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View of motorboat exhibition hall at boot Dusseldorf boat show with row of motorboats, bright blue motoryacht and car in the foreground

<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw== 1w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" height="500" width="1800" alt="View of motorboat exhibition hall at boot Dusseldorf boat show with row of motorboats, bright blue motoryacht and car in the foreground" class="w-full h-full object-cover ewww_webp" data-src-img="https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-1024x284.jpg" data-src-webp="https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-1024x284.jpg.webp" data-srcset-webp="https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-1024x284.jpg.webp 1024w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-300x83.jpg.webp 300w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-768x213.jpg.webp 768w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-1536x427.jpg.webp 1536w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web.jpg.webp 1800w" data-srcset-img="https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-1024x284.jpg 1024w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-300x83.jpg 300w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-768x213.jpg 768w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-1536x427.jpg 1536w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web.jpg 1800w" data-eio="j"><noscript><img src="https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-1024x284.jpg" srcset="https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-1024x284.jpg 1024w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-300x83.jpg 300w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-768x213.jpg 768w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web-1536x427.jpg 1536w, https://powerboatandrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/boot25_hero4-web.jpg 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" height="500" width="1800" alt="View of motorboat exhibition hall at boot Dusseldorf boat show with row of motorboats, bright blue motoryacht and car in the foreground" class="w-full h-full object-cover">

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Big yellow powerboat called Thunder Child 2 with pointed bow on turoquoise sea

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Thunder Child II: Inside the world of extreme endurance powerboating

An exclusive interview with Nick Ogden, Team Principal of 54 Knots Endurance Team.

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SIBS 2025: First look at 17 show debuts – Tell us your favourite?

PBR's Ed Hickling explores the Southamption International Boat Show to report on 17 show debuts. Plus, your chance to let…

powerboats lined up on a pontoon with a cruise sip behind at Southampton Boat Show

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Independent Review

Did SIBS 25 ‘Float Our Boat’?

HMS gives his appraisal of the 56th Southampton International Boat Show. As ever, our editor shoots from the hip and…

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green powerboat Good Boy Vodka racing to the left with white spray behind

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The Show is Back in Town

Now in its 54th year, Britain’s largest festival of boats is back and gearing up for another bout of business…

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A Rip-roaring Success!

HMS reports on the 2021 SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW, which not only confirmed the astonishing resurgence of interest we’ve seen in…

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