Cancellation of the Printemps Nautique du Crouesty
The association Le Mille Sabords is giving up organizing the Printemps Nautique du Crouesty in 2019. The decision was taken unanimously by the yachting professionals who are members of the structure, which is also the originator of the Mille Sabords second-hand boat show. The two events are both financially balanced, the end of the Printemps Nautique will not affect the Mille Sabords.
The boat show is a victim of the yachting recovery
The observation is paradoxical. The yachting market is doing better. This recovery has led to the elimination of events created to revitalize it, such as Printemps Nautique, which was launched after the 2008 crisis. "We launched Printemps Nautique after 2008 to help dealers and small shipyards sell boats. Today, with the recovery, selling is easier. During the spring, boats are delivered more than they are displayed. It is therefore difficult to have beautiful boats to present. The shipyards and dealers are rather overwhelmed by deliveries at these dates. The show has become less useful and more complicated to organize," explains Caroline Martin, who is in charge of organizing Printemps Nautique.
Create a new nautical event in 2020
With the end of the Printemps Nautique, the association Le Mille Sabords does not give up organizing an event at this season. The blank year of 2019 will allow to floor the issue. "The buyer has changed. The act of buying is no longer automatically done on a show. The objective of the association, which brings together about twenty professional members of the nautical industry, is to have a show with an economic interest for our members and the actors of the sector. The formula of the test festival, which was relevant 10 years ago, is less interesting today. We are thinking about another idea to give visibility to our members in the spring that is less cumbersome and complicated than a show. We need to find a lighter solution to get people into the dealerships," concludes Caroline Martin.
