An Update from ACBS Headquarters Photos by Ed Andrews, Chapter Development Committee Chair, and Mid-Atlantic Chapter member The ACBS Board of Directors has gathered in Hilton Head, South Carolina, this weekend for the Annual Budget meeting. After spending all day Friday in a conference room for the planning session, the board was excited to join…
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By Bruce Devine, ACBS Member A mile or so upriver from Clayton, New York, lies the 1851 wreckage of the sailing yacht JANET. It remains the largest single loss of life in the history of Wolfe Island, Ontario in the St. Lawrence River. Here is her story. In 1851 Mr. D. B. Jenkins, a…
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Wine Country Classic Boat Chapter – 2022 Fall Trip Written/Submitted by: Dave Bornholdt, Wine Country Classic Boat Chapter Photo credits: Kent O. Smith JR (KAOS Imagery) and floatographer John “Kadi-Camera-mik” along with other assorted shots from Pam Gratzer and Dave Bornholdt. Members from the Wine Country Classic Boat (WCCB) Chapter of ACBS based in Hammondsport,…
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by Austin Berndlmaier, Mid-Atlantic Chapter Bristol Historic Day 2022 History certainly repeated itself as the Mid-Atlantic ACBS Chapter shared yet another beautiful day in sunny Bristol, Pennsylvania. A brisk breeze carried the aroma of nearly a dozen food vendors at the water’s edge on Market Street. From original art auctions to sailing on the North…
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by Tom & Diane Emling, Water Wonderland chapter Our Gar Wood Speedster Loon Magic is a 2001 exact re-creation of the original 1935 gentleman’s racer. Loon Magic comes to current owners and ACBS Water Wonderland chapter members Tom and Diane Emling – filled with lots family stories, fond remembrances, and a fascinating folklore of growing…
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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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