PHOTOS: Thousands flock to Annapolis for annual boat shows
Attendees came from across the U.S. to browse the shows' options or just spend a nice afternoon by the water in the maze of floating docks and ship displays.
Tens of thousands of people swarmed Downtown Annapolis the past two weekends as the city hosted its annual fall powerboat and sailboat shows.
Visitors take tours of sailboats docked in Downtown Annapolis during the city’s Sailboat Show on Oct. 11, 2025. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)Shoes sit on the entrance of a sailboat on Oct. 11, 2025. Attendees are allowed to tour the boats only in their socks. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)A child plays with a bubble machine set up on the pathway along the docks in Downtown Annapolis during its annual fall Sailboat Show on Oct. 11, 2025. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)Midshipmen from the U.S.Naval Academy in Annapolis walk along a floating dock during the Sailboat Show on Oct. 11, 2025. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)Tony Torian and sailing partner Diamond visit the Annapolis Sailboat Show on Oct. 11, 2025 to browse the selection of catamarans. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)Tony Torian and sailing partner Diamond visit the Annapolis Sailboat Show on Oct. 11, 2025 to browse the selection of catamarans. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)The reflection of colorful sails ripple in the water during the Annapolis Sailboat Show on Oct. 11, 2025. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)A Naval Academy Midshipman is seen in the reflection of a large telescope at the Annapolis Sailboat Show on Oct. 11, 2025. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)Attendee Bob Shannon rests along the edge of City Dock during the Annapolis Sailboat Show on Oct. 11, 2025. A Long Island resident, he has made the four-hour-drive down to the show for the past 20 years. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)Attendees Lindsay and Eli Taylor take a snack break during the Annapolis Sailboat Show on Oct. 11, 2025. Having grown up near the Baltimore-Washington Airport, Taylor said she had always spent a lot of time in Annapolis but this was their first time visiting the show. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)Salesmen chat with a customer on a powerboat in Downtown Annapolis on Oct. 3, 2025. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)Attendees walk along a floating wooden dock on Spa Creek in Downtown Annapolis during the city’s annual Powerboat Show on Oct. 3, 2025. (Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)
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