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Pete Brennan is an American of partially Irish ancestry who came originally from New Jersey, and now lives in Florida writes W M Nixon. For most of his life he has had steady jobs which had nothing whatever to do with recreational boating. So when he discovered a latent and growing interest in boats and sailing, he began to use at least some of his regular vacations from the day job to go sailing and enjoy a complete break.

He has been having fun with holiday time on sailboats for more than thirty years now - so much so that he felt inclined to make a book out of it. The result is this picaresque collection of engaging seafaring tales in which the boat sizes range from dinghies to the Dutch Tall ship Thalassa.

Irish interest will be especially sparked by his experiences on our late and much-lamented Sail Training Brigantine Asgard II, on which he did so well - despite being one of their most mature trainees - that he was appointed a Watch Leader.

He also became linked in with Darryl Hughes and the merry men and women on the vintage ketch Maybird, and while he endured the frustrations of Maybird being a non-finisher in both the Round Ireland Race of 2016 and the Dun Laoghaire-Dingle Race of 2017, he has been able to add what is in effect a post-script of his involvement in the classic old gaff ketch finishing - to much acclaim - in the Round Ireland Race of 2018.

The book is well-peppered with other varied sea experiences and port delights on many coastlines with a wide selection of boats, some of which he owned himself. And Pete Brennan is clearly a congenial and supportive shipmate – he’s the sort of guy who would be right there to help nervous beginners going aloft for the first time on a Tall Ship, and when the going was rough, he’d be the seasick-immune helper to the cook in the galley when all the rest of the crew were feeling queasy.

It’s all published at his own expense, and thus you shouldn’t expect too much of a smoothly-edited production in which the narrative flows easily through elegantly-matched photos. But it has the ring of truth, and is never truer than when Peter dedicates it to his long-suffering wife Susan, who has become accustomed to her spouse suddenly discovering that he is still owed some days off in the current working year, and almost immediately taking off like a rocket to put in a bit of sea time while he still can.

Peter Brennan’s multi-faceted sailing and his responses to it have resulted in a paperback book of 150 pages, and the publisher is listed as Page Publishing Inc of New York, priced at 19.95 US dollars with distribution through Amazon.

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boot Düsseldorf, the International Boat Show

With almost 250,000 visitors, boot Düsseldorf is the world's largest boat and water sports fair and every year in January the “meeting place" for the entire industry. Around 2,000 exhibitors present their interesting new products, attractive further developments and maritime equipment. This means that the complete market will be on site in Düsseldorf and will be inviting visitors on nine days of the fair to an exciting journey through the entire world of water sports in 17 exhibition halls covering 220,000 square meters. With a focus on boats and yachts, engines and engine technology, equipment and accessories, services, canoes, kayaks, kitesurfing, rowing, diving, surfing, wakeboarding, windsurfing, SUP, fishing, maritime art, marinas, water sports facilities as well as beach resorts and charter, there is something for every water sports enthusiast.

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boot Düsseldorf is the world's largest boat and water sports fair. Seventeen exhibition halls covering 220,000 square meters. With a focus on boats and yachts, engines and engine technology.

The Fairground Düsseldorf. This massive Dusseldorf Exhibition Centre is strategically located between the River Rhine and the airport. It's about 20 minutes from the airport and 20 minutes from the city centre.

250,000 visitors, boot Düsseldorf is the world's largest boat and water sports fair.

The 2018 show was the golden jubilee of the show, so 2021 will be the 51st show.

Every year in January. In 2021 it will be 23-31 January.

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Messeplatz 40474 Düsseldorf Tel: +49 211 4560-01 Fax: +49 211 4560-668

The Irish marine trade has witnessed increasing numbers of Irish attendees at boot over the last few years as the 17-Hall show becomes more and more dominant in the European market and direct flights from Dublin offer the possibility of day trips to the river Rhine venue.

Boats & Yachts Engines, Engine parts Yacht Equipment Watersports Services Canoes, Kayaks, Rowing Waterski, Wakeboard, Kneeboard & Skimboard Jetski + Equipment & Services Diving, Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing & SUP Angling Maritime Art & Crafts Marinas & Watersports Infrastructure Beach Resorts Organisations, Authorities & Clubs

Over 1000 boats are on display.

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boot Düsseldorf 2025 

The 2025 boot Düsseldorf will take place from 18 to 26 January 2025.

At A Glance – Boot Dusseldorf 

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Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Messeplatz
40474 Düsseldorf
Tel: +49 211 4560-01
Fax: +49 211 4560-668

The first boats and yachts will once again be arriving in December via the Rhine.

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