a range of 3,000
nautical miles and comes with numerous custom features.

Emerald Pacific Yachts, the West Coast dealer for Horizon Yachts, will show the brand-new Horizon 73 -- making its Southern California debut at Newport. This sleek motoryacht offers exceptional privacy and comfort, with three staterooms and two heads forward, plus crew or guest accommodations aft. Among its many features, the Horizon 73 offers heated granite floors, Sub-Zero refrigerators and freezers, a dive platform, five flat-screen televisions, a surround sound system, satellite TV receivers and a barbecue -- all for a price just under $3 million.

Also making its debut at the show is the new Johnson 75 motoryacht (priced at $3.895 million), presented by Art Brooks Sea Co., the West Coast dealer for Johnson Yachts. The all-new Johnson 75 is equipped with every option, including a fishing cockpit. Powered by 1,500 hp MTU common rail diesel engines for peak performance and efficiency, this boat easily cruises at 25-plus knots on a very solid platform. Standard equipment includes stabilizers, bow and stern thrusters, underwater exhaust, a high-gloss interior, granite countertops, LCD flat screen televisions in each stateroom, full electronics and a water-maker. With four staterooms plus crew quarters, this boat easily accommodates eight guests -- and crewmembers. With a new design, the Johnson 75 is an ideal all-purpose yacht for West Coast boaters.

McKinna Yachts is debuting its 62 McKinna Sport Yacht, newly arrived from China. Featured on the cover of the April issue of Sea Magazine, the 2009 McKinna 62 is a new concept -- taking the best elements of an express cruising yacht and adding a cockpit for sportfishing, dining or entertaining. The boat has a bait tank, rod holders, rocket launchers, a fighting chair and outriggers, and it can reach 33 knots with its twin 1,000 hp C18 CAT diesels. The McKinna 62 also features a full standup engine room with 6 feet, 6 inches of headroom. Amenities include six entertainment centers with LCD TVs, (two are 42-inch screens, on lifts), a huge bow with sun pads, upper and lower salons, a high-gloss African cherry interior, a full bar in the galley, full-size Sub-Zero refrigerators and two freezer drawers, granite countertops and marble sole in the heads. The special price for the Newport show is $1.95 million.

Chuck Hovey Yachts will premiere the new Fleming 65, a Tony Fleming-designed traditional long-range cruising pilothouse motoryacht. The Fleming 65 is equipped with complete Furuno NavNet 3 navigational equipment, the latest, most advanced
technology satellite television system, four LCD televisions and full entertainment centers, an outdoor barbecue, an ice-maker, a refrigerator and freezer, ovens, granite countertops, teak and holly sole, and a teak interior. Powered by twin 800 hp MAN diesel engines, the Fleming 65 is built for cruising long distances, such as from Alaska to South America, in total comfort and security.

Orange Coast Yachts, the exclusive dealer for Ocean Alexander yachts in California, will unveil the 2010 80 Ocean Alexander Sky Lounge motoryacht. Priced at $4.1 million, the new model has an extra-large galley and dinette area, all teak wood, three staterooms plus crew quarters. The OA 80 is all set for sportfishing and cruising. One of the most luxurious true sportfishing boats on the market, the Ed Monk Jr.-designed OA 80 has a top speed of 18 knots, cruises at 15 and has a 20-foot beam, hydraulic stabilizers plus bow and stern thrusters, five control stations and nine LCD televisions and entertainment centers. Orange Coast Yachts will also debut a new brand, Ovation, and display other Ocean Alexander models -- including the OA 64 (brokerage) and the OA 62 Sports Sedan.

Stan Miller Yachts will show an impressive collection of 22 Hatteras, Cabo and Grand Banks yachts at the show -- including a brokerage Hatteras 64 motoryacht. This nearly new vessel features five staterooms plus crew quarters and is loaded with options, including a cherry wood interior, an ice-maker, a barbecue, entertainment centers and four LCD televisions. The Hatteras 64 luxury motoryacht cruises at 26 knots.

Crow’s Nest Yachts will have a large display, dominated by the new $3.4 million Viking 67 Sports Cruiser, a European-style cruiser ideal for trips to San Juan Islands or Cabo San Lucas. Crow’s Nest will also display the Viking 60 Bad Company Edition, the thoroughbred of West Coast sportfishing boats, designed by Team Bad Company and Steve Lassley (who will be present at the show). The Bad Company Edition is a turn-key West Coast sportfisher with bait tanks, a tower, custom bow rails and a fighting chair included -- plus sonar, radar and an Eskimo ice-maker.

Holiday Marine Sales is showing the Symbol 59 Classic, with three staterooms, three heads, a covered walk-around Portuguese bridge, a cherry wood interior, granite countertops and twin 715 hp CAT diesel engines. With a cruising speed of 16 knots (and a top speed of 20 knots), the Jack Sarin-designed Symbol 59 is ideal for cruising the Pacific Northwest, Mexico and anywhere in between.

Primetime Yachts, which just became the West Coat distributor for Vicem Yachts, a builder of Turkish-built luxury Downeast-style yachts, will show the Vicem 52 Flybridge. With hand-crafted mahogany interiors, beautiful wooden inlays in the sole and granite countertops in the galley, this is an elegant boat -- but it’s also a fast, powerful vessel that can go nearly 40 knots and can handle big seas. The Vicem 52 is full of Old World charm and features a big teak-trimmed cockpit that is ideal for sportfishing, a hydraulic swimstep, three flat-screen televisions, HDTV, an entertainment center, a barbecue in the cockpit and twin MAN diesel engines.

In other standout exhibits, Compass Point Yachts will present the new
Maritimo 60 motoryacht. Newport Boats will display the new Azimut 62 motoryacht along with a lineup of Sea Ray and Meridian vessels. California

Coast Yachts will be showing a big lineup of Sunseeker yachts, including the Manhattan 60 and the 72 Predator. H&S Yachts will be showing a number of Navigator and Silverton motoryachts, along with sailing vessels from Beneteau and Jeanneau. Hallmark Yachts will be representing one of the event’s largest offerings: a Queenship 98.

Newport Boat Show hours -- rain or shine -- are: Noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday April 15; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 16-18; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday April 19. Admission is $12 for adults; free for children 12 and younger.

Directions and Parking: Lido Marina Village is located midway between Los Angeles and San Diego, just minutes from John Wayne Airport, at 3400 Via Oporto -- at the corner of Via Lido and Newport Boulevard, one block south of Pacific Coast Highway. Take the 405 Freeway to the 55 Freeway south, until it turns into Newport Boulevard. Continue south 3-4 miles to Via Lido. Turn left, then left again, to the parking structure.
Free parking and continuous free shuttle service will be available Wednesday-Friday at Newport Harbor Lutheran Church, 798 Dover Drive; and Saturday-Sunday at Newport Healthcare Center, 500 Superior Ave. (south of 15th Street) in Newport Beach.

For show information, call (949) 757-5959 or visit the show Web site at www.newportinwaterboatshow.com

36TH NEWPORT BOAT SHOW SET FOR APRIL 15-19

BIG YACHT SHOW MARKS START OF BOATING SEASON EACH SPRING
For the 36th straight year, the top boat dealers in the Southland and the leading U.S. and international builders
will exhibit their new lines of boats and marine equipment, along with ocean-tested vessels, in the Newport
Boat Show at Lido Marina Village in Newport Beach, April 15-19. Dubbed the West's ultimate "Big Boat" boat
show, the Newport Boat Show represents the unofficial grand opening of the boating season every spring in
Southern California. Located in the picturesque setting of Lido Marina Village, the show draws in boating
enthusiasts from all over the United States.

At the beginning of the boating season, big boat shoppers can get their first look at brand-new 2009 models
making their U.S. and West Coast debuts and compare them with the area's best ocean-tested vessels. A full
range of marine products and accessories, including electronics, engines, fishing supplies, boating apparel and
even finance and insurance companies will also be on display at the show, with experts on hand to answer
questions.

From luxury megayachts to coastal weekend cruisers; from passage trawlers to medium range sport fishing
boats; from electric boats to sailboats and the most innovative marine equipment, Newport has it all. With
spectacular vessels ranging from 30 to more than 100 feet in length and multi-million dollar price tags, the
Newport Boat Show has acquired a solid reputation as the West's ultimate big yacht show.

Boat show hours are, rain or shine: Wednesday, April 15: Noon to 7 pm; Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April
16-18, 10 am to 7 pm; Sunday, April 19, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission is $12 for adults. Children 12 and under are free.

Directions and Parking: Lido Marina Village is located midway between Los Angeles and San Diego, just
minutes from John Wayne Airport (3400 Via Oporto, corner of Via Lido and Newport Blvd., one block south of
Pacific Coast Highway.) Take 405 Fwy to 55 Fwy South until it turns into Newport Blvd. Continue south 3-4
miles to Via Lido, turn left, then left again to the parking structure. There will be free parking and continuous
free shuttle service to the show – visit the Web site for more information.
For show information call (949) 757-5959 or visit the show web site at www.newportinwaterboatshow.com
The Newport Boat show is produced by Duncan McIntosh Co. Inc., publisher of Sea and Boating World
magazines and The Log newspaper.

04/15/09 - 04/19/09
Lido Marina Village
Newport Beach, California

Duncan McIntosh Company
17782 Cowan, Suite A
Irvine, CA 92614

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