Nauti Pro · 2027

Agoris analysis · updated November 2026

Key takeaways

• Nauti Pro is an exclusively professional (B2B) trade show devoted to marine equipment suppliers: manufacturers, brands and equipment distributors present their ranges to their sales networks, boatyards, resellers, agents and repairers. It is not open to the public.
• Next edition: the second, from Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 February 2027, at the Hangar 14, on the Quai des Chartrons in Bordeaux. Open from 10:00am to 6:00pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, and from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Thursday.
• Organiser: SAS Everest Event, a Paris-based company whose president is Rémy Boyer and whose managing director is Franck Gachinat. No co-organiser.
• Annual frequency, presented as such by the organiser. The first edition took place from 13 to 15 January 2026, also at the Hangar 14.
• In October 2026, the organiser announced that the 2027 edition was full four months before opening: 100 confirmed exhibitors, 109 stand modules taken and more than 2,000 professional visitors expected, against 1,000 visitors at the inaugural edition.
• New for 2027: three marine distribution networks, AD Nautic, BoatSpot and BigShip, have chosen the trade show to bring their members and partners together.

Who exhibits

Typical profile

The trade show is aimed at equipment suppliers, manufacturers and brand suppliers serving the boating industry. The advertised categories cover onboard electronics, onboard power, deck hardware, safety, paint, engines, maintenance, interior fit-out and comfort.

The rules set a strict admission framework: companies present either represent their own exclusive brand or have completed an accreditation form to represent an outside brand. The organiser alone rules on admission requests. The format is uniform: 3 x 3 m stands, up to three per company.

The 2027 edition also announces an international dimension, with German and Spanish exhibitors.

Notable exhibitors

The 2027 exhibitor list published on the official website, presented as that of the professionals already registered, includes Garmin, Raymarine, Furuno and ICOM in electronics, Victron Energy and Scheiber in power, Volvo Penta, Suzuki and Vetus in engines, Plastimo, Wichard, Dometic and Webasto in deck hardware and equipment, Harken and Karver in rigging, Sika and Soromap in paint and varnish, and Secumar and All Safe in safety. The page has a search engine by company, business category or stand number.

Visitor quality

Admission is free and reserved for boating professionals, on registration: boatyards, charter companies, boat sellers and repairers, electrical contractors, sailmakers, mechanics, chandlers, ship chandlers, and specialists in power, electronics or composites. The organiser also targets technical decision-makers, design offices, purchasing managers and marketing directors.

The presence of the distribution networks gives the trade show its commercial weight. AD Nautic, the purchasing group of the Intermer group, which according to the organiser federates around a hundred boating shops, holds its AD Meetings there; BoatSpot, a network of independent ship chandlers overseen by the same purchasing group, and BigShip, already present in 2026, hold their network meetings there. For an equipment supplier, it is a chance to meet the shop managers and buyers of these networks in a single trip.

The timing also helps: in early February, visitors come looking for new products and the new year's pricing terms before the season. No OJS certification or third-party audit of attendance is published: the available figures are the organiser's own.

Programme & community

Conference programme

The trade show provides exhibitors with five equipped meeting rooms seating 15 to 50 people, with a projector, projection screen, chairs and tables. They are used for training, product presentations, sales meetings and brand plenary sessions. Slots can be booked by the hour, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, from Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 February 2027.

The organiser announces more than 60 hours of conferences, trade meetings and training sessions for the 2027 edition. The detailed programme had not been published at the time of writing.

Highlights

An equipment suppliers' evening, presented as a friendly cocktail, takes place on Wednesday evening. For the 2027 edition, Vignobles Famille André Lurton are announced as partners of the exhibitors' evening. Work and catering areas are also available on site.

Community & networks

The trade show relies on the distribution networks that hold their annual meetings there: AD Nautic, BoatSpot and BigShip for 2027. The organiser reports that a waiting list for 2028 is starting to form.

On the press side, the official website notably relays BoatIndustry, Voiles et Voiliers, Figaro Nautisme, Boatcible and Moteur Boat Magazine.

On site: what you need to know

The trade show is held at the Hangar 14, 115 Quai des Chartrons in Bordeaux, which the organiser describes as a converted industrial space on the banks of the Garonne. In June 2026, the organiser stated that the trade show had reached the Hangar 14's maximum capacity for the 2027 edition, with no possibility of extension.

Bordeaux can be reached by high-speed train from Paris in about two hours, and Bordeaux-Mérignac international airport completes the connections. The Hangar 14 is accessible by public transport from the city centre, where the organiser points to a wide choice of hotels 10 to 15 minutes' walk away. An access map is published on the website. Partner hotels are promoted, and City Résidence Bordeaux, 450 m from the hangar, offers trade show participants a 10% discount for stays from 1 to 5 February 2027.

The entry badge is named. It is issued free of charge on prior registration with the organiser or with an exhibitor whose participation has been validated, via the Visit page.

How much it costs to exhibit

The basic stand is a 3 x 3 m module, which includes lighting, a table and three chairs, a 220 V 16 A electrical socket box, carpet, WiFi and the Diivento app. Options: reception desk, stools, tables, chairs and a 1 m² storage space. Registration goes through an access code request followed by a participation form on the Exhibit page. The organiser also offers a design, printing and installation service for stand branding.

Preparing your visit

For exhibitors

• Start early: the 2027 edition showed as full as early as October 2026, and the organiser mentions a waiting list for 2028.
• Book a meeting room to bring together agents and resellers: training your network on new ranges is one of the trade show's central uses.
• Prepare your commercial terms for the start of the year: this is what visitors come looking for in February.
• Target the networks present: AD Nautic, BoatSpot and BigShip bring their members together on site, which makes it possible to schedule meetings with their buyers.
• Respect the logistics schedule: set-up on Monday 1 February 2027 from 3:00pm to 9:00pm, with finishing touches possible on Tuesday from 7:00am before opening.

For decision-making visitors

• Request your badge in advance: it is named and reserved for professionals.
• Concentrate your visit on one well-prepared day: the organiser highlights the possibility of gathering the information from the relevant brands in a single day.
• Consult the exhibitor list and its search engine by category to plan your meetings.
• Note the early closing on Thursday, at 4:00pm.

CSR policy & initiatives

The organiser puts forward an efficiency argument: bringing brands, agents, resellers and boatyards together in a single place to reduce travel, which the home page presents as a CSR commitment. This is an argument about format, not a formalised policy: neither the trade show's website nor Everest Event publishes a carbon assessment, an environmental charter or ISO 20121 certification.

The internal rules govern waste management: each exhibitor is responsible for its own, sorting skips are provided, and waste left on the stand space after departure may be charged at €300 excl. VAT.

No environmental initiative specific to the Hangar 14 could be verified for this listing.

How the trade show has evolved

Trajectory analysis

The trade show is young: a single edition held, in January 2026, presented by the organiser as the first French event exclusively for B2B marine equipment. The second changes scale before it even opens: 109 modules taken against a much smaller offering at launch, a doubled attendance target and a full house announced four months in advance.

The organiser explains this momentum in part by the arrival of AD Nautic and BoatSpot alongside BigShip: the trade show is becoming the venue for the marine distribution sector's annual meetings, which it presents as a decisive commercial argument for equipment suppliers. The calendar has shifted from mid-January in 2026 to early February in 2027, while staying within the start-of-year window that the organiser highlights for presenting new pricing terms.

The limit is physical: in June 2026, the organiser stated that the Hangar 14 had reached its maximum capacity for 2027; the full house was then announced at 109 modules in October. The question of venue and format will arise if demand keeps growing. The dates of the 2028 edition had not been announced at the time of writing.

All data without an explicit source comes from the organiser's website.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (nauti-pro.fr).