Overview The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show puts more than 1,300 boats in the water across five marinas and the Broward County Convention Center for five days, and in 2025 the superyacht docks carried Casino Royale, a 242-foot Amels. The Marine Industries Association of South Florida owns the show and Informa Markets produces it, and both bill it as the largest in-water boat show in the world. Water taxis, shuttle buses and golf carts tie the sites together from an hour before opening until an hour after close. The 2026 show was billed as the 67th, and a 2021 study put its economic output for Florida at $1.79 billion. On site The show covers nearly 90 acres: Bahia Mar, Hall of Fame Marina, Las Olas Marina, Pier Sixty-Six Marina, the Superyacht Village at Pier Sixty-Six South and the convention center. Any ticket gets into Superyacht Village, where visitors board yachts at the brokers' discretion, talk custom builds and look over tenders, water toys and exotic cars. The Windward VIP ticket adds a lounge there and a cabana club at Bahia Mar, with an open bar and entry an hour early. Debut models compete for Best of Show under and over 60 feet; the Valhalla 55 and Bluegame BGM75 won in 2025, and the awards get a one-hour FOX Sports special. Audience People come to buy. In the show's own attendee survey, 43% said they were looking for a boat to buy, 40% came to see what is new and 18% to network with the industry, and 45% arrived by plane. The 2021 impact study counted 49% of visitors from outside Florida. Among owners in the room, center consoles and motor yachts lead. A Marine Trade Credential puts dealers, brokers and builders on the same docks. Track record In 2025 the show counted 1,000 exhibitors from more than 50 countries, Pier Sixty-Six reopened in full with marina exhibits, the Windward cabana club made its debut and the Honours Awards were held in Fort Lauderdale for the first time. Hell's Kitchen Season 22 winner Ryan O'Sullivan and Chopped Grand Champion Dave White cooked at the show. Brand presence The presenting title partner's logo sits beside the show's own on every official sign and ad, and it joins the ribbon cutting and a FOX Sports package of 28 airings on FS1 and FS2. Below it, a brand can build inside Superyacht Village or the VIP lounge, take category pouring rights, float a co-branded cocktail barge, or wrap the shuttle fleet and all 30 golf carts. The WiFi sponsor gets SMS and lead sharing, and a private tender lounge puts a brand in the tent where VIP clients wait for their boat. In 2025 West Marine sponsored the shuttle buses.