James Bond Yacht Lands at Bulgaria's Varna Boat Show

The most important yacht event in Bulgaria is opening Wednesday evening at the port of Bulgaria's Black Sea capital, the city of Varna.

The HYPO Bulgaria Boat Show 2009 will present 50 new yachts and will bring together yacht importers and fans for the third time.

The show is unique for Bulgaria and is the most important meeting between manufactures, importers and buyers of the luxury boats.

The yachts will be displayed on an area of 4 000 square meters with 25 boats on water and the others on land.

The "Yachting BG" company will present the Azimut model, along with the yachts of the Italian company Baia. Exhibitors include ACS Yachting", "LZ Yachting", "Sail Marine", "Marina Systems" "Cadence" and others.

The turnover of Bulgaria's yacht market reached EUR 30 M in 2008, importers' data reveals. Over 150 new yachts have been sold in Bulgaria in the last two years.

The HYPO Bulgaria Boat Show 2009 will also present luxury automobiles, motorcycles, scooters, diving equipment, and sporting goods.

The traditional Bond Label party, an annual event bringing together Bulgaria's celebrities and wealthiest people, will be held Friday. The Agent 007 yacht Sunseeker Superhawk 43 Quantum of Solace from the limited edition, specially created for the Bond movie Quantum of Solace, is expected to be one of the major attractions of the boat show. The Bond yacht is imported by "LZ Yachting".