by Casey DeHollander member of the Water Wonderland chapter My first memory of wooden boats goes back to my uncle’s Chris-Craft U-22 on Lake Charlevoix. She was a real head turner. Another uncle owned a cottage on Big Star Lake. I spent a lot of time there in the summers watching the fastest boat on…
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From ACBS Headquarters Got to head out to Northern Michigan this week to meet with Jeff Rogers and Bob Shampton, our co-chairs from the Water Wonderland Chapter, for next year’s big International Boat Show in Bay Harbor. Planning is well underway for a fun-filled week of activities next September 10th-16th, but it was nice to…
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By Elinor Miller member of the Mid-Atlantic chapter Fuzzy Beast is 37’ 1967 steel-hulled Chris Craft Roamer designed for boating on the Great Lakes. I acquired her in 1974 while I was living in Chicago. She was my second boat and I was her second owner. The name referred to my cat. My first boat…
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By Alicia Boardman, Chesapeake Bay Chapter For the last two years, Annapolis Boat Shows has given us the incredible opportunity to host several boats in water. As a Chapter, we have been showing boats at the Annapolis Boat Show for more than 15 years but never in water. We usually have a little spot in…
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Photos by Kent O. Smith In honor of Chris Smith, we pulled out some of our favorite photos of Chris-Crafts taken at the 2019 ACBS Annual Meeting and International Boat Show in Alexandria Bay, NY. A legacy and an icon! Chris, you will be missed!
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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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