Syracuse.com - CNY Boat Show offering new attractions this year at State Fairgrounds

HuntingNY-News · February 7, 2014

This year's show, which begins Wednesday and lasts until Sunday, will occupy three buildings at the fairgrounds, featuring more than 500 models of water vessels and personal watercraft.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The 2014 Central New York Boat Show kicks off next week at the State Fairgrounds with a large variety of boats and other watercraft, displays and attractions for young and old alike.

This year's show, which begins Wednesday and lasts until Sunday, will occupy three buildings at the fairgrounds, featuring more than 500 models of water vessels and personal watercraft. New attractions this year includes a mini-boat demonstration, watercraft inspection education and wine tasting.

The U.S. Power Squadron will be using remote-controlled mini-boats to demonstrate how navigational buoys enable boaters to avoid hazards, while New York Sea Grant Launch Stewards will be talking with show visitors how voluntary watercraft inspection helps reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species, said Drew Wickman, the show's manager.

Since Feb. 14 is Valentine's Day, wineries from the Finger Lakes region will offer samples and sales from 4 to 8 p.m. that day in each of the show's buildings.

Visitors can also check out the 2014 Discover Clean and Safe Boat equipped by New York Sea Grant with all the gear required and recommended for clean, safe, and legal boating on New York waters.

The show will include boating safety, maritime law, and boating destination exhibits by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, New York State Canal Corporation, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard and the Onondaga Sheriff's Department.

Also on the schedule is cold water survival CME-credit safety training for first responders, a young boaters safety certificate course and daily in-water demonstrations of life jackets. For more information, contact New York Sea Grant at 315-312-3042.

Finally, New York State Sportsman Hall of Famer Captain Tony Buffa will share his 38 years of walleye fishing expertise at a seminar beginning at 6:30 pm, Wednesday in the Fremac Waterfront Booth 9 in the Center of Progress Building.

Show hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10; children 13 and younger, free.

For more, see cnyboatshow.com.

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