There was a spring atmosphere at the boat exhibition in Fredericia, which ended on Sunday

On Sunday evening at 17.00, the period for this year's Fredericia Boat Show was put to an end, which ended with a total of 30.880 visitors over the seven exhibition days.

- It has been some really positive and busy days. Many of the visitors are still on a high from the amazing summer of 2018 and can hardly wait to get on the water. The feedback from the exhibitors is also that the atmosphere and desire to shop has been top notch, says fair manager Lars Søndergaard.

Among the exhibitors was Carver Yachts Scandinavia, which has recently acquired the Scandinavian agency for the Italian Sessa Marine motorboats.

Carver was among the new exhibitors at the Boat Show, and it was a great debut, says owner Niels Stielund.

- Specifically, we signed a deal for DKK 4,2 million on a 42-foot Sessa with flybridge for a customer in Aarhus. It has already been put into production and will be delivered at the end of July in Aarhus, according to Niels Stielund.

The boat on display was an impressive Sessa C 38 for around three million kroner – a Scandinavian premiere, which was also of great interest.

- It's been pretty crazy. Several have come in two rounds, and we are well into the process with more buyers. I am convinced that we will conclude at least two deals, assesses Niels Stielund, who describes the Fredericia Boat Show as Scandinavia's best boat exhibition.

ShipShape A/S sells boat equipment and also has boat sales, and the company from Rungsted Havn had a really good Boat Show, says owner Martin Rasmussen:

- We are always satisfied to participate at the Boat Show, and we have also had good sales. On the boat side, we have had many good contacts on our exhibited Dufour boats, so we are very positive. We find that people this year are generally closer to saying "Now we should have changed the boat" than two years ago, says Martin Rasmussen.

At Marine Proshop, they had rethought the layout of the stand according to an "Ikea concept". From the entrance to "Bådens Verden", as the area was called, and up to the tills, there was a large "labyrinth" filled with boat equipment, marine electronics and good deals, and you could also meet a number of the suppliers of the Marine Proshop chain. According to chain manager Michael Møller, the visitors have taken the concept very well, which has also lifted turnover significantly, he states.