The Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (also known as SCIBS) is four day long annual event which attracts brokers, buyers, and marine industry representatives from across Australia and around the globe. Happening yearly at the incomparably gorgeous Sanctuary Cove on Queensland’s Gold Coast in Australia, this boating blowout is smack in the center of the leisure boat crafting industry of Australia.
For those of you not in the know, the Gold Coast is part of Australia’s east coast, and it’s one of the most populated areas in the country in terms of boat ownership. It’s no coincidence, however, as the area’s well-developed maritime passages, general marine infrastructure, and lifelong leanings toward the high-class boating lifestyle. Sanctuary Cove is a planned community built around this lifestyle, and this world-class exhibition all happens in The Marine Village. The home to a marina with accommodations for 330 vessels, it’s the pumping heart of Australia’s award winning residential community. Marine Village is home to an incredibly popular marine community that also hosts shops, cafes, bars, restaurants and other essential services as well as a five star resort hotel and two championship-level golf courses. This vibrant locale presents boats and products in their natural setting, compounding the quality of the visitor’s experience while also informing them of the endless appeal that comes with the boating way of life.
Each year features thousands of boating makes, models, products and services that you love or will soon come to love. You’ll find them around the marina, in the pavilions and through the pristine Marine Village. Expect to also see a range of the latest in power, sail, multihulls, super yachts, trailerable boats for fishing and family fun, ski boats, tenders, jet skis, and inflatables. Scads of lifestyle products that enhance and compliment both the outdoorsy and marine lifestyle will also be available, as they are every year at SCIBS.
In 2013, the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show achieved a major milestone – 25 years of delivering great results for exhibitors and promoting Australian ingenuity and innovation to visiting international delegations. SCIBS is unique. In addition to being a peerless consumer event, it has positioned itself as Australia’s only comprehensive marine trade show.
As a show where the marine business does real business, SCIBS has become a must-attend event for boat builders, brokers, suppliers, architects, and materials/equipment retailers who are at the show seeking import/export business opportunities, distributors and retail customers.
New at last year’s show:
- A new pavilion floor plan and more pavilion space
- A new-look Promenade boardwalk
- New restaurants on the site of the old tavern and a new IGA Village Market
- A re-located entry point to F Marina
- Additional pagoda display space in The Promenade/Quay St area
Join over 300 exhibitors, 38,000 visitors, and 500 boats on display on water and on land! For over two decades the show has attracted quality buyer and marine industry executives from around the world including China, Korea, the US and New Zealand– bringing millions of dollars of business for exhibitors. It’s all set against the stunning backdrop of Sanctuary Cove Marine Village’s vibrant community alive with boutique shops, bars, cafes, restaurants and essential services. This is the must-go-to Marine event in the Southern Hemisphere, as you can rest assured that the Spirit of Boating lives at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show.
May 21-24, 2015
9AM-5PM Daily
