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We maintain vintage wooden boats
The 2013 Vintage
Event Schedules !!!
 We
have a passion for all vintage and classic boats including outboards,
classic glass, inboard runabouts, skiffs, flat bottoms, hydroplanes, gold
cuppers, and especially historic vintage race boats. And to follow our
passion, we support and promote the following organizations and participate
at their vintage events. But it is important to remember that these vintage
events are really social events, and every event is actually a reunion and
gathering of good friends, with our beautiful vintage boats in the
background, pulling us together. All are welcome to come join the fun, with
or without a boat. We hope you will
consider joining these very active organizations, and please be considerate
and register early for their events. This lets the volunteer organizers know
you are planning to attend, enabling them to properly plan for the boat
count for the show/regatta, and the head count for the socials.
Please be considerate and register early !!!
Photo Archives of Vintage
Events
ACBS Vintage Events - lots
of chapters, lots of events !!!
 Since
1979, we have been active members and promoters of the
New England Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat
Society. We are current board members, maintained the
chapter Website for the past 10 years and remain very
active promoting and participating at local ACBS vintage
events on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee, New
Hampshire. This year we are busy promoting and
organizing the
40th Annual
Antique & Classic Boat Show
at the Meredith public docks. This is a huge gathering
of beautiful vintage wooden boats,
with
large crowds and over 80 vintage wooden boats on display
at the docks and in the park area.
ACBS Website
Sunnyland Chapter Events
New England Chapter Events
APBA Vintage Events -
lots of vintage regattas !!!
 Our
first
American Power Boat Association
sanctioned vintage race boat regatta was at Clayton, New
York in 1992, when we got a chance to run our beloved
vintage race boats on an actual race course, running
some pretty hot laps.
Since then, in the spirit of Gar Wood and Orlin Johnson,
we have run our Gar Wood Speedster
Obsession at APBA vintage regattas. Like vintage car
racing, there are actually people out there who run
their beautifully restored vintage race boats at speed on
a race course and participate in on very active APBA
regatta schedule.
APBA Vintage Website
Event Schedule
CRA Vintage Events - The
Florida CRA Winter Vintage Circuit !!!
 The Classic Raceboat
Association (CRA) is a Tavares, Florida based
organization
that was formed to organize, promote and run both
fun-runs and vintage regattas on our
Florida CRA Winter Vintage Circuit.
These are vintage and classic race boats from the early
1900’s to the 1980’s. It is also interesting to note
that many CRA members do not actually own vintage race
boats but join for the social activities, especially all
the fun at our regattas and our
Monthly CRA Fun Run & Gathering.
All boat types are welcomed, come join all the fun
!!!
CRA Website
Event Schedule
Our 2013 Vintage Event
Schedule !!!
These dates are correct
- still working on all the details....
 We are snowbirds
for the first time this year and we are looking
forward to a very full, year round schedule of
vintage & classic events.
These are the vintage events that we are planning to
attend and will be posting lots of Raps & Photos.
Please consider joining us, for all the
adventures and all the fun.....
Photo Archives of Vintage
Events
January 5, 2013
February 2, 2013
March 2, 2013
April 6, 2013
May 4, 2013
Monthly CRA Fun Run & Gathering
 On
the first Saturday of the month, our local
CRA group will be launching our vintage and classic race
boats at the Gilbert Ramp in Mount Dora for our next
Monthly CRA Fun Run & Gathering.
This will be a full day on the flat water of
the beautiful Harris Chain of Lakes, including a grand
lunch social. Even without a boat, please join us at
Al's at 1 PM for lunch !!!
Launching ceremonies begin at 9 AM at the Gilbert
Park Ramp in Mount Dora and then we leave at 10 AM to
cruise all over the beautiful Harris Chain of Lakes,
including the newly cleared/dredged Dora Canal with
fellow snowbird Dick Daly leading the pack. We will only
stop for gas and then return to Wooten Park in Tavares
for our lunch social and planning meeting for our
Tavares CRA
Spring Thunder Regatta. After lunch we
will head out again to enjoy the warm Florida sun and
the flat water. After a full day on the water, we will
return to the Mount Dora by mid afternoon. After pulling
our boats safely back onto trailers, there will still be
plenty of time for a refreshing shower before the
evening festivities begin.
Click here for Recap & Photos
Tavares CRA Spring Thunder
Regatta - March 15-17, 2013
 After many years of wanting to make the Mt Dora/Tavares ACBS
boat show and many years of excuses, several years ago we finally made
the trek south to sunny, warm Florida. We hauled
My Precious
to participate at both the CRA Spring
Thunder Regatta and then the Sunnyland ACBS Boat Show the
following weekend.
The weather was sunny and warm, and the restored vintage race boats were
beautiful and fast.
Many thanks to Dick Whyte and the
entire CRA crew for a fantastic vintage event. We had a great
time and now Tavares in on our annual schedule, so look for our
NH Navy again at the 2013 Tavares CRA Spring Thunder Regatta !!!
Click here for Recap &
Photos
Tavares ACBS Antique &
Classic Boat Show
- March 21-24, 2013
The Sunnyland Annual Antique
Boat Festival is the largest of its kind in the
USA. Recently moved from Mt Dora, the new and
much larger location in Tavares at the Wooton
Park water front complex works very well. The
crowds are huge, with more than 30,000
spectators over the four day period of the
event, enjoying well over 300 boats and motors
displayed on land and water.
Click here for Recap &
Photos
In May we plan to make the
trek north from Mount Dora, Fl to Wolfeboro, NH.
Spring Romp & Spring Gathering -
June 8, 2013
 This
is a Spring gathering of our local ACBS membership, and
a celebration of our beautiful wooden boats. The
afternoon begins with a Spring Romp, meeting at the
Wolfeboro public docks at 1 PM for a scenic cruise. The
route will depend on weather and water conditions. After
our Spring Romp, we will gather for a cocktail party, live music and
catered dinner. Lots of
good friends, music, and of course lots of food and
drink.
Click here for Recap & Photos
Valleyfield, Quebec
- July 12-14, 2013
 Ben
Lemay is working hard to bring our vintage race
boats back to Valleyfield again this summer. This is
a huge event, the largest inboard regatta in North
America, running all inboard hydroplane classes,
Jersey Speed Skiffs, flat bottoms, and of course our
beloved vintage race boats.
Valleyfield has a rich inboard racing history, running
all classes of inboard hydroplanes, along with the
skiffs and flatbottoms with three full days of
championship racing. The crowds in the grandstands are
huge and loud, and they know and love their race boats.
Valleyfield is also the home of the fire breathing Grand
Prix hydroplanes, with their screaming big block blower
motors and speeds of over 150 MPH down the shoots. For
our vintage race boats, it is the chance of a lifetime
to run on the historic Valleyfield course. If you would
like to participate, please contact Ben Lemay.
Click here for Recap & Photos
40th Annual Lake Winnipesaukee
ACBS Boat Show - July 27, 2013
Our 39th annual Antique &
Classic Boat Show at the Meredith public docks is a huge
gathering of beautiful antique and classic wooden boats,
with
large crowds and over 80 vintage wooden boats on display
all day in a judged competition. This is quite a sight
to behold, and for a special treat get to the docks
early on Saturday morning to watch and listen as the
vintage boats arrive under their
own power. There will also be a large static display of
of non-judged antique and classic boats in the grassy
park area, including vintage race boats. The sights and
sounds will be magnificent, and to get an idea of the
magnitude of this gathering of wooden boats, please take
a moment to view our photo album from our boat show last
summer.
Click here for Recap & Photos
 Please
join us on in August, as we present
the 48th edition of the country's
oldest antique and classic boat
show. As always, the Museum campus
will be full of antique and classic
boats and the special feature for
2013 is a focus on Century Boats. The boat auction
will be conducted by Antique Boat
America and is scheduled for
Saturday, August 3h. Please register
early and come join the fun!
Click here for Recap & Photos
Right after Labor
Day, we plan to make the trek south from
Wolfeboro to Mount Dora to participate on the
CRA Winter Vintage Circuit !!!
Florida CRA Winter Vintage Circuit
September 7, 2013
October 5, 2013
November 2,2013
December 7,2013
Monthly CRA Fun Run & Gathering
On
the first Saturday of the month, our local
CRA group will be launching our vintage and classic race
boats at the Gilbert Ramp in Mount Dora for our next
Monthly CRA Fun Run & Gathering.
This will be a full day on the flat water of
the beautiful Harris Chain of Lakes, including a grand
lunch social. Even without a boat, please join us at
Al's at 1 PM for lunch !!!
Launching ceremonies begin at 9 AM at the Gilbert
Park Ramp in Mount Dora and then we leave at 10 AM to
cruise all over the beautiful Harris Chain of Lakes,
including the newly cleared/dredged Dora Canal with
fellow snowbird Dick Daly leading the pack. We will only
stop for gas and then return to Wooten Park in Tavares
for our lunch social and planning meeting for our
Tavares CRA
Spring Thunder Regatta. After lunch we
will head out again to enjoy the warm Florida sun and
the flat water. After a full day on the water, we will
return to the Mount Dora by mid afternoon. After pulling
our boats safely back onto trailers, there will still be
plenty of time for a refreshing shower before the
evening festivities begin.
Click here for Recap & Photos
Tavares
Fall Thunder Regatta - November 8-10, 2013
Tavares
Winter Thunder Regatta - January 17-19, 2014
Tavares
Spring Thunder Regatta - March 21-23, 2014
 And joining the
Florida locals
during the winter months when the northern based
vintage events are in hibernation, the northern snow birds are
increasingly hauling their beautifully restored vintage
and classic race boats down to Florida to enjoy the
sunny and warm Florida weather and to also participate
on our fast growing
Florida CRA Winter Vintage Circuit.
With the flat water on the small inland Florida lakes,
these regattas are attracting large boat counts with
well over 75 vintage and classic race boats at the last
several events, along with huge crowds. The regatta
participants have fun running their restored vintage
race boats at speed on a race course in the warm Florida
sun and the public gets a chance to see, hear and
experience the rich history of powerboat racing. The
sights and sounds are just magnificent, come join us at
our next event !!!
Click here
for Recap & Photos
That's the plan for
our 2013/2014 summer & winter of fun, our first as
snowbirds!!!
For locals, please stop by the shop and
join our:
Saturday Morning
Gatherings
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Please
join us on in August, as we present
the 48th edition of the country's
oldest antique and classic boat
show. As always, the Museum campus
will be full of antique and classic
boats and the special feature for
2013 is a focus on Century Boats. The boat auction
will be conducted by Antique Boat
America and is scheduled for
Saturday, August 3h. Please register
early and come join the fun!
