As temperatures cool and many PWC enthusiasts south of the equator are packing up their watercraft for winter, Yamaha Motor Australia is celebrating a markedly successful weekend at the 2015 Melbourne Boat Show. The Australian division of one of the largest watercraft and boat manufacturers in the world exhibited a selection of outboards, rigging, accessories and WaveRunners for the 29,179 attendees of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre this past June Friday 12th through Monday 15th.
Over 130 exhibitors participated in this year’s boat show including boat brokers and retailers, chandleries, boating and fishing tackle and accessories, boat trailer manufacturers, personal watercraft retailers and more.
Over the weekend, judges for the 55th anniversary boat show awarded Yamaha Motor Australia two prestigious accolades: the Best Stand Overall and Stand of the Year (in the “Powerboat” category). Yamaha’s display included samples of all of the latest personal watercraft for 2015, as well as a virtual reality RiDE simulator. Titled the “Yamaha RiDE Challenge,” the RiDE simulator had riders completing a lap on a RiDE-equipped WaveRunner peering into a flat screen display.
As Yamaha noted, “Lap times are generated by the simulator and recorded on the lap time board. Hundreds of show goers had the chance to compete in the Yamaha RiDE Challenge, which put them into the draw to win 1 of 8 Yamaha TW Steel Watches.” The announcement for this grand prize will be announced shortly.
