The company was founded in 1984 as a division of Bénéteau group, a major sailboat manufacturer.

But sailboat manufacturers have not found the New York show to be much of a bonanza at all.

Reacting to the softness of the sail market, some established sailboat manufacturers are diversifying and now offer powerboat lines.

The drop has forced some sailboat manufacturers into powerboat lines, and driven many others out of business.

By the late 1960s,the company was the world's largest fiberglass sailboat manufacturer with manufacturing plants throughout the world.

Islander was also the trade name of a California based sailboat manufacturer.

But the show is increasingly drawing from a wide spectrum of sailboat manufacturers.

Hunter was started in 1973 in Alachua, Florida, as the sailboat manufacturer.

The company was one of earliest fiberglass sailboat manufacturers.

"Virtually every major production sailboat manufacturer has five or six models in the Annapolis shows," Holland said.