"Boating! Live!" is the motto of the premiere of the Hamburg Yacht Festival - the new In-Water Boat Show, which finally closes the gap in the range of events for water sports enthusiasts on the Elbe and North Sea that was left after the lasthanseboot (2017) and the early cancellation of the successor trade fair organised by the German Boat and Shipbuilders' AssociationHamburg Boat Show after only two issues.
The motto of the event could not be more fitting. Because the first Hamburg Yacht Festival inGermany's largest marina is much more than just a floating boat show. It is a meeting place for boaters on the Elbe, North Sea and beyond who want to talk shop and exchange ideas with their peers, seek advice, be inspired, further their education or simply enjoy the atmosphere of the Hamburg marina in Wedel.
Multi-event on the Elbe
Thanks to numerous parallel events the programme of the Hamburg Yacht Festival gains in diversity: On the area of the Hamburg Marina Community e.V. this weekend, the traditional Wedel Marina festival with its popular maritime flea market (Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hall 4), the extremely informative and instructive"Safety Days" of theClubs of the cruiser division (CKA), the"Days of sailing" of theGerman Sailing Association (DSV), garnished with a"Food Court" (food and drink),Fun & games programme for kids andHarbour parties in the evening. On Friday, from 10 p.m. (with admission), young people will also be able to enjoy the"Bronx retirement party". On Saturday evening from 8 pm the"JustForFun hit band" and special guest"Sailor Schönfeld and the life jackets" on the stage in Hall 2 (admission free of charge).
Important meeting point and marketplace for boaters in Hamburg
"With the Hamburg Yacht Festival, we are organising a major festival for boating on the Elbe for the first time. Following the cancellation of hanseboot, we want to re-establish an important meeting point and marketplace for boaters in Hamburg, on the Elbe and the North Sea in the coming years with the new event at the Hamburg Yacht Harbour in Wedel," saysHeiko Zimmermann, with his Yachtfestival365 GmbH organiser and "architect" of the event. "In addition to this year's small but excellent In-Water Boat Show with well-known boat brands, around 50 well-known equipment and accessory suppliers will be presenting their products and services in Hall 2."
The "still small but fine In-Water Boat Show" will be showing boat brands such as Jeanneau, Dehler, Tide, Elling, Drago, Delphia, Karnic, Zar, Sterk, Grand, Candela, Quicksilver and Tidemann on two exhibition piers (A and B, see site plan above). With theDrago 750 is even aMotorboat world premiere on the water at the start. The complete boat list (22 motor and inflatable boats, five sailing boats) is available on the Festival website viewable.
To optimise theHall 2 becomeService providers and equipment and accessory suppliers such as Secumar, Kadematic, Lindemann, Mörer, Solara, Bukh Bremen, Toplicht, Lütje Bootsbau, Elvström or Pantaenius, Hamburger Yacht-Versicherung Schomacker, Firmenich, Wehring & Wolfes and others will be presenting their products and services. You can find the complete list of exhibitors here Link.
Two stages, one water event area
A large supporting programme with two stages and activities on the water rounds off the day's activities from 8 to 10 September.Taster sailing for children and adults, for example, is offered by the DSV. TheTrend sport e-surfing can be marvelled at (show rides) and tried out (test rides) on the water event area. Exhibitor Mo-Jet makes it possible. The indoor and outdoor stages are platforms for passing on expertise and teaching seamanship, and experts will be on hand to answer questions. This is how theClub of the cruiser department with the"Safety Days" The topic of "Safety on the water" is written on the stander. Exciting and useful presentations are aimed equally at motorboat drivers and sailors, beginners and experienced leisure captains. Everyone can put together their own individual programme of lectures and activities from the overall programme.
Special service from Yachtfestival365
Anyone wishing to visualise where the individual boats and the exhibitors' stands or pagodas are located, or where the lectures, demonstrations and hands-on activities are taking place, can do so on the Yacht Festival website via the buttonsAll exhibitors,All boats andProgramme do. Clicking on the button not only opens the corresponding lists with all exhibitors, boats and programme items. If you move the mouse pointer over a listed boat, exhibitor or programme item, you will discover its jetty or location on the adjacent map in the form of a digital pointer moving up and down (see screenshot below). Simply try it out - with your notebook, PC or Mac!
Hamburg Yacht Festival 2023 compact
- Location: Hamburg marina, Deichstraße 19, 22880 Wedel.
- Opening hours: 8 to 10 September 2023, daily 10 am to 6 pm.
- Journey:Information on travelling byCarand with theRailway is available in the "For visitors" the Yacht Festival website.
- Bus shuttle: The departure times of the shuttle are linked to the arrival of theS-Bahn line 1at Wedel railway station. The shuttle departs every 40 minutes directly from the bus station opposite from Friday to Sunday between 10 am and 6.30 pm.Stops & boarding options:Bus station Wedel (opposite the S-Bahn) - car park Festplatz - car park U-Bootsteich - Hamburger Yachthafen in Wedel and back again. A single journey costs 2 euros, return journey 4 euros. Children up to the age of 14 travel free of charge when accompanied by an adult.
- Those with their own boat would like to travel to the Hamburg Yacht Festival, please contact theHarbour keeperfor the berth. For the west facility this is Sven Nagel, 0171 - 276 63 00, for the centre/crane and slipway area Kay Sörensen, 0173 - 458 83 53, for the east facility Marco Hagen, 0172 - 642 32 27.
- Admission: To the Hamburg Yacht Festivalfree of chargeincluding the marina party on Saturday. Only the benefit concert in the marina "Wedel sings!" on Friday, 8 September, 7 to 9 pm, and the cult-legendary Bronx pensioners' party on Friday, 8 September, from 10 pm, cost admission.
- All boats, on individual request separately for motor and sailing yachts, are here listed.
- The complete list of exhibitors you can see via this Link.
- The multifaceted supporting programme unfolds under the following Link.
- Further information on the website of the Hamburg Yacht Festival
