Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles is the place where professionals, enthusiasts and non-professionals gather together to talk about boating and yachting. For the occasion, a port spread over 130,000 m² has been created for 825 exhibitors!
Visitors can start by discovering a huge variety of boats - multihull, monohull, or motor – and can find out about the boats they are interested in, talk to professionals, get advice, or simply admire the various models on display. Exhibitors also organize workshops (e.g. installation of a solar powered charge on board) and offer a wide range of equipment, products and services as well as ideas for destinations for the next holidays. Even the most timid visitors will be won over!
Virtual reality water skiing or wakeboard, learning how to fish at sea, short films dedicated to the sea and boating, documentary films, book signings by authors linked to the maritime world, wine tastings and marine karaoke … the show is not lacking in special events!
One of the key events is the Nautic paddle! The world's largest paddleboard race takes place on 5 December 2021 (in the morning) and is followed by a brunch for the brave competitors. The route – between the Bibliothèque National de France - Site François Mitterrand in the 13th arrondissement and Quai de Javel in the 15th arrondissement – provides a spectacular setting: participants pass under 27 of Paris’s 29 bridges, in front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, the Louvre Museum, Orsay Museum, and the Eiffel Tower. This 11th edition has 2 routes: ‘leisure’ and ‘pro’. The ‘leisure’ race circuit covers 11 kilometres and the ‘pro’ race circuit, which goes around the Ile de la Cité and the Ile Saint-Louis, extends over 14 kilometres.
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