[StPete] Fwd: Sail America and Show Management Create All-New St. Petersburg Boat Show...

[GlennDobos at aol.com]

There will be a show this year, and we will be there. Glenn
 
 
  
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 From: jbanks at sailamerica.com
To: jbanks at sailamerica.com
Sent: 6/25/2008  4:17:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Sail America and Show Management  Create All-New St. Petersburg Boat 
Show & Strictly Sail



Dear Strictly Sail St Pete  Exhibitor: 

Show Management and Sail  America Join Forces 
For All-New St.  Petersburg Boat Show & Strictly Sail™ 
Two Great Shows In One Great Location! 
Today,  Show Management and Sail America announced the merger of Strictly 
Sail St.  Pete and the St. Petersburg Boat Show to create an all-new “super show”
 called  the St. Petersburg Boat Show &  Strictly Sail™. The new show will be 
held from December 4 – 7, 2008 at the  Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin in St. 
Petersburg, FL.  A projected crowd of 25,000 is  expected to attend. 
Under  the terms of the new merger, Show Management will oversee all aspects 
of  exhibitor sales, marketing and event management, while Sail America will  
endorse and promote the show to create a strong and viable sailing presence,  
including producing turnkey sailing seminars and special sailing events.   
Sail  America and Show Management have been discussing the merging of our 
respective  shows since early last year. After an extensive evaluation, which 
included  getting feedback from many Strictly Sail St. Pete exhibitors, both 
parties  concluded the move was a winning proposition for all involved. The new 
show  will help to increase show attendance and the number of exhibitors. 
Sailing  will add additional appeal and excitement to the show as well as attract 
new  sailing buyers to the venue.  
The  new expanded show will feature a dedicated in-water sailing area that 
will  accommodate up to 50 sailboats, an on-land sailboat display, three  
air-conditioned seminar tents, and a large air-conditioned accessories tent  that 
will have a dedicated sailing section for up to one hundred 10 ft x 10 ft  
sailing-related booths.  
Show  Management will send out the show brochure and space contracts shortly. 
For  further questions on space rates, space allocation, and the show in 
general,  please call Chuck Bolt at Show Management at 800-940-7642 Ext. 215. For 
more  information on the show go to 
_http://www.showmanagement.com/st_petersburg_boat_show_and_strictly_sail_2008/event/_ 
(http://www.showmanagement.com/st_petersburg_boat_show_and_strictly_sail_2008/event/)  
We  look forward to working with Show Management on the St Petersburg Boat 
Show  & Strictly Sail and hope you will too.  
A  more detailed letter is attached. Please contact me at (401) 841-0900 Ext. 
12  or _jbanks at sailamerica.com_ (mailto:jbanks at sailamerica.com)  if you have  
any questions.  
Best regards, 
Jonathan  Banks 
Executive  Director 
Sail  America 
850  Aquidneck Avenue 
Middletown,  RI 02842 
Tel.  (401) 841-0900 Ext. 12  
Fax.  (401) 847-2044 
Cell.  (401) 855-0416 
_jbanks at sailamerica.com_ (blocked::mailto:jbanks at sailamerica.com)   






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