China (Xiamen) International Boat Show (hereinafter called Xiamen International Boat Show) is an important supporting activity of Xiamen International Ocean Week. It is annually held in November at Wuyuan Bay Yacht Harbor and it has become an annual compound international yacht event integrating exhibition, forum, race and activity, and is praised as the most influential water-based boat show. In 2012, Xiamen Boat Show became a member of IFBSO (International Federation of Boat Show Organizers), being the second boat show in China to join IFBSO after Shanghai in 2008, and the sixth in Asia after Dubai, Singapore, Tokyo, Shanghai and South Korea. It is also one of the youngest shows of IFBSO. In 2014, Xiamen Boat Show successfully obtained IFBSO’s highest membership, i.e the platinum membership, and actively exchanged and cooperated with boat shows held in Singapore and Taiwan. In 2015 and 2018, Xiamen International Boat Show became a sister show with Australia’s Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show and Taiwan International Boat Show respectively, which fully reflected the increasing international influence of Xiamen International Boat Show.