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by John Thomas member of ACBS I think that this journey is not even about the boat. It is about the subconscious forces within that kept eating away at me – a kind of unrest to design and build this boat. I even awoke from a dream one night telling me that I must design…
From ACBS Headquarters On Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 8:00PM EST, ACBS will be hosting the next virtual Chapter Round Table. This session is for all ACBS Chapters’ leadership and will focus on the topic of the End of Year Reports. The meeting will be conducted online via Zoom Meeting. The Chapter Development Committee has…
Southern California Chapter played on the bay in San Diego the other weekend as part of their last organized cruise of the year. Fun was had by all…big and small. Thanks to Maggi and Rob Cassell for sharing images of the good times! ACBS Member, Barry Karow took his last cruise of the summer…
From Pam Gratzer Bornholdt – Commodore Wine Country Classics On September 13th members from the Wine Country Classic Boat (WCCB) Chapter of ACBS based in Hammondsport, NY departed for their Annual Fall Boat Cruise. This year’s trip was to Muskoka Lakes region in Ontario, Canada, a 300+ mile trip. Muskoka is what we dubbed the…
From John Seal, Publicity Chairman SML Chapter ACBS The Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently held its 31st Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show at Crazy Horse Marina. A total of 43 antique and classic boats were on display, providing an up-close look for those attending this annual free…
By: Kristin Dunker – originally published in The Current | www.thecurrentsml.com On a tranquil late-summer evening, my husband and I boarded a magical wooden vessel…a relic from a gentler time…sunset bound. The engine of the 1948 22ft Chris-Craft Custom Sedan roared to life (directly in front of us no less as we settled in on…
Dave Rosenberger – President, North Coast Ohio Chapter Story originally published in Beacon. There was a program on WHBC AM Radio (Stark County) back in the day called Trade-E-O. Besides the newspaper classifieds, the beloved Trade-E-O was on a set time each day. Seems every house had the AM radio playing all day to hear…
From Headquarters At the Saturday Night Awards Dinner held during Vintage Boat Week in Bay Harbor, MI, Awards Committee Chairman, Don Leutz announced the winners of ACBS’s annual Chapter awards and perpetual trophies. Congratulations go to… Chapter of the Year: Columbia Willamette Chapter and Heartland Classics Chapter Founders Award: Wil Vidal, Glacier Lakes Mary Herwig…
We have had an amazing time in Bay Harbor, Michigan, for the 2023 Vintage Boat Week! ACBS members got to tour breathtaking boathouses with fabulous collections. They cruised Lake Charlevoix, the Inland Waterway, Walloon Lake, and despite the rain had a wonderful time. Some even dipped their toes in Lake Michigan. There were tours of…
By Kevin Bamerick, Rudder Race Boat Historian, and Thousand Islands Chapter Member The 1930 City Directory for Petoskey described the northern MI city as the “hub of the Little Traverse Bay resort region.” One of the region’s tourist attractions was the annual outboard motor boat championship races with views from the limestone cliff bluffs…
By Mike Schillizzi, Director Lake Hopatcong Chapter I first got started admiring and enjoying boating with a Chris-Craft from my cousin’s father. He had three….a 1955 18’ Sportsman, a ‘63 23’ Skiff, and a 61’ 17’ ski boat which he gave to my father in 1967. It needed a bit of engine work which we…
Photo Credit: Domenic Bottino On Saturday September 16, 2023, please plan to attend the Smith Mountain Lake Antique and Classic Boat Society 31st Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show. This free event will be held from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Crazy Horse Marina in Moneta, Virginia. There will be over 40 beautiful antique…