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The NautiPro trade show has opened its doors at Hangar 14, in the heart of Bordeaux, with a clear promise: to offer a working tool dedicated to yachting professionals. Franck Gachinat and Rémy Boyer, the show's co-organizers, assert that this is an event built around the needs expressed in the field.
A direct response to the needs of the boating industry
For Rémy Boyer, NautiPro was born of an observation that had been shared for several years. Teams from the yachting industry, including builders, craftsmen, mechanics, electricians and distributors, were expressing a need for a strictly professional meeting place.
"It's a story of meeting and listening to the business teams. We put all this together to create a working framework, a tool to serve the industry" explains Rémy Boyer. The show is deliberately B2B, with no general public, in order to preserve the quality of exchanges and the availability of exhibitors.
Initial figures exceed expectations
From the outset, Franck Gachinat has received very positive feedback from exhibitors. The principle of an invitation-only trade show for professionals seems to meet a strong demand.
The show features 70 stands and some 220 exhibitors. Average attendance reached 400 visitors per day, with a peak of 500 visitors on Wednesday. These figures exceed the initial forecasts for this first edition, organized in a central and easily accessible location.
Training, meetings and skills development
NautiPro is not just a trade show, but also a training and professional meeting venue. Some companies take advantage of the show to organize internal meetings or technical and sales training courses.
Rémy Boyer insists on this aspect. " Visitors find available exhibitors, technical training, product presentations and agent meetings. Some come to validate their cards, others to train their teams or upgrade their skills" . The show is aimed at decision-makers, managers, executives, buyers and operational teams.
A show designed as a working tool
The choice of format and venue is part of this logic. Hangar 14 offers a functional setting in the heart of Bordeaux, facilitating exchanges over one or two days without excessive logistical constraints.
Franck Gachinat also stresses the importance of informal times. The equipment manufacturers' evening is sold out, with 450 participants announced. A moment designed to enable professionals to meet outside the strictly commercial framework.
With this first edition, NautiPro lays the foundations for a show that seeks less to seduce than to serve. An assertive positioning, which could find its place in the nautical industry's professional calendar for a long time to come.
