This
summer's 37th Annual
Lake Winnipesaukee Antique & Classic Boat Show at the
Meredith public docks will be another huge gathering of
over 80 beautiful antique and
classic wooden boats,
on display all day
long in a judged competition. This is quite a sight to behold, with all
the vintage boats and large crowds. 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. 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
last year's Lake
Winnipesaukee Antique & Classic Boat Show.
Click here for
Recap & Photos
Chris
Craft will be the marque boat this year and we are expecting a large showing of Chris Craft Wood antique and classic boats.
Chris Johnson will be our
chief judge this year and will be hosting our Judging Clinic on Friday
afternoon.
Tony Mollica, author of Chris Craft Boats
will also be our special guest at the Awards Dinner on
Saturday night, and will give a talk on Chris Smith and his very special boats. He will
also be available at the Boat Show to autograph copies of his
several books. If you have one, bring it along. If you wish to buy
one of his books, copies will be available for
purchase.
Click here for a special invitation to Chris Craft owners
For
participants, don’t miss our Friday afternoon Judging Clinic with a
review of our new 2010 ACBS judging rules, hosted by Chris
Johnson and Bo Muller. Registration and opening cocktail reception
follow the Judging Clinic, with
hors d’oeuvres and live music. And please plan on arriving early for our Boat Show on Saturday morning, as we are expecting
another large turnout of antique and classic boats.
As usual, the weather
forecast for our 37th Annual Boat Show in Meredith will be sunny and
hot, as we fill the Meredith public docks with our beautiful vintage
boats.
This
spectacular event is presented by the New England
Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society, a very active local
group of over 300 members. Our boat show registration form will be printed
in the next issue of our Cutwater
publication, and a special registration mailing to all chapter
members will be mailed in the spring. Please register early to help us plan
for a gala event, hope to see you there ???!!!
Click here for
Registration Form
Click here for
2009 Boat Show Recap & Photos
ACBS Judging
Classes
A - Pre-war Cockpit Runabout to
22’
B - Pre-war Cockpit Runabout
over 22’
C - Pre-war Utility to 22’
D - Pre-war over 22’
E - Post-war Cockpit Runabout
to 22’
F - Post-war Cockpit Runabout
over 22’
G - Post-war Utility to 22’
H - Post-war Utility over 22’
I - Lakers and Launches
J - Reproduction, Prototype,
Modified
K - Sail, Row, Canoe
L - Outboard Boats
M - Cruisers, Commuters
N - Outboard Motors
0 - Gold Cup/Gentlemen’s Racers
P - Non-Wood Classic Boats
Schedule of Activities
Friday,
July 23
3 pm - Judging Clinic with Chris
Johnson & Bo Muller
5 pm - Registration and Cocktail Reception
with hors d’oeuvres and live music
Saturday, July 24
7 am to 9 am - Docking at Meredith Town Docks
(launch ramp adjacent)
9 am to 3 pm - Boat Show
5 pm to 6 pm - Cocktail Celebration
6 pm to 9 pm - Awards Dinner with guest
speaker Tony Mollica
All social activities Friday and Saturday will
be at Chase House, Inn at Mill Falls.
Registration Form
Meredith Chamber of Commerce
We
need volunteers ???!!!
It takes an
army of volunteers to put
on a boat show of this size, and we are expecting a huge
turnout for our 37th annual ACBS Boat Show. Please consider joining
all the fun, as we need setup crew, docking crew, greeters, judges
and take down crew.
Please consider
joining all the fun, contact:
Bill John -
Boat Show Chairman
603-569-5824
John1948@metrocast.net
