The Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats’ headline picture is of In the Mood at the 2017 ACBS International Boat Show just held in Racine, Wisconsin. In the Mood is owned by Wil and Mary Vidal of Pewaukee, WI. Notice the trombone on display with this “Antique Boat” and imagine the WW II hit song “In…
The 2017 ACBS Annual Meeting and International Boat Show Week is well underway! The Glacier Lakes Chapter planned and hosted pre-events that were enjoyed by many Antique and Classic Boat Society members starting last Sunday with a guided tour of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Boats were launched in the Fox River for Monday’s…
The cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill form a triangle in central North Carolina which is known as the RDC Triangle. This triangle is nestled between two good sized lakes, Jordan Lake and Falls Lake. An Antique and Classic Boat Society Chapter was established there in 2005. Interest in membership in the RDC Triangle…
Report by Don Vogt and photography by Wes Yandt, members of the Inland Empire Chapter of ACBS. More than fifty classic boats lined the world’s longest floating boardwalk, nearly ¾ of a mile in length, at the Coeur d’ Alene Resort last weekend for the Coeur d’ Alene Classic Boat Festival. The show was sponsored by the Inland Empire Chapter of the…
This 1957 Trojan Sea Queen leads the Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats today. My Lil’ Woody is owned by Kenn Barton and shown here at the Southern California boat show on August 19th at Big Bear Lake. Notice Woody Woodpecker has his stringer of wooden fish. Twisted is a 1957 17′ Century /converted to a…
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society holds a judged show of vintage boats on the grounds and docks of the Yacht Club Stone Harbor, NY. Many of the boats are displayed on land where attendees can really observe closely the craftsmanship of the boats which have been built and used from…
Article and Photos by Judy Hills, ACBS Roving Reporter The Blue Ridge Chapter show began on Thursday, August 24th with a tour of JR Motorsports in Mooresville, NC. If you did not know, auto racing and NASCAR are BIG in the Charlotte, NC area. This tour was followed by an early dinner at a local…
Braito’s Buckingham Marina is recognized with appreciation as the ACBS Associate Member of the Week. Braito’s Buckingham Marina is located on Clear Lake at 1555 Eastlake Dr., Kelseyville, California. They are also members of the Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter of ACBS. Braito’s Buckingham Marina is affiliated with the Marine Recreation Association: The Marine Recreation Association was…
The Story of Chris’-Craft II was written by Chris Ann Braaf with pictures submitted by Bob and Chris Ann Braaf. Somewhere around the turn of the century Bob and I were looking for a small cruiser which we could trailer. Living in Colorado meant we had only a small lake to boat on and many…
The Pacific Northwest is nicknamed “The Boating Capital of the World”. Shipping, fishing, and military, of course, but also the rich heritage of pleasure craft of all sizes which ply the seacoast and inland waters from Oregon to Western Canada constitute the reason for the title. The Pacific Northwest Chapter members are those who preserve and…
Report and pictures by Cynde Smith, member of the Adirondack Chapter of ACBS. The Adirondack Chapter held its 44th Annual Lake George Rendezvous this past weekend. The docks were full with more than 50 antique and classic boats, and the weather was perfect! The boat show was open to the public and held at the public…
Firefly, a 1950 Globe MasterCraft leads the Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats today. -One of 270 built by The Globe Corporation in 1949 and 1950 in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. About a dozen known to remain today. – Fourteen ft length, split cockpit, designed by Brooks Stevens for Globe – Powered by a 4 cylinder, 45 horsepower…