Established in 1994, the Hall of Fame has been inducting two or three US-made boats a year since then, all of them important developments in sailing design for the mass market.
[Sail America, Middletown, RI, USA]
Southern California Boat Show in late January at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
[Southern California Marine Association, Inc., Orange, CA, USA]
The big British show in January at the London Docklands. Lots of cruising sailboats.
[National Boat Shows Ltd., Egham, Surrey, UK]
Two boat shows, the one inside and the Boats Afloat show on Lake Union. The largest show on the west coast includes plenty of sailboats and gear. The shows are held twice a year, mid-August and Mid-January.
[Northwest Marine Trade Association, USA]
Boat show in Dusseldorf, Germany in January with good showing of cruising sailboats.
[Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany]
An off-the-water boat show the first two weeks of January. Check to see if they have cruising boats or gear exhibitors.
[O'Loughlin Trade Shows, Portland, OR, USA]
Boat show in mid-January at a the National Trade Center outside the city center. Emphasis on power boats, but some sail.
[National Marine Manufacturers Association, Chicago, IL, U.S.]
The largest indoor all-sail boat show in the U.S. Early February.
[Sail America, Middletown, RI, USA]
Show in Lisbon, Portugal in February. Two-fifths of the boats are sail.
[FIL - International Fair of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal]
Boat show for sailboats and gear in Miami mid-February. One of the largest for cruising sailboats.
[Sail America, Middletown, RI, USA]