<img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2013/09/Robert_Braithwaite_and_richard_hammond_sunseeker.jpg"><h2>Robert-Braithwaite-and-richard-hammond-sunseeker.jpg</h2>Richard Hammond helps Robert Braithwaite to officially open the Sunseeker stand on preview day at the 2013 Southampton Boat Show.<br><img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2013/09/IMG_1594.jpg"><h2>IMG_1594.JPG</h2>The show is officially opened at the PSP stand by Jo Dixie-Goodwin but as it poured down outside we were forced to take cover.<br><img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2013/09/IMG_1573.jpg"><h2>IMG_1573.JPG</h2>Fairline's new CEO Kevin Gaskell stands in the rain while he introduces himself formally at the show in front of the new Fairline Squadron 48.<br><img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2013/09/IMG_1703.jpg"><h2>IMG_1703.jpg</h2>It may have been overcast most of the week, but there are plenty of boats on show.<br><img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2013/09/IMG_1644.jpg"><h2>IMG_1644.jpg</h2>Sunseeker was keen to show that its Chinese investment is only monetary and that it is still very much a British brand.<br><img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2013/09/princess.jpg"><h2>princess.jpg</h2>The new range of Princess yachts look impressive on the pontoons, with the new 43 at the front of the line-up.<br><img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2013/09/IMG_1731.jpg"><h2>IMG_1731.JPG</h2>The pontoons are packed even in the drizzle. If you haven't been yet, it is worth noting that the only exit from the pontoon is by the Sunseeker stand.<br><img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2013/09/Sealine_southampton_boat_show.jpg"><h2>Sealine-southampton-boat-show.jpg</h2>Sealine makes a welcome return to the pontoons, albeit in a less glitzy affair.<br><img src="http://www.mby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2013/09/MBM_stand.jpg"><h2>MBM-stand at 2013 Southampton Boat Show</h2>Don't forget to visit stand E001 to pick up your copy of MBM or to subscribe.<br>
