Top UK chandlery Transmarine to exhibit at SBS 2006

Transmarine, one of the UK's top chandleries, have confirmed that they will be at this year's Southampton Boat Show. As well as exhibiting at Stand B069, they will be providing a yacht for the Try-A-Boat section of the Show, and providing a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) for use by the press during the event.

This is the first time that Transmarine has been involved with the Show since its launch in early 2005. As the marine division of leading European aviation supplier Transair, the company operates from premises in Shoreham-by-Sea, and offers mail order and online buying facilities as well as a well-stocked chandlery. At the Show, visitors to their stand will have the opportunity to meet the team and view their latest mail order catalogue as well as having the chance to win boating equipment.

Available at the Try-A-Boat berth will be Transmarine's Hanse 371 sailing yacht. The boat was recently crewed by a team from the company during Cowes Week, where they came 15th out of 61 entrants. The 371 was the first of the extensive Hanse range to be designed by famous race yacht designers Judel & Vrolijk. In 1999, it won Germany's coveted “Yacht of the Year” award, an honour also achieved by several other Hanse boats over the last eight years.

Transmarine are also a dealer for the Ribeye range of rigid inflatable boats (RIBs). They will be providing a Ribeye 550 for press use during the Show.

Transmarine stocks thousands of products from a whole host of well-established brands designed for sailing, powerboating and other on water activities including Dubarry, Musto and Garmin. For more information about any of their products, visit www.transmarine.co.uk or Stand B069 of the Southampton Boat Show, which takes place between 15th – 24th September 2006.