by Austin Berndlmaier, Mid-Atlantic Chapter Bristol Historic Day 2022 History certainly repeated itself as the Mid-Atlantic ACBS Chapter shared yet another beautiful day in sunny Bristol, Pennsylvania. A brisk breeze carried the aroma of nearly a dozen food vendors at the water’s edge on Market Street. From original art auctions to sailing on the North…
by Tom & Diane Emling, Water Wonderland chapter Our Gar Wood Speedster Loon Magic is a 2001 exact re-creation of the original 1935 gentleman’s racer. Loon Magic comes to current owners and ACBS Water Wonderland chapter members Tom and Diane Emling – filled with lots family stories, fond remembrances, and a fascinating folklore of growing…
by Casey DeHollander member of the Water Wonderland chapter My first memory of wooden boats goes back to my uncle’s Chris-Craft U-22 on Lake Charlevoix. She was a real head turner. Another uncle owned a cottage on Big Star Lake. I spent a lot of time there in the summers watching the fastest boat on…
By Elinor Miller member of the Mid-Atlantic chapter Fuzzy Beast is 37’ 1967 steel-hulled Chris Craft Roamer designed for boating on the Great Lakes. I acquired her in 1974 while I was living in Chicago. She was my second boat and I was her second owner. The name referred to my cat. My first boat…
By Alicia Boardman, Chesapeake Bay Chapter For the last two years, Annapolis Boat Shows has given us the incredible opportunity to host several boats in water. As a Chapter, we have been showing boats at the Annapolis Boat Show for more than 15 years but never in water. We usually have a little spot in…
By Brian & Kathy Fair, Inland Empire Chapter Members After 2 years off, this year’s Priest Lake Dry Rot was back in full swing. 40 boats with lots of smiling, eager faces to get back to normal with a full 4-day boat show weekend. Brian and I put a spin with our own touches and…
St. Michaels Concours d’ Elegance By Alicia Boardman, Chesapeake Bay Chapter Member On Sunday, September 25 the Chesapeake Bay Chapter once again attended the 15th Annual Concours d’ Elagance hosted by https://smcde.org/ This beautiful event was hosted on the banks of the Tred- Avon river and we had 12 boats in attendance. The Talbot Country Club…
From ACBS Headquarters The Marketing Committee recently received an email from one of our ACBS Directors and Marketing Committee Members, Bjorn Bakken of the Bay State Classic Boat Club, sharing the news that his latest television show was about to air. Smart Boating TV, a local Cape Ann, (northshore Boston) TV program has been following…
THE 46th ANNUAL PORTAGE LAKES ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC BOAT SHOW SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022 By Walt Stashkiw, Publicity Chairman AKRON OHIO: What would make a perfect day for a boat show—gorgeous boats, perfect weather, and great crowds? All three occurred on Saturday at the 46th Annual Portage Lakes Antique and Classic boat show held at…
Story submitted by Neil Satterly – Adirondack Chapter President Photos taken by Ed Scheiber, Ray Hull, Paul Leah and aerials by Neil Satterly Great weather helped to make the 48th Annual Lake George Rendezvous weekend exceptional. The weekend began with a pre-showing at the Bolton Landing village docks on Friday morning. (Okay so a little rain…
Member Mike McBride Makes Art Projects for Kids Attending His Chapter’s (Indiana) Boat Show By Judy Hills, ACBS Chapter Development Committee Secretary WOW! We were blown away when we saw the 200+ pieces of art that Mike McBride had cut out pine boards. Not only that, he routered the edges and sanded the turtles, fish…
From the Niagara Frontier Chapter Niagara Frontier Antique and Classic Boats announces its 43rd annual Antique & Classic Boat Show, “Boating Through The Years”, to be held at the Buffalo Launch Club, the oldest power boating club in the world, 503 East River Road, Grand Island, NY, on Saturday, September 17, 2022. We invite all…