The 41st Annual Annapolis Sailboat Show that opens Thursday, October 10th will prove to be one of the largest in years and certainly significantly larger than last year. Paul Jacobs, general manager of the United States Yacht Shows, said that the wait list of exhibitors for this year’s show was so extensive that they had to get creative with space to accommodate as many as possible.

This will be the first year that a floating island with 15 additional floating docks was added and the exhibit space inside the old Fawcett’s Boat Supplies store will house Sailboat Show exhibitors.

The Powerboat show still has exhibit space available, but the show’s organizers are anticipating that these booths will sell as the show dates approach.

The Annapolis Sailboat Show runs from Thursday, October 7th through October 11th. The Annapolis Powerboat Show immediately follows the Sailboat Show and will be open to visitors from October 14 – 17. For more information or to buy entrance tickets, click here