Croatia Yacht Show 2024 – A Spectacular Debut
Zadar, Croatia – The inaugural Croatia Yacht Show, held at Zadar Cruise Port, made a remarkable debut, attracting a prestigious line-up of 30 charter superyachts and over 3,000 visitors.
The event drew more than 200 charter brokers from 30 countries, facilitating over 4,000 business meetings and yacht viewings throughout the show, via innovative matchmaking app “YachtFyre”. The B2B segment saw the participation of over 500 industry professionals, reflecting the increasing prominence of Croatia’s charter market.
Attendees also experienced the epitome of luxury lifestyle, with bespoke land and aerial-transfers provided by Auto Sport Adria, Luxe Rent Zagreb, and Heli Croatia. The highlight of the event was the unveiling of the Bentley Continental GT, and the presentation of the Airbus EC-135 transfer helicopter.
Unveiling the Bentley Continental GT
The fashion-forward crew uniform catwalk allowed local designers to present a line of superyacht uniforms, made from recycled materials – used fishing nets that would otherwise be polluting the seas. This featured renowned Croatian designers:
- Krie Design
- AMR - Ana Maria Ricov
- Jet Lag Studio
Crew Uniform Catwalk - Croatia Yacht Show
Culinary creativity was on display at the Chef’s competition, won by Ben Bailey of MY Akira, who dazzled the judges with a Croatian-inspired cherry dish. Bailey is set to join the judging panel for the 2025 event.
“The mission of the show has been achieved: to present to the charter professionals of the world that Croatia can bring it. Croatian charter yachts as well as all needed services presented are competitive on the world charter market.” Tino Prosenik, CEO Yachtmaster Group.
Croatia Yacht Show will return in 2025 looking to be even more extraordinary!
For further information, please contact: Patricia Mak / Lucie Gardiner - [email protected]
All images credited to Black Bird Frame, Reklam-net, and Zebra Production.
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