Attended the Toronto Boat Show ( indoors of course) on Saturday. Though we didn't get snow in Port Stanley until after Xmas I'm already tired of it so this seemed a great opportunity to put some summer into your winter as the ads proclaimed. As it was the first day of a 10 day show everything was fresh and clean with the exhibits sparkling and the sales people enthusiastic!
The biggest yachts attracted the most attention with long lines for boarding/viewing already forming by 10:30am. As most of the people in line had 2 kids in strollers there was a lot of day dreaming going on.
John & I loved looking at the old Muskoka style wooden boats with their impossibly glossy finishes and sleek designs. That retro look was continued in Chris Craft's line of smaller power boats such as the Lancers and Corsairs. Great colour combinations were on display from traditional red, white and blue to funky turquoise and even a metallic silver hull all accented with teak detailing. John had to drag me away from the the sales booth- really loved the Corsair 28- definitely on my wish list !
Some interesting new products were on display including a new deck matting for boats that looked like teak produced by Nuteak. Caused a lot of attention as people gathered around the booth passing the sample mats back and forth to feel the product. I can see applications for using it on home and cottage decks as well for a very distinctive look....nuteak.com
The Sperry Shoes Booth is a perennial favourite for price and quality conscious sailors. John loves the tradional canvas deck shoe while I got my first ever pair of leather boating shoes ! Its just taken 25 summers !
Fair Winds,
Fiona
The biggest yachts attracted the most attention with long lines for boarding/viewing already forming by 10:30am. As most of the people in line had 2 kids in strollers there was a lot of day dreaming going on.
John & I loved looking at the old Muskoka style wooden boats with their impossibly glossy finishes and sleek designs. That retro look was continued in Chris Craft's line of smaller power boats such as the Lancers and Corsairs. Great colour combinations were on display from traditional red, white and blue to funky turquoise and even a metallic silver hull all accented with teak detailing. John had to drag me away from the the sales booth- really loved the Corsair 28- definitely on my wish list !
Some interesting new products were on display including a new deck matting for boats that looked like teak produced by Nuteak. Caused a lot of attention as people gathered around the booth passing the sample mats back and forth to feel the product. I can see applications for using it on home and cottage decks as well for a very distinctive look....nuteak.com
The Sperry Shoes Booth is a perennial favourite for price and quality conscious sailors. John loves the tradional canvas deck shoe while I got my first ever pair of leather boating shoes ! Its just taken 25 summers !
Fair Winds,
Fiona
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