HRH The Princess Royal is shown around his new Open 60 Yacht, Ecover by skipper Mike Golding. She today named Ecover at the Southampton Boat Show, as Mike prepares to take on the world's best solo sailors in his bid to win the Vendee Globe in 2008. The Southampton Boat Show in association with ITV Meridian is back between 14-23 September 2007 for its exciting 39th year. Discover exciting new features, Explore the hundreds of boats on display and Enjoy everything about boating in one giant Show! The event will see 130,000 people enjoying sailing, boating and watersports activities and is simply the place to be to check out all the latest boating gear or to discover a new hobby. Attractions and events at this year's Show include: SBS celebrates Beijing 2008 with its Chinese Quarter, HMS Bounty, Hydropool Marina, HydraZorbing with the Goodyear, the Show's Official Safety and Innovation Partner,
Have-a-go: Try-a-Boat, Try-Sailing, Try-a-Dive, TEAMORIGIN, Mike Golding's ECOVER, Alex Bennett's FUJIFILM, Gipsy Moth IV, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's yacht sponsored by Lombard, Join the Adventure with the Scouts, Low Carbon Living, MCA & RNLI Search & Rescue Demos, ITV Junior Newsreader Challenge, Miss Southampton Boat Show, Concept Boat, Careers, Educations and Skills Day.
