Wine Country Chapter shares their 2017 Classic Boat Show from Hammondsport, New York. Thank you, Patti Bandy, for this great report and pictures. The weather was absolutely beautiful all weekend. The 35th Annual Wine Country Classic Boat Show started with the Friday night reception under the tents at Depot Park.There were over 40 boats at…
DetailsWherever you go in DIXIELAND, the people are friendly and the boats and scenery are gorgeous. Dixieland Chapter was formed in 1983 with membership responsibility for eight states, AL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, and TN. Truly the Dixieland States! The first Chapter Meeting was in Ashville, NC. Membership growth from that first meeting…
DetailsMade in Wisconsin! Not just cheese – but antique and classic boats. The 2017 ACBS International Boat Show (September 6-9) in Racine, Wisconsin will be the premier show for antique and classic boats of all ages, styles, and composition. Among the vintage boats will be several that were manufactured right in Wisconsin. Pictured above is…
DetailsWhat does Kringle pastry have to do with Antique and Classic Boats? On the Antique & Classic Boat Society’s registration form is the chance to sign-up for a narrated tour of the highlights of Racine, Wisconsin where the Annual Meeting and International Boat Show will be held. The Racine City Bus Tour is scheduled for Thursday afternoon…
DetailsTuesday Tour of Vintage Boats begins this week with an antique boat named ’36. ’36 is owned by Charles and Cindy Still who are members of the Southwest Chapter of ACBS. This 1936 19′ Chris-Craft Custom Runabout won Best in Class at this year’s Keels ‘n Wheels in Seabrook, Texas. The engine is a Chrysler M-I…
DetailsA sunset cruise of antique and classic boats and then a cocktail reception at the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club opened the 2017 Boat Show held by the Lake Hopatcong Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. Boy Scouts from troop 726 opened the show on Saturday morning with our National Anthem. Then 41 of…
DetailsThe New Hampshire Boat Museum is this week’s ACBS Featured Associate Member. The Antique and Classic Boat Society recognizes the New Hampshire Boat Museum with gratitude for their support of our organization. They are also a member of the New England Chapter of ACBS. The New Hampshire Boat Museum is located in Wolfeboro Falls, NH. From…
DetailsRacine, Wisconsin isn’t just waiting for the Antique and Classic Boat Society to fill their city with boats! In anticipation of the ACBS Annual Meeting and International Boat Show, organizers of Racine, Wisconsin’s annual Downtown Public Art Project chose boats for the 2017 Public Art Project. From June through early September, more than two dozen Chris Craft-style power boat…
DetailsIt’s a small chapter with a lot of tradition and SO much to offer! Tidewater Chapter area is located along the east coast of Virginia where the great east coast rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean. The variety of classic boats represented in the chapter is unmatched ranging from an Historic 1899 Steam Launch to Antique 79′ Wheeler Motor…
DetailsDream Boat Annie will be at the 2017 International Boat Show in Racine, Wisconsin entered in the ACBS Contemporary Class and the subject of the first symposium presentation. This 2015 Glen-L Torpedo was built by Roberta Hegy, Glacier Lakes Chapter, using a pattern from the Glen-L Company. The action photo above was taken on the…
DetailsTuesday Tour of Vintage Boats begins with Minnehaha (above). She was ordered in 1921 from Clayton NY builder Burritt L. Wiswell by Bruce Devine’s late grandfather Stanley Livingstone Woodman, a Wolfe Island Ontario fishing & hunting guide. She worked as a guide boat from 1923 up until 1960 when she was retired & stored. Sometime around 1980, she…
DetailsWhy did you join the Antique and Classic Boat Society? Some of the newest members of the Heartland Classics Chapter were asked that question. It’s a good question to ask so that as a chapter we can live up to their expectations. There is a whole list of reasons to JOIN listed on the JOIN…
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