The vintage boating community lost an icon this week with the passing of Christopher J. Smith. Chris was the grandson of Christopher Columbus Smith, the founder of Chris-Craft, and to many, he was known as Mr. Chris-Craft. Chris not only grew up as a child playing at the Chris-Craft plant, but he was also last…
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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…
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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…
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By Mary Bogan and Doug Bell, Mountain View Woodies Chapter Members With Photos by Chris Bulen, Toronto Chapter Member This year’s Antique and Classic Boat Society (ACBS) International Show was held in Burlington, Vermont, on Lake Champlain. We planned to trailer Baxter, our 22-foot Lyman, to the show and spend the weekend on the lake,…
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From ACBS Headquarters We are proud to announce the boats that received top honors at the 2022 International Boat Show in Burlington, VT. Best Preserved Boat of Show: 1949 18′ Century Resorter owned by William and Carol Kistner of Batavia, NY Best Restored Boat of Show: Top That, 1929 33′ GarWood Limousine Mike Turcotte…
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From the Awards Committee Each year ACBS members nominate worthy candidates for the annual international awards. These awards, given at the ACBS Annual Meeting and International Boat Show, recognize exemplary efforts of chapters and volunteers to further the hobby of antique and classic boat stewardship. Congratulations to all of the 2022 ACBS International Award winners!…
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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…
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From Headquarters at the International Show We are having a wonderful time at the 20th Annual International Boat Show in Burlington, VT, hosted by the Lake Champlain Chapter. This morning we announced all of the Class Awards from the judging conducted Thursday and Friday. Here are a few snapshots from the week of events provided…
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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…
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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…
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By Jon March, Mountain View Woodies Classic Boat Club and Show MC With 40 miles of clear freshwater boating, beaches and pine trees, Naples, Maine, has been a popular vacation destination since the time when people rode trains in hophats and hoopskirts to escape the city heat, and sit on shady verandas of Grand lake-view…
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From Headquarters The ACBS International Show in Burlington, Vermont, is just a few weeks away and our judging crew has room for a few more “Shadow Judges” to join the team. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to become a judge or gain more judging experience to take back to the local shows.…
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