ITV Stars To Open Southampton Boat Show
Published: 07th September 2010 | Author: DAILY ECHO
FRESH
from sailing around the south
coast of England for ITV1's recent All At Sea series, Dawn Porter and Nick
Hancock will sail in to the city to officially open this year's PSP Southampton
Boat Show.
Taking
advantage of their new found sea legs, Dawn and Nick will arrive separately
into the Show's marina on Friday, September 10 at 10.45am.
One
will arrive aboard an original Second World War Royal Navy gunboat,
while the other will make their entrance on a Second World War RAF high-speed
rescue launch.
The
Royal Navy gunboat was involved in countering the German E boat roads on allied
shipping and attacking German
convoys in the North Sea and the Channel.
The
historic RAF boat was originally used to recover pilots during the Battle of
Britain, which took place 70 years ago this year.
Joining
the Battle of Britain commemorations, an original Grace Spitfire ML 407
will fly above the gunboat as it approaches the show marina, performing a
spectacular demonstration over the Solent.
All
At Sea saw Dawn and Nick make the journey from Cornwall to Kent by sea in a
variety of vessels, stopping off to see the sights along the way.
Guided
by each boat's crew, they experienced life at sea aboard a luxury yacht, a
1930s motor torpedo boat, a pirate ship and a fishing trawler, taking in the
hidden gems of the English coast, which can only be appreciated from the water.
After
officially declaring the show open, Dawn and Nick will take part in a Q&A
session
