{"id":15013,"date":"2026-04-25T02:47:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/boating-festival-makes-waves-ekathimerini-com\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T02:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:47:21","slug":"boating-festival-makes-waves-ekathimerini-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/boating-festival-makes-waves-ekathimerini-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Boating festival makes waves | eKathimerini.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1301739\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/boat_test_festival-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/boat_test_festival.jpg\" alt=\"Boating festival makes waves\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/boat_test_festival.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Greece\u2019s first floating boat test festival opens Friday at Porto Rafti Marina, offering prospective buyers the chance to take more than 30 vessels out on open water.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBoat Test Festival 2026,\u201d running April 24-26 and organized by Pelagic Expo, marks what organizers call a new concept for the Greek marine market \u2013 one centered on hands-on sea trials rather than traditional boat show displays.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors may board and test inflatables, fiberglass, and polyethylene boats under real sailing conditions. Marine engines, navigation electronics, and modern equipment will also be exhibited.<\/p>\n<p>The event, held under the auspices of the Municipality of Markopoulo, runs daily 10 am-7 pm. Sea trials require advance scheduling. 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