So how was it it for you?

01 Feb 2004

213,500 visitors attended the 50th Schroders London International Boat Show in association with The Daily Telegraph. 

Looking for a sign

01 Feb 2004

I was astounded to find the road signs were so poor when I last visited ExCeL by motorbike in October. 

A quiet backwater

01 Feb 2004

There were one or two backwater areas at ExCeL. As well as the Bonwitco alley referred to, there was an electronics avenue in the south hall that included Transas Nautic, Adverc BM, Navcom and Marlec that felt really left out. 

Where's the wind?

01 Feb 2004

You 'd have thought a bank of fans generating 30kts would have been perfect for the indoor windsurfing. Not so. 

The Guinness Bar

01 Feb 2004

Why, asked many, was the Guinness Bar secreted in the north west corner of the hall? 

Where are the boats?

01 Feb 2004

A few people made the point that visitors had to walk a long way before they saw any boats. The solitary Sunseeker outside the west entrance looked just that - an afterthought with no razzmatazz to get the juices flowing. 

Less than hansom cabs

01 Feb 2004

There were lots of "minicabs" touting for business in Docklands. 

Port waste and maintenance dredging

01 Feb 2004

According to the British Marine Federation (BMF), port waste management and maintenance dredging are the two major discussion points in environmental protection right now.