This past Saturday members of the Sunnyland Chapter gathered at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida to give rides to the servicemen and women and their families as part of their waterfront family day event. Organized by Sunnyland Past President Guy Marvin III, this is the third year we have been invited to participate. …
Thought I would send a picture taken a week ago of our 1962 Century Resorter 19’ named Ginger (pictured above). We were anchored just off Chimney beach on Lake Tahoe. This is our first season as wood boat owners. We had a great time with her this summer. She came from Illinois and is now…
Niagara Frontier Chapter – Buffalo NY After three years absent, the Niagara Frontier Chapter – “Old Boats Buffalo” celebrated their 40th show back at the beautiful Buffalo Launch Club on Grand Island NY. It had been held there the 36 previous years! Our featured boats were the Dart Boats brought to us by the Ramsey…
More than 70 people attended the annual meeting of the Antique and Classic Boat Society on September 13th in Port Huron, Michigan. The first part of the day, the Chapter Roundtable, included two topics, Youth Boat Building Programs, and the future of the International Boat Show. Lou Ronca (Sunnyland Chapter), Mark Svoboda (Blackhawk Chapter), Winfred…
Photo Credit: Forrest D. Bryant, Heartland Classics Chapter. ACBS Founders Award Generously donated by the Michigan Chapter and chosen annually by past recipients, this award recognizes outstanding life-time achievement in furthering the goals of the organization. Photo: Teri Hoffman (center) accepts the Founders Award from Gail Turner, Chair of the Committee, and Dan Gyoerkoe, ACBS…
Note: The photos in this week’s edition of the Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats all received an award from the 2018 ACBS International Boat Show held September 14-15, 2018 at the River Street Marina in Port Huron, MI. Many thanks to Ted and Connie Lewis for the photos. Click on any photo to see a…
The 2018 ACBS International Boat Show included nearly 200 boats with 110 boats being judged. A complete list of the winners is available using this link, https://acbs.org/2018-international-boat-show/. Thousands of people attended the boat show on Saturday, September 15 at the River Street Marina, Port Huron, MI. Many thanks to the members of the Michigan Chapter, the…
More than 100 people gathered at the Captain’s meeting this morning prior to the start of the St. Clair River Run, Port Huron, Michigan, the second pre-event of this week’s Boat the Blue, the ACBS Annual Meeting and International Boat Show. Photos by Dan Gyoerkoe, ACBS ED.
The Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats is lead by Mollie, a 1932 Gar Wood owned by Nevin and Elizabeth Bryant of Coolin, ID. The photo was taken by Wes Yandt at the Big Sky Chapter’s Woody Weekend on Whitefish Lake in Montana. Check back in for tomorrow’s post which will showcase the “Best…
Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. The 28th Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show and Festival, a major Eastern U.S. gathering of antique motorboats, will take place between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Mariners Landing Resort and Conference Center on Smith Mountain Lake. The public is cordially invited to this…
Tom and Joanie Moynihan sent a photo of their 1929 28 foot Model 17 Chris-Craft. Her name is “Ol‘ Smoothie“. She was delivered to Lake George, NY on April 30, 1930, and has remained on the lake since that time. Tom says, “We took the picture ourselves while she was cruising the lake.” Lot of…
Note: Story and photos submitted by Kelly Williamson, a member of the Okanagan and Pacific Northwest ACBS Chapters. Wanting to escape the forest fire smoke of the BC Interior, a last-minute decision was made to head south. The Oswego Heritage Council & Columbia Willamette Chapter ACBS 2018 Wooden Boat Show was scheduled for August 18…