2012 Schedule

The 2012 Southeast US Boat Show formally known as the Jacksonville spring boat show will take place April 20-22 at the Metropolitan Park & Marina. The Best venue in the boat show world with seven acres of dry park space, a huge fixed floating dock marina with on site convenient parking for 80,000! This 3 day nautical festival will include great food, live music to enjoy on the barge stage, plus other activities. Hundreds of new boats and quality brokerage boats of all styles are displayed and available for purchase. The broad selection includes power boats, sail boats, yachts, kayaks and marine accessories. If you enjoy boating and sailing you must attend this show!

Here is the 2012 schedule. Please join our facebook page for updates.

Friday April 20 2012

Bring your boss to the boat show bring your boss on Friday and he or she gets in free

10:00 am – Show Commences

Live Seminars and Demos-  2:30 Captain Russell Tharin\ On boat location www.flyfishingameliaisland.com Captain Russell Tharin of Amelia Island, Florida, has been fishing for 50 years fishing, Also host of Chevy Florida Insider Fishing Report.

Food Court – Open for our Friday lunch on the river with some of  the best food downtown

Live music – on floating stages starting at noon.

Happy Hour – in the south east starts at 5:00 at the world famous easy tiki bar pier side in the marina

This is the way to end a work week take in the latest beach wear at the bikini competition starting around 6:00

BIKINI CONTEST 4-8pm- After the Bikini Contest the party continues at Brittani WhiskyRiver

8:00 pm – Show closes for the day

Saturday April 21 2012

Show Commences at 10am

Live Seminars and Demos

11:00 Captain Russell Tharin and Joe Mercurio, On boat location www.pttstv.com/ Joe Mercurio, host of the Pro Tarpon Tournament Series

11:00 Captain Chris Rooney: Latest tips and secrets for catching dolphin

12:00 USCG

1:30 Captain Ray Van Horn www.gypsyangler.com TV show host, champion angler and guide.  Learn about Red fish, Snook, Tarpon, and Sea Trout fishing

2:30 Captain Russell Tharin and Joe Mercurio

3:00 Captain Chris Rooney

TBA Junior Rudder Club demonstration

Food Court Open

Live music on floating stage –

11am – Wetherman

12:30 – Evenstill

3:00 – Dune Dog

4:30 – Lift

6:30 Raw Myst

show closes at8:00

Sunday April 22 2012

Show Commences at 10am

Food Court Open

Live Seminars and Demos

12-4 Hook Kids on Fishing http://www.anglersforconservation.org/programs/angler-education/hook-kids-on-fishing Presented by Angler’s For Conservation.  in-the-field fishing, boating and marine conservation education and training to youth

1:00 Junior Rudder Club demonstration

11:00 and 2:30  Captain Russell Tharin and Joe Mercurio

11:00 and 3:00 Captain Chris Rooney

1:30 Captain Ray Van Horn

Live music on floating stage –

10am – Beau and the Burners

12:30 – Ex hale

2:30 – Breaking Through

4:00 – Spore

5:00 – Rawmyst and Session