Boat show sails into town with more large yachts

Organizer: Palm Beach offers ‘show of choice’ for affluent buyers.

WEST PALM BEACH — The fourday Palm Beach International Boat Show cruises into town on Thursday, bringing a sea of yachts, boats and marine accessories worth more than $1.2 billion.

The annual event, in its 32nd year, has grown to become one of the top boat shows in the United States, drawing tens of thousands of visitors to the downtown West Palm Beach waterfront during the height of the county’s tourism season.

This year’s show will include roughly 400 exhibitors, more than 700 boats in the water, and a few hundred boats on land, organizers said.

Boats on display will range from small inflatables and tenders to superyachts. Palm Beach International Boat Show

Noon to 7 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

Downtown West Palm Beach docks and waterfront

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For the second year in a row, the largest boat at the show will be the 280-foot Solandge. The 2013 six-deck Lurssen yacht with an estimated price of $163.4 million can accommodate up to 16 guests in eight cabins. The vessel also features an owners’ deck and suite.

To accommodate the number of superyachts larger than 200 feet at this year’s show, a satellite location will be set up at the