I think the smart show companies will use it in the future to augment their shows, but I do not think boat shows will be replaced long term. I equate it to buying a car. If you know in advance what you're going to buy, you don't need a showroom, you just buy online. But if you're shopping and looking you can use the internet to gather information but on a car you want to sit in it and test drive it. On a boat you want to walk aboard and check it out.
I think if they're smart every show will be prepared with a virtual alternative. However, I don't think builders and brokers will spend the money to bring boats to such a show, so it must be at multiple locations, wherever the boats are.
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