This will be a brief report with many pictures and more details given out over the next week.
ACBS Awards Presented:
ACBS Chapter of the Year: Heartland Classics Chapter
Chapter Publication Awards:
Large Chapter Publication: Blackhawk Chapter
Medium Sized Chapter Publication: Finger Lakes ChapterBest Chapter Website:
First place: Chesapeake Bay Chapter
Second place tie: Lake Champlain and Inland Empire ChaptersHagerty Safety Award: Bill Nalle, Southwest ChapterChapter Growth Awards:
largest increase in membership numbers: tie of Toronto and Blackhawk Chapters
largest percentage of membership growth: TorontoACBS Mary Herwig Award Bette Heinzman
ACBS Founders Award: Dick Werner
ACBS President’s Cup: Walt Stashkiw
Explanation of the ACBS Awards and their history can be found on this website.
2017 ACBS International Boat Show Top Awards:
BEST of SHOW – PRESERVED
Jeff Oppenheimer The ANDREW J 1948 Higgins Deluxe Sedan CruiserBEST of SHOW – RESTORED
John Zea ANTOINETTE V 1929 Hacker Boat Co. Gentleman’s RacerBEST of SHOW – NON-WOOD
Terry Dickson MAMA MIA! 1959 Glasspar Seafair Sedan
SPECIAL AWARDS
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Kevin Metz SONJA 1937 40′ SailcraftBEST CENTURY
Jim Wolfe SELAH 1959 Century CoronadoCHRIS CRAFT STEWARDSHIP AWARD
Joe and Tammy Zelinski VICTORY ROSE 1951 Chris Craft Super Deluxe EnclosedBEST HIGGINS
Jeff Oppenheimer The ANDREW J 1948 26′ Higgins Deluxe Sedan CruiserBEST STREBLOW
Gary Huge MARE EL III 2000 Streblow CustomSPIRIT of the SPORT
Richard and Ann De Boer BABY GRANDE 1954 Chris Craft Semi Enclosed CruiserCHARLES MISTELE RACE BOAT AWARD
John Zea ANTOINETTE V 1929 Hacker Boat Co. Gentleman’s Racer
The complete list of 2017 boat show winners will be published in the coming week.