Events Calendar 2008

MARCH

March 27 - 30 Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival, hosted by the Sunnyland Chapter. Location: Lake Dora at Tavares, FL. 21st Annual Lake Dora Antique Boat Festival. Featuring large flea market, amphi-cars, woodie cars, jersey skiffs, waterski show train rides and much more. For more information, contact Terry Fiest at terry.fiest@cubic.com

APRIL

April 19 Blue Ridge Chapter's Lake Hartwell Antique Boat Festival, Hartwell, GA also a Sea Skiff & a Speed Skiff event. For more information, contact Dennis or Julie Moore at 706-376-1433, julmor1@yahoo.com

April 26 Spring Tour '08 hosted by Toronto Chapter. Located in Muskoka, Ontario. Join us and see what Ontario's boat restoration shops have been working on this winter. Day includes a hot sit down lunch in Port Carling. Local accommodations are available. For more information, contact Tim Aikenhead at taikenhead@sportables.ca

MAY

May 3 34th Annual Wooden Boat Show, hosted by North Carolina Maritime Museum. Display of antique wooden boats, national boatbuilding challenge, demonstrations, nautical crafts fair, sailboat rides and much more. For more information, please call 252-728-7317 or visit www.ncmaritimemuseum.org.

May 3-4 13th Annual Keels and Wheels Concours d'Elegance. Hosted by Southwest Chapter, ACBS and LYC Concours, Corp. Location: Lakewood Yacht Club, Houston, TX. 13th annual classic boat show on Clear Lake. Contact: Bob Fuller (713) 521-0105 or (713) 256-8707 cell; E-mail: bfuller@4u.com.  Visit: www.woodenkeels-classicwheels.com

May 16-18 That Was Then, This Is Now. Hosted by the Clear Lake Chapter, ACBS.Annual Antique and Classic wooden, fiberglass boat show and racing boat exhibition. Best of both worlds. Location: Muscatine, IA. Contact: Dave Moritz, 225 Iowa Ave, Muscatine, IA 52761 (563) 260-1970. E-mail: moritzdavid@stanleygroup.com

May 16-18 18th Annual Bass Lake Rendezvous. Co-sponsored by No. California/ Lake Tahoe Chapter and So. California Chapter, ACBS. First in-water event of 2008 at the pine tree-surrounded mountain lake. In-water boat show sponsored by Lion's Club of Bass Lake with gate proceeds going to charity. At: The Pines Resort, Bass Lake, CA, (800) 350-7463. Contact: (No. Cal) Cary Winslow (559) 627-9707; (So. Cal) Robert Newcomer (714) 542-2210

JUNE

June 7 20th Eagle Mountain Classic Boat Show. Hosted by Southwest Chapter, ACBS and Eagle Mountain Classic Boat Club. At: Eagle Mountain Marina, Ft. Worth, TX. Contact: C.J. Reinhart (817) 294-9451; E-mail: reinhart@sbcglobal.net

June 7 9th Annual New England Lyman Group, Lyman Show at the public docks in beautiful Wolfeboro, NH on Lake Winnipesaukee. All Lymans and other lapstrakes invited. Contact (603) 485-7355 or RFiliau771@aol.com

JULY

July 12 Chain of Lakes Classic Boat Show hosted by Minnesota Lakes Maritime Museum in Alexandria, MN. On beautiful Lake Darling at the Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center. In water and on land display space available. Lodging available at the resort. Visit our website www.mnlakesmaritime.org.  For more info, contact Robin Niedenfuer at 320-759-1114 or boat@mnlakesmaritime.org

July 12 30th Annual Vintage Boat Show. Hosted by 1000 Islands Chapter, ACBS. Location: Alexandria Bay in the heart of the beautiful Thousand Islands. Contact: Peter Mellon (315) 783-6100; or register online www.1000islandsboatclub.com

July 11-12 24th Annual Mahogany Memories Show hosted by Southern New England Chapter located at Connecticut River Museum, Essex, CT. View antique, classic wooden and fiberglass boats from the 30s to the 60s, along with newer reproductions, docked along the scenic Connecticut River in charming Essex. Show is free to the public. For more info, contact Gail or Wes Van Dine at 860-693-4203 or mahoganymemories@wvandine.com

July 11-12 18th Annual Fulton Chain Rendezvous hosted by the Adirondack Chapter. Located at the town docks in Old Forge, NY. Non-judged show with a cocktail reception on Friday evening. For more information, contact Old Forge Visitors Center at (315) 369-6983 or www.oldforgeny.com

July 19 10th Annual Wooden Keels & Vintage Wheels hosted by the Indian Lake Chapter at the Russells Point harbour on beautiful Indian Lake in Indian Lake, Ohio. For more information, contact John Coleman at jdciibsc@aol.com  or 937 597-4224

July 25-27 30th Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show, hosted by the Finger Lakes Chapter located at Clift Park, Skaneateles Lake, Skaneateles, NY. Judged show in picturesque setting. Excellent state launch ramp, launch and reloading assistance, free valet parking of trailers and tow vehicles, parade and fly-by, concerts in the park and great dining throughout the weekend. Eighty-plus antique and classic boats and motors in park setting. For more information, contact Jack Miller at jamiller150@hotmail.com,  or Dick Sherwood at (585) 265-1518 or flcboats@aol.com,  or Skaneateles Chamber at www.Skaneateles.com  or (315) 685-0552.

July 26 35th Annual Boat Show hosted by New England Chapter in Meredith, NH at the Town Docks. Registration packet available on request. For more information, contact Hal Sanderson at hsandy@comcast.net  or 603-624-0806 July 26 Lake Dillon, Frisco Bay Marina Boat Show, hosted by the Rocky Mountain Classics Chapter. Rendezvous in the Rockies at the Frisco Bay Marina on Lake Dillon at 9,017 feet above sea level. For information, contact Bill Tordoff at amsiiinc@cs.com  or 970-668-8213

July 26-27 Antique and Classic Boat Rendezvous located at Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT. Mystic Seaport's Antique and Classic Boat Rendezvous is a gathering of vessels built before 1965. Judging takes place on Saturday, and there is a parade down the Mystic River on Sunday. For more info, Shannon McKenzie at 860-572-5341 or shannon.mckenzie@mysticseaport.org

July 26-27 Maritime Heritage Festival Boat Show, hosted by Columbia Willamette Chapter ACBS. Located at Portland, Oregon at Riverplace Docks. The show will feature boat rallies, a fully restored World War II PT Boat, and a Antique and Classic Boat Show. Registration forms available at: www.cwc-acbs.org.  For more info, contact Mike Green at (503) 490-7031 or Chris Finks at maritimeclassics@aol.com 

AUGUST

August 1-3 44th Annual Antique Boat Show and Auction. Hosted by Antique Boat Museum. This year's special twist: Boats of the 1950s. From tailfins to new materials such as fiberglass and plywood, the '50s were an exciting time for pleasure boating and that's our spotlight. At the ABM, 750 Mary St, Clayton NY 13624. Contact: Charlotte Brooks, Dir. Of Events, (315) 686-4104; E-mail: events@abm.org

August 8-9 23rd Annual Lake Champlain Vintage Boat Show hosted by Lake Champlain ACBS chapter. Located at Westport Marina, Westport, NY. Boat Show with over fifty vintage boats coincides with The Westport New York Heritge Festival Weekend. Events include auto & art shows, music & refreshments. kids games and a silent auction. Boat Show Saturday August 9, 10 am with Boat Parade at 4 pm. For more info, contact Mike O'Brien at 802 355 1781 or mmob1@comcast.net

August 7-9 Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance hosted by Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation. Hosted by Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe, California. The 36th annual Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance features boats of the 20's. Join us for our "V.I.P. Preview" day on Thusday, or our regular show days on Friday and Saturday. Please check out our website, www.laketahoeconcours.com.  For more info, contact Danny Pavel at (530) 581-4700 or tycf@tahoeyc.com.

 August 9 18th Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show hosted by Penn N.E./Harveys Lake ACBS. Located at Grotto Marina and Restaurant. Route 415 Harveys Lake. Display of antique and classic boats, cars, trucks and motorcycles. Registration 9:00 a.m. Judging 10:00 a.m. Awards banquet 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce. Harveys Lake Days committee and Penn N.E. ACBS. For info, contact Bill Nash, 285 E.Moyer Road Pottstown, Pa. 19464-1534, 610-970-5749, nashr455@aol.com

August 9 33rdAnnual Ottawa International Antique and Classic Boat Show. Manotick, Ontario, CANADA. This is one of the oldest and most prestigious annual antique boat shows in North America. Timed to follow the Clayton Antique Boat Museum Show by one week and located 65 miles (as the crow flies) from Clayton, it will feature historic, antique, and classic boats and vehicles displayed along side the Long Island Lock on the historic Rideau Canal at Manotick.For show information contact mcbccommunications@yahoo.com Sponsored by the Manotick Classic Boat Club, P.O. Box 948, Manotick, Ontario, CANADA K4M 1A8, www.manotickclassicboatclub.ca.

August 7-13 Lake Tahoe Wooden Boat Week, hosted by the Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation. Located at Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe, California. The 2008 Lake Tahoe Wooden Boat Week features a week filled with Galas, Boat Rallies, the Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance, and BBQ's. Check out our website www.laketahoeconcours.com.  For info, contact Danny Pavel at (530) 581-4700 or tycf@tahoeyc.com

August 15-17 Antique Raceboat Regatta 2008. Hosted by Antique Boat Museum. The past comes alive with 150 vintage raceboats running demonstration laps. Enhanced with antique cars and motorbikes. This will be a "quest for speed." At the ABM, 750 Mary St, Clayton NY 13624. Contact: Charlotte Brooks, Dir. Of Events, (315) 686-4104; E-mail: events@abm.org

August 16 Wooden Boat Exhibition hosted by the Eugene Yacht Club in Eugene, Oregon. A one day exhibit. All types of boats are invited. The show site is on the Yacht Club Grounds, Fern Ridge Lake. For more information, contact John Franklin at 541/342-8540 or JLFEUGENE@AOL.COM 

August 22-24 Annual North Texas Wooden Boat Association Ride and Show. Hosted by Southwest Chapter, ACBS and North Texas Wooden Boat Association. At Lake Lewisville, Dallas, TX. Contact: Bob Van Guilder (214) 957-3692; E-mail: bobtrane@ix.netcom.com  August 24 Lake Oswego Heritage Council Wooden Boat Show, hosted by the Columbia Willamette Chapter ACBS. Located at Lake Oswego, Oregon. This show is supported by the Columbia-Willamette Chapter-A.C.B.S. in cooperation with the Oswego Heritage Council, and runs concurrently with a collector car show. For more info, contact Kristen Winn at winnk@loswego.k12.or.us  or Roger Rollins at 503-638-0354.

August 23,2008 Toledo Antique and Classic Boat Show at International Park in downtown Toledo, Ohio.  Vendors, land, and water displays welcome.  Proceeds to benefit the Willis B. Boyer Ship Museum.  Overnight lodging and/or dock facilities available.  Please contact Ramsey Brothers Restorations at 419-255-2628 or remresto@yahoo.com for more information.  Information coming soon at www.ramseybrothers.com

August 29-Sept 1 Lake Vermilion Labor Day Boat Show hosted by Lake Vermilion Resort Association located at Lake Vermilion, Cook, MN. Friday evening pot luck, Saturday cruise, Sunday show, Captains dinner. Cruise over 40 miles of water. For more information, contact: Mark Ludlow at mark@ludlowsresort.com 

SEPTEMBER

September 5-6 Bluegrass Vintage Boat Rendezvous Hosted by Bluegrass and Greater Cincinnati Chapters. Location at Lake Barkley State Resort Park, Cadiz, Kentucky. Please make plans to attend our 5th Annual Bluegrass Vintage Boat Rendezvous. Fun on Friday, Boat Show on Saturday, Awards Banquet Saturday Evening. Numerous awards, great food, and outstanding accommodations. For more info, contact Mike Gresham at 859-987-9135 or mikegresham@mindspring.com

September 5-7 25th Annual Century Boat Club Thoroughbred Roundup Held in Manistee, Michigan at the Manistee Municipal Marina, 480 River Street. Not limited to Centurys. To register contact: Dave Kamaloski at A&A Marine, 231-723-8308 or visit the web site at: www.centuryboatclub.com  for details and to download your registration form and fax to 231-723-8309.

September 5-7 9th Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show, sponsored by Tuckerton Seaport (Tuckerton, NJ) and Philadelphia Chapter, ACBS, Inc. For more information contact, Brian Gagnon at 856-727-9264 or visit www.acbsphl.org or www.tuckertonseaport.org  or call the Seaport at (609) 296-8868.

 

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