A variety of vessels and marine equipment for the professionals and those who like to spend their leisure time on the water.
The Bord Iascaigh Mhara mobile training unit are among the many exhibitors at the Boat Show in the RDS Dublin. There are many different types of boats on show, some of them built in Ireland and offering good value for money.
The Flying Dutchman is the centrepiece at the Irish Yachting Association stand. Sailors David Wilkins and Jamie Wilkinson brought home a silver medal at the Moscow Olympics last year, and this high-performance craft is the only one of its kind in Ireland.
For the first time fresh fish is available for purchase at the show.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 3 March 1981. The reporter is Derek Davis.
