The latest record breaking attendance figures at this week’s Schroders London Boat Show, since our previous new story click here, after five days shows there’s been a 54 per cent year-on-year increase in visitor attendance.

The total of visitors as of Tuesday night was 85,000; the weekend attendance comprised 54,000 of that total with the Saturday recording 29,800 alone, a new single day record for the London boat show since statistics were accurately monitored.

On a news story on our sister website IBI.com, it seems that even the relatively quiet Monday after the first weekend saw a 50 per cent lift against last year’s daily total of 6,000. Indications are that the organisers might well reach a declared target of 200,000 visitors. The 2003 event posted 137,000, the lowest ever Earls Court attendance after several years of decline.