The New Hampshire Boat Museum presents,

our 5th, biennial, invitational:

Wolfeboro

Vintage Race Boat Regatta

Wolfeboro, NH

September 13-15, 2007 !!!

Opening ceremonies 2005 - the magnificent triple cockpit runabouts - photo by Michael Wilfert

Click here for a recap and lots of photos ???!!!

 

The past will come alive as some of the best known race boats of bygone eras return to Wolfeboro, for our fifth Wolfeboro Vintage Race Boat Regatta. Wolfeboro is now a major stop on the APBA Vintage Race Boat Circuit, and this summer's regatta expands to 3 full days, and includes over 60 vintage race boats running demonstration laps on a 1 mile oval course, on beautiful Wolfeboro Bay.

 

 

In addition to seeing and hearing these unique and beautiful boats run, spectators are invited to view them close-up in the pit area, at the Wolfeboro Town Docks between 9 and 4, on both Friday and Saturday. And to keep the spectators informed of all the action, Dick Delsener will be our “Voice of Wolfeboro” this September, backed up by Marv Hart. Dick was superb at Detroit and Clayton last year, with his “roving mike” and lots of driver and fan interviews. And as an added bonus - the magnificent sound of his "South Paw" hydro ???!!

 

Like vintage car racing, there are actually people out there who run their vintage race boats on APBA (American Power Boat Association) sanctioned race courses, and participate in a very active APBA Vintage Race Boat Circuit. These vintage regattas are run under the rules and regulations of the Vintage & Historic Division of the American Power Boat Association (APBA) and Tom Bertolini is our chainman. This is pretty serious stuff, complete with surveyed race courses, safety inspections, drivers meetings, crane launching and demonstration heats usually of 5 or 6 laps. We do have fun, but safety is our main concern, and our APBA Vintage & Historic Division has a great record of running safe events

 

Again this year, our Wolfeboro vintage regatta is scheduled for the weekend after Buffalo, and as many of you know, our Wolfeboro vintage regatta is held every other year, alternating with Clayton, and we are becoming well known for our "flat water" and lots of water time. In fact, we run vintage heats every half hour for two full days. So if you wanna see lots of vintage race boats running at speed, you just gotta come to Wolfeboro!

But please be aware that because we use the Wolfeboro public docks and parking areas, our local permit limits the boat count, so this is an invitational event, open to legal APBA Vintage & Historic race boats. We want to run large heats of all vintage classes, including outboards, large hydros, small hydros, runabouts, flatbottoms, skiffs, gold cuppers, and large triple cockpit runabouts. If you are interested in participating, please send an email to Bill John - John1948@metrocast.net 

And again this year, we have taken the lead from our gracious Buffalo hosts, Bill & Rich DeGlopper, and are planning a welcoming reception/tent party on Thursday at the Wolfetrap for all participants and crews. Thursday will be a full day of APBA safety inspections, registrations, Driver/Rider Clinic, boat rides, R/C model boat racing, good friends and great food - a vintage gathering. Thursday will also be a major media day, as the press and public are invited to photograph the beautiful vintage race boats and talk the the owners and crew. Plan on a full day on Thursday at the Wolfetrap, to prepare for two full days of vintage action at the Wolfeboro public docks on Friday and Saturday ???!!!

 

Then on Friday and Saturday we will be running vintage heats all day long on our 1 mile course, moved a bit this year, to provide better spectator viewing from the Wolfeboro docks. As a special attraction, and to recreate the history of power boat racing on Wolfeboro Bay back in the 1920’s and 1930’s, the opening and closing ceremonies on Friday and Saturday will feature a heat of vintage triple cockpit runabouts. There will also be a large contingent of vintage outboard racers, along with the many classes of vintage inboard runabouts, hydros and Gold Cup race boats. We have also added a second crane this year to handle the hydroplanes, which must be launched/retrieved for each heat. The cranes and constant launching of the hydros provide for stunning visuals, and we already have nine fire breathing Grand Prix Hydroplanes registered. The Wolfeboro Public docks will of course be open to the public to view the vintage Gold Cup boats, Jersey Speed Skiffs, Speedsters and outboards, and to watch the action close up. The sights and sounds from the Wolfeboro docks will be just magnificent, don't miss this exciting event - it only happens every two years !!!

 

There are also social events open to drivers, crews and the public on Friday and Saturday evenings, featuring big screen video of all the action on the course that day, and of course, lots of food and drink!!! We will be at the Lakeview Inn on Friday evening for a huge celebration, and at the Wolfetrap on Saturday evening for another huge celebration, awards, and final Regatta wrap up. Please come join us, reservations are required and tickets may be purchased by contacting our Registrar - Gerri Prusko at  603-267-9075 or  gprusko@bookwormcorp.com

So mark your calendars and come join all the excitement and fun at our 2007 Wolfeboro Vintage Race Boat Regatta on September 13-15, 2007. The opening and closing ceremonies will feature our elegant triple cockpit runabouts, and we will be running vintage heats on beautiful Wolfeboro Bay all day Friday and Saturday.

Vintage Race Boat Rides !!!

For a donation to the NH Boat Museum at the $100 level, a number of the vintage race boat drivers will be giving rides in demonstration heats on the course. The times for these rides are 12:30 PM and 3:55 PM weather permitting. Racing life jackets and helmets are mandatory and will be supplied. The ride boats will be designated on the docks with signage, and ride tickets can be obtained at the Regatta Registration Booth at the docks.

Also, please be aware that an event of this size takes well over 100 volunteers. So please consider volunteering a little time and come join all the fun at this grand celebration of vintage race boats. We also need lots of patrol/picket boats to keep the spectator boats away from the course, and would love to have a whole fleet of ACBS wooden boats surrounding the course on Wolfeboro Bay !!!

For more info, or if your want to help out, please contact:

 

                            Co-Chairmen:                                            Registration:
Bill John                                       Hank Why                        Gerri Prusko

Vintage Race Boat Shop             NH Boat Museum            Gilmanton Bookworm
603-569-5824 (shop phone)         603-569-4554                    603-267-9075   
John1948@metrocast.net           hwhy@nhbm.org               gprusko@bookwormcorp.com

 

Schedule of events:

Vintage Race Boats on our list for 2007 !!!

We have sent Invitation/Registration Packets to all the Owners listed below. But due to limited space, if you want to participate, please return your registration as soon as possible to assure yourself a spot. We will be accepting entries on a “first come, first served” basis, and when our permit quota fills up, that will be it. We are also working closely with our registrar Gerri Prusko, picking up the returned registrations from the Post Office on a daily basis and updating our list – posting an asterisk next to each registered Owner/Driver. Please return your registration ASAP to reserve your spot ???!!!

Thursday Afternoon	Radio Controlled Model Race Boats	Running hot-laps on Back Bay ???!!!
	R/C Model Race Boats	Hank Pyrciak & Friends	Radio Controlled Model Race Boats
	Miss Budweiser	Shaun Berry	Radio Controlled Hydro
Opening Closing Ceremonies	Triple Cockpit Runabouts !!!	Running hot laps for opening/closing ceremonies on Wolfeboro Bay!!!
	The 27	Rick Kourian*	Chris Craft 27 Foot Triple
	Bandito	Roger Burgess*	Chris Craft 23 Foot Triple
	All Aboard	Charlie Train*	Hacker 30 Foot Triple
	Foxwood	Karen Sanders*	Chris Craft 27 Foot Triple
	Ragtop	Dennis Schauer*	Gar Wood 28 Foot Triple
	Lively Lady	Chris Johnson*	Gar Wood 28 Foot Triple
	Class Act	Chris Johnson*	Gar Wood 22 Foot Triple
	Boo Galoo	Casey Nickerson*	Chris Craft 26 Foot Triple
	Wild Duck	Ann Marvin*	Chris Craft 26 Foot Triple
	Madosumi V	Chuck Schwager	Chris Craft 26 Foot Triple
	MisStress	Bob Mueller	Chris Craft 24 Foot Triple
	Miss Major	Len Gardner	Hacker 30 Foot Triple
Heat A	Outboards	Running hot laps on Wolfeboro Bay!!!
	Betty Boop	Terry Babcock*	1970 Marchetti Hydro Class F, 1959 70 HP Merc
	*	Jeff Hunt*	1974 Giles B Hydro 1955, 20 HP Merc
	Swifty	Dick Whyte*	1957 Penn Yan Swift 55H 40 cu inch Merc
	De Silva	Phil Chick*	Outboard hydro
	D51	Bob Harrity*	1970 Marchetti D Hydro
	*	Richard Currier*	1985 Ted Cronk ASH Hydro
	Miss BeHavin	Lincoln Davis*	1957  Sid Urytski B Hydro
	Natural Beauty	Ghislain Freniere*	Harold Kelly B Runabout
*	Proto - Type	Don Anderson*	1951 Sid Craft A Hydro
*	*	Shaun Cavanaugh*	Castercraft Hydro
*	D-9-B	Donald Swatik*	1953 Switzer Craft Bullet
	Twisted Sister	Charlie Bartley	O'Connor B hydro, 20H Merc
Heat B	Small Hydros	Running hot laps on Wolfeboro Bay!!!
	EDNANDY III	Gerry Davidson*	225 Hydro
	Hoddy Quirk	Harrison Quirk*	Jones 1 Litre Hydro
	S-50 TipBack	Bill Mehan*	Will Farmer 145  Hydro
	Man o' War	Brian Dumais*	48 CI Hydro
	Wanton Duchess	David Wagoner*	Will Farmer 145 Hydro
	Y-6 South Paw	Dick Delsener*	Lauterbach 850 CC Hydro
	The Judge	Dan & Debbie Joseph*	145 Hydro
	Bad Habit	Joe Schulte	2.5 Litre Hydro
	Hi-Q	Bob Moore	135 Hydro
	Y-3 Century 21 Special	Shaun Berry	850 CC Hydro
	Miss Sapphire	Steven Ladino	Lauterbach 225 Hydro
	Special Edition	Jon Bartell Jr	225 Hydro
Heat C	Mid Hydros	Running hot laps on Wolfeboro Bay!!!
	N8 Country Boy	Jacq Bertolini*	225 Hydro
	N-75 The Specialist	Jason Pomerleau*	280 Hydro
	E-81 The Rogue	John & Melissa Sherlock*	280 Hydro
	F-222 Opechee	Hal LeDuc*	Hallett 266 Hydro
	Zoomerang	Sylvain Demers*	Lauterbach 5 Litre Hydro
	Dynastie	Tom Cornu*	2.5 Litre Hydro
	Double Eagle	Forrest & Susan Elkins*	Dick Sooy 280 Hydro
	Black Magic	Jim Thompson*	280 Hydro
	E-501 Just-Enuff	Allyn Guerin*	280 Hydro
	Airborne Eagle	Grandin Johnson & Steve Drucker*	280 Hydro
	E-148 Wild Card	Kevin Hart*	280 Hydro
	Macaroni	Jason Pomerleau*	280 Hydro
	E-207 Happy Buddha	Ron Taylor	280 Hydro
	Henry's Tenth	Dan Joseph	280 hydro
	Don't Tell Mom	Steve Drucker	280 Hydro
	Miss Washington DC	Jon Bartell Jr	266 Hydro
	F-21 Thunderbird	Bob Hampton	266 Hydro
Heat D	Big Hydros	Running hot laps on Wolfeboro Bay!!!
	Miss Crazy Thing	Mike Tucker*	Lauterbach Grand Prix Hydro
	GP242 Dynasty	Robin Demers*	Lauterbach Grand Prix Hydro
	Oh Henry	John & Sandi Pepe*	Lauterbach 7 Litre Hydro
	GP 200 Lauterbach Special	Bill Gmeiner*	Lauterbach Grand Prix Hydro
	GP-115 Scorpio	Al Craig*	Lauterbach Grand Prix Hydro
	Canadiana Grand Prix	Marv Hart*	Grand Prix Hydro
	J-35 Sea Ya Later	Edward Shield & Tom Morgan*	Dick Sooy 7 Litre Hydro
	Deepwater Special	Tom Bertolini	Lauterbach Grand Prix Hydro
	Miss Dinomytes	Tim Mullen & Howie Benns	Lauterbach Grand Prix Hydroplane
	H-1 Miss Desoto	Butch Bailey	Grand Prix Hydro
	Edelweiss	Matt Morsheimer	7 Litre Hydro
	River Rat	Bill Cousins	Grand Prix Hydro
	Tool Crib Special	Bill Morsheimer	7-Liter Hydro
	F-64 Blitzkrieg	Gregg Isaac	6 Litre hydro
	H-202 Highlander	Kevin & Jeanette McGregor	6 Litre Hydro
	H-202 Heavy Duty	Gary Vore	7 Litre Hydro
	Xanadu	Travis Hickman	Lauterbach Grand Prix Hydro
Heat E	Jersey Speed Skiffs & Flatbottoms	Running hot laps on Wolfeboro Bay!!!
	JS-712 Miss Align	Bill Mehan*	Jersey Speed Skiff
	JS-47 My Precious	Gerri Prusko*	Jersey Speed Skiff
	Double Trouble	Curtis Schmidt*	Jersey Speed Skiff
	JS-603 OffWeGo II	Len Finethy*	Jersey Speed Skiff
	JS-20 Mean Streaker	Nate Slotiuk*	Jersey Speed Skiff
	JS-17 Rum Runner	David & Robert Wagoner*	Jersey Speed Skiff
	Valley Girl	Kevin Bleeker*	SK Flatbottom
	Tiger	Ken Warby*	K Flatbottom
* *	OOH Carol	David Klinkhamer*	GN Flatbottom
	E-111 Riot	Bob Hampton*	E Service Runabout
Heat F	Runabouts	Running hot laps on Wolfeboro Bay!!!
	Bombita	Russell Sharples	Gold Cup
	Adieu	Norm Gavin	Speedster
	Short Money II	Rick Kourian	Chris Craft Racing Runabout
	Aquadisiac	Shaun Berry	Chris Craft Racing Runabout
	Moaner-Lisa	John Howard	Chris Craft Racing Runabout
	Baby Ruth	Dave Whitcher	225 hydro
	SK-169 Can't Wait	Rob Kaufman	SK Flat Bottom
	M-1 Jr. Prowler	Rich Jones	Forrest Johnson Prowler F-Service Runabout
Heat G	Gold Cup & Speedsters	Running hot laps on Wolfeboro Bay!!!
	Obsession	Bill John*	Gar Wood Speedster
	Impshi	Mark Mason*	Gold Cup
	The Golden Nugget	Butch Kropfield*	Gold Cup
	Wildcat	Vince Bober*	Gold Cup
	My Baby	Judy & Bill Fisk*	Gar Wood Speedster
	Golden Days	Philip Sharples*	Gold Cup
	Yar Gar	Chris Johnson*	Gar Wood Speedster
	Boomerang	David Coffin	Gold Cup/Unlimited
	Miss Detroit III	Mike Michaud	Gold Cup
Heat H	Historic Race Boats	Running hot laps on Wolfeboro Bay!!!
	G-88 It's a Wonder	Jeff Magnuson*	Gold Cup/Unlimited
	Sister Sin	Doug Bindrum*	Sweepstakes
	Juno	Peter Kreissle?	Gold Cup
	Scotty Two	Alan Larter*	Gold Cup

*Safety Inspection Warning*

A note to all participants !!!

For insurance and safety reasons, to run your vintage race boat at speed on the course, you must be a current APBA member (American Power Boat Association) and your vintage boat must qualify and pass our APBA Safety Inspection. If you do not pass Safety Inspection, you will stay on the trailer. Safety is the #1 priority of this event.

Click here for Safety Inspection Form

Safety is THE major concern at all APBA Vintage events, and Brian Small and his APBA Safety/Rescue Team will be at Wolfeboro again this year.

 

 

 

Click on this thumbnail to display our race course, on beautiful Wolfeboro Bay.

This year we have angled to course to provide better viewing for the spectators.

 

 

Lodging:

 

Lakeview Inn and Motor Lodge - host hotel & location of Friday evening social, featuring big screen video of all the action on the course that day, and of course, lots of food and drink ???!!!

200 N. Main Street                                     $100-110 per night

Wolfeboro, NH 03894                                 17 rooms

(603) 569-1335                                             Must reserve Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun

www.lakeviewinn.net                                   Approx. 1 mile from docks

E-mail: lakeviewinn@earthlink.net

 

Topsides B&B - walking distance to Regatta - 10% discount for Regatta participants !!!

209 S. Main St.                                             $129 Thursday

Wolfeboro, NH 03894                                  $175-195 Friday and Saturday

(603) 569-3834                                              5 rooms

www.topsidesbb.com                                     Approx. ½ mile from docks

E-mail: stay@topsidesbb.com

Dennis and Cynthia Schauer

 

Wolfeboro Inn - walking distance to Regatta

90 N. Main Street                                        $155-235 per night Thursday

PO Box 1270                                                $185-275 Friday and Saturday

Wolfeboro, NH 03894                                  20 rooms

(800) 451-2389                                              Walking distance from docks

(603) 569-3016

www.wolfeboroinn.com

 

The Lake Motel - lots of trailer parking

Box 887-L                                                    $114-129 per night

Route 28 (just south of downtown)             34 rooms

Wolfeboro, NH 03894                                 Approx. ¾ mile from docks

(888) 569-1100

(603) 569-1100

info@thelakemotel.com

Dave and Karen Peterson

 

Afton Inn B&B                                 

31 Waumbeck Rd.                                        $129-179 per night

Wolfeboro, NH 03894                                  4 rooms

(603) 569-4262                                              3 miles from docks

www.aftoninn.com

Paul and Debby Schmidt

 

Click here for our Wolfeboro Chamber of Commerce

 

Directions for travelers from the West and South:

Click here for maps and driving directions - MapQuest.com - only 13 hours from Detroit ???!!!

90 East - New York Thruway

90 East - Mass Pike

290 North/East

495 North/East

93 North to Concord, NH

393 East to Epson Circle

28 North to Alton Circle

28 North to Wolfeboro

Once in Wolfeboro - look for signs to Regatta Registration/Safety Inspections - at the Wolfetrap.

Some related vintage race boat links:

• The Vintage Hydroplanes

• APBA - American Power Boat Association

• Hydroplane & Race Boat Museum

• APBA Vintage Race Boat Circuit

• APBA Vintage Race Boat Circuit - lots of photos