A significant improvement on previous years and I felt the stage attractions added to the show feeling. Plus there seemed to be a positive attitude to the coming year - Martin Colin, Marine & Industrial

It's like the Southampton show all over again, in the first three days we had sold more boats than we did during the whole of last year's show - Simon Sewell, Marina Marbella

We had a great brokerage stand in front of the Guinness bar this year and the quality of customers was a marked improvement from Earls Court. We also managed to book about a dozen test sails on the new Orana 44 - Carl Livett, M.i.Cats

Fairline Boats reported 48 confirmed retail sales, secured with deposits, worth in excess of £30m. Fairline's brand, model range and dealer network has exceeded market expectations at the show - James Robinson, Fairline Boats

All praise must go to the British Marine Federation and National Boat Shows who certainly pulled out the stops in terms of entertainment for the visitors. Ancasta achieved a similar level of sales to last year in both its new boats and brokerage sectors – Nick Griffith, Ancasta

We were pleased with the show this year and we had some good results for both Avon and Zodiac, which is very encouraging and leaves us feeling bullish about the year ahead - Alan Morgan, Avon Inflatables and Zodiac UK

The show was upbeat and had a really good buzz. Our stand was in a great position nearby the impressive, new main stage, which attracted a constant flow of visitors - Paul Botterill, Barton Marine

Overall we experienced a busy and successful show, with a great turnout of quality visitors and, as a result, we are anticipating a high level of sales over the coming weeks - Andrew Bush, C A Clase

We had an excellent show but it’s too early to say how much of this interest will convert into sales. But judging by the number of demonstrations we booked at the show, we are upbeat about a healthy order book for 2008/09 - Tony Chappell, Tarquin Boat Company

We had a brilliant show and the visitor response was fantastic. We sold all seven boats and we also have numerous sales leads to follow up after the show with over 100 test day bookings made - John Wittey, Wittey Marine

The show has been a good show for us; we had a very busy stand all week and were involved in the international one-to-one sessions. Through our stand and the sessions we have made a lot of contacts and leads for possible new business - Chris Champion, Halyard

We had a fantastic show. Our Fairline sales were up about 120%, we took 23 deposits on our Glastron brand (which wasn’t at London last year), and our Arvor product had sales similar to last year. We have dozens of sea trails booked and - all in all – I’m (nearly) speechless! – James Barke, Essex Boatyards

This year's show was better than 2007. It could be better product presentation, or the fact the visitor was the genuine boater who was making purchases. A good level of business done and visitors appeared to have stayed longer in the halls – Peter Edwards, ASAP Supplies

Against a backdrop of uncertainty, London produced promising results for us. Our levels of proposals and inquiries were on par with last year and although the show was a challenge in parts we consider this to be a good result - Peter Whitehead, Bank of Scotland Marine Finance

We're delighted with this year’s show and have achieved sales significantly ahead of the £80m gained at last year’s Collins Stewart London Boat Show - Robert Braithwaite, Sunseeker International

We have been overwhelmed with the number of visitors and had to draw in extra staff to help at the show. All our yachts are built to order and the 32 is now sold out until April 2009 - Claire Horsman, Northshore Yachts

Fantastic Show! We are up 200% on bookings. We’ve sold to those who hadn’t thought about it - Richard Percy, Rockley Watersports

We've again exceeded last year’s results with the value of applications up by 11%. Medium sized sailing boats sold well and there's been strong demand for motor yachts over 70ft. The power:sail split is around 50:50, indicating the shift towards sailing boats observed at Southampton has continued at London - Ian Braham, Lombard Marine Finance

We're delighted to report a 15% increase in sales over 2007 with very high demand for our award-winning SC35. Boat sales have been achieved across our range - Steve Coultate, Sealine

The number of visitors was good, the quality was excellent and the ambience and atmosphere and WOW factor was the best I have ever seen at ExCeL and undoubtedly increased the dwell time and visitor spend and should bring people back next year - Chris Murdoch, Nauticalia

Phenomenal! - Bill Saner, Nantwich Canal Centre