..."I never get to go to a posh do" someone uttered back in may, it was then, that the seed was sown, and in a matter of days the 4 people in the room at that time, had decided to hold a summer ball. The team as they are called are Janice Harrison, Lisa Bridgett, Nikki Tersch and Nicola Williams. The committee was formed, and work got underway.

It was decided that this would be a charity event, and it didn’t take long, for everyone to agree to support the welsh air ambulance, based at Caernarfon airport.

So with all the hard work, blood, sweat and tears, shouting and cursing, the day had arrived. The marquee was in place, the tables set, music playing, guests were arriving and the champagne started to flow.

The format of the evening, was a 3 course dinner, followed by an auction, and then live entertainment with dancing to the early hours. Around 90 guests attended, including some familiar faces...

...This year the Southampton boat show saw a fresh approach from Blue water,as we moved to a smaller stand, and for the first time in 5 years, we had a boat on the marina.

The weather proved to be very kind as ever, we had lots of sunshine with only one morning of rain.

Moving into a more central location within the Solent Park area meant we had to downsize our stand from the normal 5 boats to 2, being the 215SSi and the 276SSX bowrider. Having the 280 Signature on the marina,still gave us a good range. But now we were in a much better position, being in the shadows of the, very busy Sunseeker stand, giving us much more footfall.

The Chaparral 276SSX, proved to be very popular and created lots of interest at the show, this model will prove to be very sought after as orders are already flooding in. This particular 276 was the first of the new SSX range for 2007. the already popular 256 and 236 get the same SSX treatment...although still being available as the SSi, SSX features include new...