Stage programs

Budapest Boat Show professional stage programme

20-23 February 2025

20 February. Thursday

• 11.00 – 11.30 OPENING Ceremony on the stage of Pavilion A
  • Róbert Láng, Ministerial Commissioner for Health Tourism, Ministry of National Economy,
  • Elek Nagy, President of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
  • Ivana Vala Magátová, SLOVAKIA TRAVEL Director for International and Regional Relations,
  • Kristóf Sztojanovits, International Marketing Manager of VisitBalaton365 Nkft. (representing the domestic guest of honour),
  • Prof. Dr. László Gellér, President of the Hungarian Sailing Federation,
  • János Feil  – President of the Hungarian Motorized Water Sports Association,
  • Klára Tihanyi, Strategy- and business development at Hungexpo.
• 11.30 – 11.45 Budapest Boat Show Novelty Contest award ceremonyon the stage of Pavilion A
  • Klára Tihanyi – Strategy- and business development at Hungexpo
  • Prof. Dr. László Gellér, President of the Hungarian Sailing Federation,
    • Boat category
      • 1st place: Adex Yachting Kft. – LASAI 22GL
      • 2nd place: Royal Spa Hungary Kft. – Royal E-Jet
      • 3rd place: BLP Group – AX/E Axopar 25
    • Nautical products category
      • 1st place: WINDWISER, Windwiser 3 marine instruments
      • 2nd place: Reve Realite Kft. Hublot Mode Marine
    • Special prizes
      • Best Domestic Development Special Award: Royal Spa Hungary Kft. Royal E-Jet
      • Greenest Product Special Award: Adex Yachting Kft. LASAI 22GL
• 15.00 – 15.30 Novelty Contest roundtable on the stage of Pavilion G

• 17.00 – 17.30Budapest Boat Show cinema

21 February. Friday

• 10.00 – 11.00 Budapest Boat Show cinema
• 12.00 – 12.30 Amateur boat builders community – boat building in the living room SK
• 12.30 – 13.00 Attila Horváth motorboat racer – Athlete of the Year 2024, World Championship 3rd place in F4 category
• 13.00 – 13.30 Andor Füke speedboat racer – junior challenges
• 14.00 – 15.00  „SSL Mini Gold Cup” Friday qualification, four boat race with model sailing boats – live streaming from the pool on stage and on-line
• 15.00 – 15.30 50 years of Nacra – roundtable discussion with the heroes of 50 years
• 15.30 – 16.00 Vadnai Benjamin – shared Olympics with my brother Jonathan Vadnai, a conversation with the two-time Olympian, multiple World and European Champion sailing racer
• 16.00 – 16.45 Safety on the water – Áron Méder and Dr. Loránd Becske, Head of Department of the Transport Safety Organisation (TSO)
• 17.00 – 17.30 Budapest Boat Show cinema

22 February. Saturday

• 10.00 – 11.00 Budapest Boat Show cinema
• 11.00 – 11.30 Amateur boat builders community – boat building in the living room SK
• 11.30 – 12.00 Gábor Vincze – classic sailing, J – Class – Small and Large (J – Class Barcelona regatta report, i22 Binnenjolles 2025) 
• 12.00 – 12.30 29er junior success – Gábor Dénes and his team
• 12.30 – 13.00 Raffica and René Lazard youth – a report on the situation of the national libera youth
• 13.00 – 13.45 Blue Ribbon 2025 oddsmaker – winners and challengers from 35 feet to 50 feet
  • Decision 35 – Ferenc Schwarcz (RibStroy)Decision 35 –Gergely BödörDecision 35 –György Kreskai (Triniteam)Decision 35 – Zsolt Lovas (Audax Django)Decision 35 – Flóra Virág (Team Kaáli)Ventilo 35 – Zoltán Bartos (Nanushka Forestay)AC 45 Light Wind – Róbert Vándor (RSM)
  • Pauger 50 –Márton Józsa (Raiffeisen Fifty-Fifty)
• 14.00 – 15.00  „SSL Mini Gold Cup” Saturday qualification, four boat race with model sailing boats – live streaming from the pool on stage and on-line
• 15.00 – 16.00 What will Lake Tisza look like in 2050? What lies ahead for Lake Tisza?: Pessimistic and optimistic scenario by filmmaker Dimitry Lyasuk (In the Name of Tisza, Island of Good Hope and Lake Tisza – the man-made paradise films), advertising expert
• 16.00 – 16.30 BAHAR Regatta and Quiz
  •  Zoltán Ligeti Yacht Charter Guru  – Tamás Domján BAHART
  • BAHART Regatta Quiz, led by Miklós Újvári quiz master
• 17.00 – 17.30 Budapest Boat Show cinema
• Pauger 50 –Márton Józsa (Raiffeisen Fifty-Fifty)

Február 23. Vasárnap

• 10.00 – 11.00 Budapest Boat Show cinema
• 11.00 – 11.30 Amateur boat builders community – boat building in the living room SK
• 11.30 – 12.00 OPTIMIST junior success – Bence Szalontai and his riders
• 12.00 – 12.30 420 junior successes – Zsombor Gyapjas and his riders
• 12.30 – 13.00  University of Pannonia Solar Boat Team
• 13.00 – 13.30 BME Solar Boat Team – preparation for the international Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, self-driving boat – AI project presentation in a stage performance
• 13.30 – 14.00 Balaton Solar Boat Challenge – Balatonalmádi

• 14.00 – 15.00 „SSL Mini Gold Cup” FINAL, four boat race with model sailing boats – live streaming from the pool on stage and on-line
• 15.00 – 15.30 „SSL Mini Gold Cup” Awards ceremony
• 15.30 – 16.00 Budapest Boat Show cinema

The organisers reserve the right to change the programme!