Welcome to the "official" ACBS & APBA Vintage Page for the:

27th Annual Antique & Classic
Boat Show & Race Boat Reunion

 "Shuffle off to Buffalo"
Buffalo Launch Club

Grand Island, NY
Sept 10,11,12, 2004
Last update: 04/29/2005

Photo by Bill DeGlopper - taken at last year's Buffalo regatta.

Special Vintage Race Boat Program

The past will come alive this summer when the vintage race boats of bygone eras return to the Buffalo Launch Club to participate in a special vintage race boat program. The Vintage boats will be on display on Saturday, and will run demonstration laps on the historic BLC race course.

 

Please be aware that we have lots of room, and that ALL vintage entries will be accepted. If interested in participating, please send an email to:

Bill DeGlopper - squeegeede@adelphia.net

Click here for details and Registration Form

Click here for Niagara Frontier ACBS Website

Vintage race boats signed up for Buffalo

Many of these boats have their own Webpage - click on the boat name to load.

Many are also profiled on Phil Spruit's - Vintage Hydroplane Directory.

Photo	Boat Name	Owner	Class
	Canadiana Grand Prix	Marv Hart	Grand Prix Hydro
	The Irishman	Bill Fisk	Grand Prix Hydro
	Heavy Duty	Bill Winn	7-Litre Hydro
	Hot Pepper	Al Craig	7 Litre Hydro
	H-62 Tool Crib Special	Bill Morsheimer	7 Litre Hydro
*	Sorceress	Jack Cotton	7 Litre Hydro
*	Thunderbolt	Bill Morsheimer	5 Litre Hydro
*	Sidewinder	Matt Morsheimer	5 Litre Hydro
*	Big Joe	Brian Chaplin	5 Litre Hydro
	Opechee	Hal & Helena LeDuc	280 hydro
	Happy Buddha	Ron Taylor	280 Hydro
	Yellow Streak	Jack Englehardt	280 Hydro
	Don't Tell Mom	Steve Drucker	280 Hydro
	Black Magic	Jim Thompson	280 Hydro
	Last Farmer	Bill Morsheimer	280 Hydro
	Lady Payne	Tom Bertolini	266 Hydro
	Barracuda	Tim Settle	266 Hydro
	Henry's Tenth	Dan & Deb Joseph	266 Hydro
	Tiger	Carl Wilson	225 Hydro
	Dynastie	Bill Supple	225 Hydro
	Y6 South Paw	Dick Delsener	850 CC Hydro
	S-50 TipBack	Bill Mehan	145 CC Hydro
	Jiminy III	John Beneway	Class "C" utility
	N 82 The Hellion	Bill & Rich DeGlopper	B Hydro
	N-174 Bullet	Bill & Rich DeGlopper	A Hydro
	Too Much	Noel Blair Jr.	19' Forrest Johnson Prowler F-Service
	JS-78 Flyin High	Bill DeGlopper	Jersey Speed Skiff
	JS-25 Hot Ticket	David Grant	Jersey Speed Skiff
	JS-88 StormALong	Rich DeGlopper	Jersey Speed Skiff
	JS-712 Miss Align	Bill Mehan	Jersey Speed Skiff
	JS-81 WhizzBang	Kathy Shuler	Jersey Speed Skiff
	Pa-Pa's Bundle	John Gast Jr	Jersey Speed Skiff
*	Double Trouble	Curtis Schmitt, Jr	Jersey Speed Skiff
	M-2 Sleeper	Tom Frauenheim Bill Burgess	Racing Runabout
	Miss Rosie	Tom Costello	Gold Cup
	Baby Bootlegger	Tom Mittler	Gold Cup
	IMP	Tom Mittler	Gold Cup
	Obsession	Bill John	Gold Cup Fast-Stepper

*Safety Inspection Warning*

APBA Vintage Safety Inspections - no exceptions - please come prepared.

• Safety collar on drive shaft

• Functional kill switch

• Helmets - current or vintage

• Life vests

• Lifting straps 

• Drivers/riders must be APBA Vintage members

Click here for our Vintage Safety Inspection Form (Word Document)

If you do not pass APBA Safety Inspection, you will stay on the trailer.

Safety is the # 1 priority at all APBA Vintage events.

Niagara Frontier Antique & Classic Boats  

To all Antique and Classic Boat Owners,

 

You are cordially invited to once again “Shuffle Off To Buffalo” and participate in the Niagara Frontier Antique & Classic Boats 27^th Annual Boat Show on Saturday, September 11, 2004.  As in the past, our event is being held on the mighty Niagara River at the Buffalo Launch Club, the oldest motor boat club in the United States. 

 

Last year we had over 160 boats from 3 countries and 15 states, which included wood, fiberglass, cruisers, runabouts, race boats, sailboats, canoes, skiffs and outboards which were displayed on both land and sea.  This year we hope to top 200 boats.  To add to the nostalgia of yesteryear, we also have a wonderful exhibit of antique and classic cars.

 

We have arranged a weekend full of activity and we have on tap a special offer to visit the Seneca Niagara Casino in nearby Niagara Falls, New York.  (Except for the Friday night Pit Party, all of these events require pre registration.) 

• Thursday evening we will cruise around Grand Island on the Grand Lady Yacht.

• Friday evening the Niagara Frontier Chapter’s complimentary Welcome to Buffalo Pit   Party & Race Boat Reunion that is open to all boat show participants and race boat owners/drivers. 

• Saturday after the show there is a cocktail party followed by a Steak and Corn Roast at  the Buffalo Launch Club. 

• Sunday morning is our fun run around Grand Island followed by the Awards Luncheon.

• Should you decide to plan a vacation around our event, there are many activities in our area for the whole family.  The City of Buffalo has the Buffalo Zoo, Historical Museum, Albright Knox Art Gallery, the Darwin Martin House and the nearby Graycliff Manor, which were both designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Pierce Arrow Automobile Museum, antique shops and great architecture.  Niagara Falls offers an up-close view of the Falls on the Maid of the Mist boat ride and the Cave of Winds walk, the Prime Outlet Mall and the Seneca/Niagara Casino.  In nearby Lewiston, you can get the thrill of your life on a jet boat ride through the rapids in the lower Niagara River.  And, for you history buffs, there is Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown.  Just over the border in Canada are the Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara-On-The-Lake, the Welland Canal and the breathtaking Canadian view of Niagara Falls.

 So, please join us for a weekend full of activity and surprises at what is now the second largest classic boat show in the nation!

 

Sharon L. Dickinson, President

Niagara Frontier Chapter

Vintage ACBS boats signed up for Buffalo

Photo	Boat Name	Owner	Class
	Spiffy	Alan Frederick	1948 Chris Craft, 20'
	Devil Ray	Norm & Sharon Dickinson	1964 Custom Craft 18' Devil Ray
	Speed Ray	Norm & Sharon Dickinson	1964 Custom Craft 14' Speed Ray
	Gwen	Jan & John  Howard	1918 L. E. Fry Built in Clayton, NY
	Just Peachy	Mike Honsberger	23' 1936 Port Carling custom
	Tiger	Tom Colligan	1960 Cruisers Inc
	MasterPlan	Robert Masters	1965 Pacemaker
	Sun Fire	Jim Culligan	Century
	Grand Prix	Jim Culligan	Century
	So Sweet	Jim Commisso & John Frey	1965 25' Lyman Day Cruiser Soft Top
	Pheral	Bill Mack	1941 Lyman 17' Islander
	May LaFever	Bill Ticknor's	1912 Fay&Bowen 26' Launch
	Good Tymes	Ken & Dee Kohn	1955 Chris Craft 20' Sportsman
	Toots	David & Linda Van Denbergh	1939 Century 17' Utility
	Anytime	Ron & Rosenna Federice	1965 30' Chris Craft Constellation
	*	Spencer Jenkins	2004 Spencer Boat Works 22' Runabout V-Drive
	Pepper II	John & Catherin Dial	1965 38' Chris Craft Sea Skiff
*	*	Mike Schalberg	19' C/C Sea Skiff
*	*	Jim Wright	8' C/C Constellation
*	Hornet	Gerry & Kathy Pederson	1932 28' Garwood Triple Cockpit
*	Bally Canew	Jim Tomkin	1989 22' Sam Devlin Surf Scoter
*	Pinehurst	John Farmelo	1998 27' Hacker Launch
*	Schwatzmeier	Tom & Peggy Rusert	1963 27' Chris Craft Roamer
*	*	Tom & Peggy Rusert	1941 17' Chris Craft Deluxe R/B
*	*	Jim & Donna Glogowski-	1960 20' Thompson Cuddy
*	*	Ed Eckert	1950 15' Lyman O/B
*	*	Larry Barclay	1937 20' Garwood Streamline
*	*	Fred & Joanne Mayer	1954 19' Century Viking
*	*	Rocky & Marcia Nagel	1956 20' Century Coronado
*	*	Gary Mucci	1941 18' Schweizer Niagara
*	*	Henry Chudy Jr	1959 40' Chris Craft Conquerer     1960 16' Cayuga O/B
*	*	Tom Sarach	!954 34' Richardson Sedan Cruiser
*	The Lizard of Oz	Bob & Jane Reinhold	1995 26' Hacker Gentleman's R/B
*	Crambles	Douglas Nichols	1937 19' Chris Craft R/B
*	Aged N Wood	John Piersol	1956 23' Chris Craft Continental
*	Life of Reilly	Mark O'Donnell	1955 Chris Craft 21' Capri
*	*	Matthew Daily	2004 Clark Craft 9' 1" J-Class R/B
*	Saranac	Al Harcke	1952 Shephard 22' Utility

Please send your thoughts, comments, suggestions about this Webpage to:

Bill John

john1948@metrocast.net

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