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Whopping great cabin cruisers down to a small dinghy were exhibited in the No 3 hangar at Nelson airport when the Monaco Boat Club held its second boat show. The club, it was obvious, had gone to great pains to make this show as successful as its first, and this effort was not wasted. Members' craft and trade exhibits filled the hangar and what little space remained was filled by tremendous crowds. The boats shown were valued at around the £40,000 mark. We noticed a trend away from outboards in some of the bigger boats this year. Well, boaties, you've had a wonderful preview of what's new for the coming season. We hope you enjoy it. Above is a view of the boat-and-crowd-filled hangar.

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Young Brett Loper believes in finding out the handling capabilities of a boat before you decide to buy

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A spectator is interested in finding out just how H. Logan's three-stage jet operates

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The hangar couldn't accommodate all boats and the tarmac was also filled

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There were powerful single outboards...

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... and twice as much power with twin outboards

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The boat club's latest acquisition, a ski kite

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The yachties had their exhibits

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Keith Roper's new cruiser, the fastest boat exhibited ("Skiwithme", estimated speed 40-45 m.p.h.)

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A demonstration on fibre-glassing a hull

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This boat, a trade exhibit is worth between £1800 and £2000

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Smal1est exhibit

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D. Potter's "Wyn 11" had many admirers