The Venice Arsenal becomes the ideal stage to host the best of modern shipbuilding, distributed over a 55,000 square metre water basin, more than 1,100 linear metres of jetties, 30,000 square metres of outdoor exhibition space, and in the historic architectural profiles of the Tese. Every aspect of the world of boating finds its rightful place here, in an event that conveys to the public all the secrets of a universe in perennial balance between the most futuristic technology and the tradition of a practice that has accompanied man since the dawn of time. A packed calendar of events brings together meetings, presentations and themed conferences, exhibitions, art installations, guided tours and educational activities for children, water trials, trophies and sports regattas, stands of design and craftsmanship, technology, nautical furnishings, refreshment points with Venetian specialities, bars and merchandising points.