WHY VISIT THE BARCELONA BOAT SHOW?
Boating
isn’t for you.
Yes, it is.
If you’ve ever thought the sea was an expensive, complicated world reserved for others, Sea Motion is here to prove exactly the opposite.
“Boating is way too expensive”
Discover that you can go boating for much less than you imagine.
“I don’t know where to start”
At Sea Motion, experts, schools and marinas explain exactly how to take the first step.
“I need to own a boat”
No. Charter, activities and water sports are for everyone, with or without a boat.
What you’ll find at Sea Motion
Four gateways to the sea. You choose where to start.
There isn’t just one way to get started in boating. Sea Motion knows that, which is why it has a space for every starting point.
Marinas and nautical destinations
“How does this world really work?”
More than 250 marinas from Spain and Italy in one single space. Here, you’ll be able to ask with no strings attached: what options exist to access a berth, how charter works, what the real costs are, and which nautical destinations you can discover by boat. The information you never found on the internet, in person.
Water Experience — water sports and dinghy sailing
“I want to try, not just watch”
Live demonstrations of surfing and dinghy sailing, water toys, gadgets and the first electric jet ski presented in Barcelona. The Federació Catalana de Vela is organising activities so you can try sailing even if you’ve never been on a boat before.
Diving — scuba diving and underwater exploration
“I’m curious about diving, but I don’t know if I’ll like it.”
Scuba diving returns to the show with its own dedicated area. Diving destinations, training schools, introductory workshops and technical equipment from leading brands.
Schools, federations and community
“Who can really guide me?”
Boating schools, sports federations and industry professionals who are not there to sell you anything, but to help you find your way. What qualification you need, which activity fits your lifestyle, what the boating community is really like from the inside. The answers you won’t find on any website.
One ticket. Five days. All the answers you need.
Boating has a reputation for being expensive. But finding out whether it’s for you doesn’t have to be. For the price of one ticket, you can spend a whole day at Sea Motion, talk to experts, try activities and leave with a real plan to get started.
*Children under 8 enter free of charge. Discounts available for families, groups and people with disabilities.
10€
€10 per person from the fourth ticket onwards.
20€
Full access to Sea Motion and the entire Barcelona Boat Show.
35€
Come back every day. Ideal for not missing a thing.
Do you have a qualification issued between 2025 and 2026?
We invite you to visit the Barcelona Boat Show free of charge.
Marinas at the Barcelona Boat Show 2026
250 marinas. All the answers on where and how to go boating.
You’ve never had access to so much information about the world of marinas in one single place. And all in one day, in Barcelona.
ACPET
Barcelona
Marinas de España
Spain
Puertos de Andalucía
Andalucía
Port Olímpic de Barcelona
Barcelona
Marina Empuriabrava
Girona
Club Nàutic Estartit
Girona
Club Nàutic l’Escala
Girona
Club Nàutic El Balís
Barcelona
Port de Premià
Barcelona
Puerto Deportivo de Gijón
Asturias
Marina Lanzarote
Canarias
Marina Baiona
Galicia
Marina de Ceuta
Ceuta
Consorzio Porto Alghero
Sardinia, Italy
Marinas in Sicily
Sicily, Italy
Marinas represented
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0
from Spain, Italy and the Mediterranean
Marinas in Catalonia
0
ACPET
Marinas
0
Marinas de España
Marinas
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0
Puertos de Andalucía
Scuba diving and underwater exploration
There’s a whole sea beneath the surface. This year, you can see it.
Scuba diving returns to the Barcelona Boat Show after several years of absence. If you’ve always been curious about diving but never knew how to get started — or if you thought it was too technical or expensive — Sea Motion’s diving area has the answer.
National and international diving destinations, training schools, technical equipment and a programme of introductory workshops throughout the five days of the show.
What can you do in the diving area?
- Demonstrations of technical equipment and next-generation diving gear.
- Destinos de buceo nacionales e internacionales: dónde ir y cómo organizarlo
- Schools and certifications: what you need to start diving officially.
- Practical sessions with professional instructors from the sector.
What people often think
Your questions about Sea Motion, answered.
No detours. If you have more questions, at Sea Motion you’ll find someone to answer them in person.
No. Sea Motion is designed specifically for people with no boating experience. You’ll find introductory sailing activities, beginner diving workshops, guidance from schools and federations, and experts who will explain how to get started from scratch. You don’t need any prior knowledge.
Sea Motion is the new area at the Barcelona Boat Show 2026, designed for anyone who wants to discover boating from scratch. It includes a marina and nautical destinations tent with more than 250 marinas represented, the Water Experience area with water sports and dinghy sailing, and a meeting area with schools, federations and industry brands.
Yes, you can — and at Sea Motion we’ll show you how. Nautical charter lets you go boating without owning a boat, with options at reasonable prices. The more than 250 marinas represented will explain all the ways you can access a berth and recreational boating. Tickets to the Barcelona Boat Show start from €10, and children under 8 enter free of charge.
Water Experience is the new water sports area at the 2026 show, located at the Colón entrance. It brings together live demonstrations of surfing, dinghy sailing, water toys and gadgets, and the first electric jet ski presented in Barcelona. Dinghy sailing returns to the show with the Federació Catalana de Vela, offering activities for beginners and enthusiasts.