Where do boaters go to see and climb aboard new trawlers, learn more about life on trawlers, and meet other trawler enthusiasts? TrawlerFest, of course. Location: Bay Bridge Marina, Stevensville, MD Seminar Dates: September 27-October 1 Show Dates: September 29-October 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more info on the show and to purchase tickets, visit passagemaker.com. Here's a shot of the 2014 show when it was back in Baltimore. Tickets General Admission: $15 (presale), $18 on site. Purchase of a seminar ticket includes general admission to boat show for day of seminar. 5-Day VIP Ticket: $499 (Admission to all three days of in-water boat show, access to seminars Tuesday-Saturday, plus social activities.) 3-Day VIP Ticket: $399 (Admission to all three days of in-water boat show, access to seminars Thursday-Saturday, plus social activities.) Social Events Dinner, Raffle, and Trivia Night: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, September 29. $45 per person at Hemingways Restaurant in Stevensville, MD. Trawlers at Twilight Cocktail Party: 5:30 p.m. Friday, September 30. $35 per person, pool side at Bay Bridge Marina. Sampling of Seminars For a full list of seminar topics, times, and prices, visit passagemaker.com.
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