The company YACHT EXPO, established in 2004, is a joint project of companies from the yacht and water sports industry as well as the organizer of the Fair - Murator EXPO. Since then, YACHT EXPO has been organizing the Water Sports and Recreation Fair WIND and WATER - the largest exhibition event of the yacht industry and supporters of sailing, motor yachting, canoeing, windsurfing and diving in Poland, one of the major events of this type in Europe.
For the first time, the WIND and WATER Boat Show was held in 1990 in Zegrze, a year later it took place in Warsaw. In the EXPO XXI Center the Fair hosted between 2002-2013, in 2014 the Fair was held at the National Stadium, and between 2015-2017 at the MT Poland Trade Fair and Conference Center, to finally return to the EXPO XXI Center in 2018.
Since 2004, Yacht EXPO, the company founded by leading Polish shipyards, manufacturers, importers, distributors of sailing and motorboat equipment and the organizer of the Fair - Murator EXPO has been the owner of the Fair. In 2004, the WIND and WATER Boat Show became a member of the International Federation of Boat Show Organizers (IFBSO), obtaining a unique quality certificate - the status of a Platinum Member, awarded exclusively to the world’s leading boat shows events.
The importance of the WIND and WATER Boat Show emphasizes the fact that the most prestigious industry awards are officially announced during the Fair, including Polish Yacht of the Year, ‘Gwoździe Targów’ of the Monthly “Żagle”, awards of the Polish Chamber of Marine Industry and Water Sports POLBOAT as well as prizes and distinctions of PZŻ, PZMWiNW, WOPR and PTTK.