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New ACBS Membership Tool

NewsBy ACBS Website EditorMay 21, 2016Leave a comment

Here is a new ACBS membership tool — or is it a membership toy? Either way, it is for ACBS “Members Only”. The new ACBS membership tool shows the membership of each chapter on a map.  Zoom in to find members close to you, or close to a place you are going to visit, or…

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Manotick Boat Shop Tour

Event Reports, Manotick Chapter, NewsBy ACBS Website EditorMay 17, 2016Leave a comment

Manotick Boat Shop Tour included stops at six boat shops in one day. The Manotick Classic Boat Club’s Spring Shop tour was held April 23, 2016.  We couldn’t have asked for better weather.  The sun was out – still a bit cool, but that didn’t stop a crowd of about 30-35 people from coming out…

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ACBS-ABM Symposium Report

News, SymposiumBy ACBS Website EditorMay 16, 2016Leave a comment

Brian Gagnon shares this 2016 ACBS-ABM Symposium Report. Twenty-one attendees from as far away as Miami and Chicago, came to the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, NY to listen to, watch, and sometimes participate in a wide range of subjects.  Events started Friday afternoon with outboard motor expert Peter Hunn starting with a lecture on the…

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Saturday Shop Talk

Adirondack Chapter, News, SymposiumBy ACBS Website EditorMay 15, 2016Leave a comment

Symposiums are happening in various places. Tumblehome Boatshop has a Saturday Shop Talk once per month to share information, techniques, and friendship. On May 14, 2016, about 20 people attended the Saturday Shop Talk in Warrensburg, NY, despite the beautiful Adirondack spring weather. They talked about each of the six boats on the shop floor, plus…

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Spirit Award in Seattle

Event Reports, News, Pacific Northwest ChapterBy ACBS Website EditorMay 11, 2016Leave a comment

“Opening Day” sponsored by the Seattle Yacht Club was a Glorious Day! The Pacific Northwest Chapter of ACBS had 24 boats in the festivities with 60 passengers costumed as “Escaped” prisoners  to win 1st place in the “Spirit Class”.  The theme of the day was “A Great Escape”. More pictures have come in to share…

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Executive Director’s May 2016 Report

NewsBy ACBS Website EditorMay 10, 2016Leave a comment

Hola! This was written in Havana, Cuba! This is a link to the complete Executive Director’s May 2016 Report My family and I are vacationing in this beautiful and mysterious country. This is a country of contrasts. Some parts of the larger cities are surprisingly cosmopolitan but next to those areas are stark examples of extreme…

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ACBS Scandinavia Chapter

Event Reports, News, Scandinavia ChapterBy ACBS Website EditorMay 9, 20161 Comment

The Antique & Classic Boat Society, Inc. is proud and honored to announce the formation of our newest chapter. ACBS Scandinavia Chapter A large group of antique and classic boat enthusiasts in Scandinavia already has events that are long standing traditions. Here is a video filmed during the annual “Free Speed” event held on the…

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Opening Day in Seattle

News, Pacific Northwest ChapterBy ACBS Website EditorMay 8, 2016Leave a comment

Saturday of the ACBS Quarterly Meeting weekend was also Opening Day in Seattle. Opening Day in Seattle is the official opening of boating season, an annual tradition where boats cruise in a parade from Lake Union into Lake Washington. The event sponsored by the Seattle Yacht Club has a unique theme each year – 2016 being…

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Scholarship Schools

Education & Scholarships, NewsBy ACBS Website EditorApril 29, 2016Leave a comment

Four schools have been chosen to receive scholarship funds from the ACBS Scholarship Endowment Fund. These Scholarship Schools will see that a student in an approved program will be given financial assistance in their pursuit of learning skills and craftsmanship needed to sustain our vintage boating heritage. The four Scholarship Schools for 2016 are: Great…

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Reporting from Keels and Wheels

Event Reports, News, Southwest ChapterBy ACBS Website EditorApril 22, 2016Leave a comment

Set-up Day at Keels & Wheels in Seabrook, Texas Reporting from Keels and Wheels, ACBS President Jeff Funk sent these pictures showing the vendors’ tents in place and classic and antique boats being launched.  Southwest Chapter of ACBS is an organizer of the show. In spite of what you see on the news, just an…

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Executive Director’s March 2016 Report

NewsBy ACBS Website EditorMarch 11, 2016Leave a comment

The Executive Director’s March 2016 Report includes a message from Peter Stephens, and this month, an offer from the Hudson River Museum, the itinerary for the Tavares Symposium, many upcoming chapter events, and the featured Trading Dock advertisement.  The complete Executive Director’s March 2016 Report is available here. Peter Stephen’s March 2016 message: Only another week…

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Safety First! Spring 2016

Safety ArticlesBy ACBS Website EditorMarch 10, 20162 Comments

As you get ready for the boating season, here are important things to not just think about, but prepare for Safety First!  This article first appeared in the Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter magazine in the Summer 2014 Issue. Safety First!  By Captain Don Leutz  (Safety editor for Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter) Boating season is fully…

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