Sportsman Boats & The Palm Beach International Boat Show

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Open

9 Models • 21' → 40'

Built for families who want serious offshore capability, premium comfort and the freedom to fish, cruise or entertain.

Sportsman 402 center console boat with tower, white hull, and outboard engine in side profile view

Open 402

White center console fishing boat with hard-top canopy and outboard engine shown in side profile

Open 352

Blue and white Sportsman center console boat with hard-top, tan seating, and outboard engine shown in profile view

Open 322

Sportsman 302 center console boat with hard-top and outboard engine in gray and white hull

Open 302

Sportsman center console boat with hard-top, tan seating, and Yamaha outboard engine shown from starboard side

Open 282

Light blue Sportsman center console boat with hard-top, tan seating, and Yamaha outboard engine

Open 262

Sportsman 252 center console boat with turquoise hull, hard-top, and outboard engine in profile view

Open 252

Sportsman open center console boat with hard-top, outboard engine, and tan seating in blue and white hull design

Open 232

Blue and white Sportsman center console boat with hard-top, side profile view against white background

Open 212

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Heritage

4 Models • 23' → 32'

A refined crossover lineup designed for coastal cruising, ample seating, family days and some fishing when the moment calls for it.

Turquoise and white center console boat with hard-top and outboard motor, shown in side profile

Heritage 321

Turquoise and white center console fishing boat with hard-top, Yamaha engine, and tan seating viewed from the side

Heritage 261

Blue and white Sportsman center console boat with hard-top and outboard engine shown in profile view

Heritage 251

Sportsman Heritage 231 center console boat with hard-top, outboard engine, and tan seating in light blue and white

Heritage 231

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Masters

6 Models • 22' → 28'

Shallow-water performance, fishing-focused layouts and everyday comfort built for family life and fishing.

Side profile of a blue and white center console boat with hard-top and outboard engine

Masters 287

Blue and white Sportsman bay boat with Yamaha outboard engine and T-top against white background

Masters 267

Blue and white Sportsman center console fishing boat with Yamaha outboard motor and T-top shade structure

Masters 267OE

SportCraft Masters 247 bay boat with hard-top, Yamaha outboard engine, and tan seating viewed from the side

Masters 247

Sportsman center console bay boat with hard-top, Yamaha outboard engine, and tan seating viewed from the side

Masters 247OE

Sportsman 227 bay boat in turquoise and white with T-top, center console helm, and outboard motor in side profile view

Masters 227

 
Blog > Sportsman Boats & The Palm Beach International Boat Show

Wrapping up boat show season with the Palm Beach International Boat Show.

April 9, 2024
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Aaron Dumont
Regional Sales Manager - South East
  • Palm Beach Show remains a top stop in the boat show circuit, delivering strong traffic and solid leads despite weather setbacks.
  • The All-New Open 232 stood out as a leader of its class with features including a fully enclosed console, D-Tubing and an oversized hardtop along with built in Seakeeper Ride.
  • Valhalla Boat Sales South performed well with a strategic booth location and staff flown in from New Jersey, generating steady traffic, strong feedback and sales.

The palm Beach Show is every boat industry professional’s favorite show. It’s all the good of FLIBS & MIBS sized down in a beautiful on waterfront venue off historic Flagler Ave. It also caps off the Boat show season for many of us so it’s a bittersweet farewell to our show travels for the remainder of the model year.

Despite bad weather and losing Friday and Saturday to rain, the Palm Beach show still provided a strong showing. Valhalla Boat Sales South had a nice line up of Sportsman on Display including an Open 322, Open 282TE, Masters 247OE and the All-New Open 232. The Vahalla team came prepared and flew in their staff from their New Jersey location to help man the booth. The booth was in a great location right by the northern entrance, giving us an opportunity to talk to people as they entered and exited the show. The result was a constant influx of traffic and some great show feedback. Opening day and closing day provided us with picturesque weather, a nice breeze and the perfect opportunity to showcase the models on display.

We closed the show out with strong sales, excellent customer feedback and a ton of leads to follow up on. The Boats that seemed to draw the most attention were the Open 232 and Open 282T, each had steady traffic on them throughout the show. The All-New Open 232 which follows the new Sportsman Design Language with fully a fully enclosed console, D-Tubing, oversized hardtop and built in Seakeeper Ride sets the bar for 23-24ft Center Consoles and the feedback from customers as well as sales numbers solidified its place as the “leader of its class”.