As one of the important events of World Ocean Week in Xiamen, China (Xiamen) International Boat Show (hereinafter referred to as “Xiamen International Boat Show”) is a professional boat show approved by the Ministry of Commerce, sponsored by Xiamen Municipal People’s Government and undertaken by Xiamen R&B Yacht Tourism Group Co., Ltd. Since 2008, held at Wuyuan Bay in Xiamen every November, it has become an annual complex international boat event integrating “exhibitions, forums, competitions, and activities”, and it is known as the most influential water boat show.

In 2012, Xiamen Boat Show became a member of IFBSO (International Federation of Boat Show Organizers). It is the second boat show in China to join IFBSO after that in Shanghai in 2008 and the sixth boat show in Asia after those in Dubai, Singapore, Tokyo, Shanghai and South Korea, and it is also one of the youngest shows of IFBSO. In 2014, Xiamen Boat Show successfully won the highest-level title of “Platinum Member” of IFBSO, and actively communicated and cooperated with boat shows in Singapore, Taiwan and other regions. In 2015 and 2018, Xiamen International Boat Show established partnerships with Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in Australia and Taiwan International Boat Show, which fully shows the increasing international influence of Xiamen International Boat Show.

The 14th China (Xiamen) International Boat Show adopts a exhibition mode of online show + offline experience. The show includes displays of boats and peripheral products, experiences in boat tourism and life, online industry exchanges, coastal leisure business and real estate, etc., providing a good and barrier-free communication platform for the boat industry, and an in-depth explanation on the brand concept of the show, “New Coastal Life” for popularizing boat life and coastal cultural tourism.