He said the highly anticipated X50 due for its world premiere at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in May this year also drew strong interest with multiple orders placed ahead of the debut.
“We believe we will see a repeat of the X60 sales success, prior to its world premiere last year in May, with the X50 this year,” he said.
The Miami Yacht Show is the first major show of the season in the USA and as such it represents a litmus test for marine sector overall.
Northrop said the new venue for the Miami Yacht Show will be a hit with attendees in future years after some teething problems this year in terms of location awareness impacted on attendance figures.
Maritimo CEO Garth Corbitt said the sales success enjoyed at Miami recently vindicated the massive financial investment the company had made in the expansion of its manufacturing plant on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia last year.
“Our international strategic expansion is on track and the market in the USA was a major focus of that strategy,” he said.
“The expanded plant will enable us to meet the increased demand from the export market and the new models that we roll out.
“Miami was strong for us and we now look forward to the next major show we will be represented at which is in Palm Beach in four weeks.” The Palm Beach Show opens on 28 March.
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