XYF Marine Returns To METSTRADE & Dubai Boat Show 2026 - News

Two shows, two booths, one invitation.

This November XYF Marine will once again exhibit at the two events that close the marine calendar: METSTRADE in Amsterdam and the Dubai International Boat Show. Both are fixtures on our calendar - we attend them every year, and every year we come home with new partners, new drawings on the desk and a clearer view of where the industry is heading. If you build, brand or distribute boats, we'd like to meet you in person at either one.

Where to find us

METSTRADE is the industry's largest trade-only equipment show, gathering marine professionals from more than 140 countries. The Dubai International Boat Show moves permanently to a November slot this year, opening at the start of the Gulf boating season.

Looking back: why we keep coming

We have exhibited at METSTRADE and the Dubai International Boat Show year after year, and each edition has moved XYF Marine forward.

METSTRADE is where many of our longest-running relationships with European boat builders and distributors began - often over a sample cut at the stand and a conversation about a specific hull. It is also where we get the most candid feedback on the material itself: adhesion, colour stability, texture underfoot. Much of what became the G-series and the refined S-series textures traces back to those conversations in Amsterdam.

Dubai has grown from a regional show into our gateway to the Gulf and beyond, and where our regional partnership for boat scanning and installation took shape - so that a customer in the UAE can go from a conversation at the stand to a fitted deck without waiting on an overseas installer.

Beyond the orders, the shows are how we stay close to the market: what builders are specifying, which colours are trending, what installers are struggling with. That is why they are in the diary every year.

What's new on the stand this year

Returning visitors will notice a few changes. Both booths will carry the complete XYF Marine decking programme, so you can compare materials side by side:

- All decking series - H, G, S and U - from retail-grade to the ultra-premium U-series used in Boss Deck. Samples you can cut, bend and peel.

- Genuine 3M self-adhesive backing on every series, with authenticity documentation available on request.

- CNC and full-sheet laser customisation: real pieces cut to customer drawings, showing the level of detail our in-house CAD team and tooling can deliver.

- Beyond decking: EVA fenders, helm pads, cooler tops and other traction products from the same factory.

- Colour and finish library: 40 stock colours across H-series, S-series and camouflage, in grooved, diamond, camo and solid finishes.

Why visit a factory stand

XYF Marine has manufactured EVA foam decking in-house since 1998 and today supplies 110+ marine brands worldwide on an OEM/ODM basis. Everything on the stand - material, adhesive lamination, cutting, quality testing - is done in our own plant, backed by an in-house laboratory and SGS-tested raw material. Talking to the people who actually make the product is the fastest way to get a project from drawing to first sample.

For visitors in the Gulf region, our local partner also offers boat scanning and installation service, so a conversation in Dubai can go straight to a fitted deck.

Book a meeting

Stand time goes quickly during show days. If you'd like us to prepare samples for your project in advance, or simply want a guaranteed slot, book a time with our team:

write to us at info@xyfbest.com with your preferred show and time - we'll confirm within one working day.

Can't make Amsterdam? Come to Dubai a week later - and vice versa. We'll have the same team and the same range at both.

To everyone who has visited us at either show over the years - thank you. We look forward to seeing familiar faces, and new ones, in November.

The XYF Marine team · Huizhou Xinyifeng Rubber Products Co., Ltd