Between 1-3 October, Zadar – a city on Croatia's Dalmatian coast – will play host to the first superyacht show organised by the Yachtmaster Group, the Croatia Yacht Show.
The event will be hosted at Zadar Cruise Port, which will host more than 60 superyachts with weekly prices reaching over €500,000. Taking place shortly after the Monaco Yacht Show, it will provide a networking opportunity between local yacht owners, brokers and shipyards, although it is not just a business event.
Part of the show will be open to the public, who will be able to see the yachts up close, as well as luxury tenders, cars and helicopters. For gourmands, a culinary competition will be held, featuring top chefs from the five most renowned Adriatic restaurants.
Through the unique YachtFyre app, the Croatia Yacht Show will also become the first show where business visitors can schedule meetings and yacht viewings in Zadar Cruise Port.
Tino Prosenik, the director of Yachtmaster Group, believes that Croatia is an attractive nautical destination for foreign tourists and superyacht owners. He notes that he is extremely happy and proud to bring some of the world's most prestigious yachts to Croatia "so that the Croatian public can get acquainted with the latest achievements and trends in the nautical industry."
Prosenik added: "It is estimated that the Croatian superyacht fleet is worth around two billion euros, contributing tens of millions of euros in taxes to the budget. Additionally, the guests, perhaps only 1,500 groups annually, spend about 40 million euros on non-charter expenses each year," said Tino Prosenik, director of Yachtmaster Group.
It is hoped that with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, the city of Zadar, the Zadar Tourist Board, Zadar County and the Zadar County Tourist Board, the Croatia Yacht Show will boost the development of the luxury tourism niche in the entire region.