ACBS Vintage
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, continue to maintain
the
chapter Website and we are also very active
promoting and participating
at local ACBS vintage events right here on beautiful Lake
Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. This year we are busy promoting and organizing
the
38th 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
2012 Event Schedule
Clayton Antique
Boat Museum Events
Since
1992 we have been active members and promoters of the
Clayton Antique Boat Museum, located in the beautiful
village of Clayton, NY.
We have participated and run hard at every
Clayton Vintage Race Boat Regatta since they began in
1992, and our beloved
Obsession
is the only boat that has never missed a
scheduled vintage heat at Clayton.
Clayton Antique Boat Museum
Website
2012 Event Schedule
NH Boat Museum
Vintage Events
We
are also active members and
promoters of the New Hampshire Boat Museum,
located right here in beautiful Wolfeboro. We were board members during the early
years and also started their museum Website. And since
2000 we have been working year round, promoting and
organizing our
Wolfeboro
Vintage Race Boat Regatta an historic event
that brings the vintage race boats back to beautiful
Wolfeboro Bay. It only happens once every two years and this
is the year, so check out the link and come join us!!
NH Boat
Museum Website
2011 Event Schedule
Vintage & Classic Race Boat
Regattas
Our vintage & classic race boat regattas are run under the rules and regulations of
either the Vintage
& Historic Division of the American Power Boat Association
or the Classic Race Boat Association. This is pretty serious stuff,
complete with surveyed race courses, safety inspections, drivers meetings, crane launching and demonstration heats usually of 5 or 6 l
aps.
We do have
fun, but safety is our main concern, and we have a great record of running safe
and fun events. Please consider joining us, for all the adventures and all the fun!!!
Photo Archives of
Vintage Events
APBA Vintage Race Boat
Circuit - the summer circuit
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 on the
APBA Vintage Race Boat Circuit. Like vintage car racing, there are actually
people out there who run their vintage race boats on APBA sanctioned race courses, and participate in a very active
-
APBA Vintage Race Boat Circuit.
APBA Vintage Website
2011 Event Schedule
Wolfeboro Vintage Race Boat Regatta
- Recap & Photos !!!
CRA Classic Race
Boat Circuit - the winter
circuit
The Classic Raceboat Association (CRA) is a
Florida based organization that was formed to facilitate the exhibition
of classic race boats of all types from the early
1900’s to the 1980’s. All classic race boats are welcomed, and during
the winter months when the APBA summer vintage circuit
is in hibernation, we haul
My Precious down to sunny and warm Florida to
participate in a growing CRA winter vintage
circuit. Because of the sunny and warm Florida weather and the flat
water on the small inland Florida lakes, these regattas
attract large boat counts with well over 75 classic race
boats at the last several events. We do have fun running
our vintage and classic race boats in the warm Florida
sun, and through these CRA sanctioned regattas we also
run safely, and the public gets a chance to see the rich
history of powerboat racing on a growing CRA Winter
Vintage Circuit. Check out these links !!!
CRA Website
2012 Event Schedule
Tavares Spring Thunder Regatta - March
16-18, 2012
This year we are
trying to balance our road trips on the vintage circuit with local vintage events
right
here on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee.
Please consider joining us - for all the
adventures and all the fun.....
Tavares Spring Thunder Regatta - March
16-18, 2012
After many years of wanting to make the Mt
Dora/Tavares ACBS boat show and many years of excuses,
last year we finally made the
trek south to sunny and 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, the vintage race boats were
beautiful and fast, and we had a great time.
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 Tavares Spring
Thunder Regatta in 2012 !!!
Click here for Recap &
Photos
Tavares ACBS Antique & Classic
Boat Show
- March 22-25, 2012
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 more than 250 boats and
motors displayed on water and land.
Click here for Recap &
Photos
Spring Romp & Spring Gathering -
June 9, 2012
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 at the Pickney Boathouse on
Wolfeboro Bay 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
13-15, 2012
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
39th Annual Lake Winnipesaukee
ACBS Boat Show - July 28,
2012
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 47th 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
2011 is a focus on boats designed by
John L. Hacker. The boat auction
will be conducted by Antique Boat
America and is scheduled for
Saturday, August 4h. Please
register early and come join the
fun!
Click here for Recap & Photos
20th
Anniversary - Clayton Antique
Race Boat Regatta - August 17-19, 2012
Dave
Richardson invites you to the
beautiful 1,000 Islands in Clayton, NY
for the 20th Anniversary of the Clayton Antique Race Boat Regatta. The first
and still the largest event on the vintage race boat
circuit, this is a huge gathering!!
Back in the early ‘90’s some nostalgia buffs with old
race boats were musing about the success of the Antique
Boat Show at the Clayton Antique Boat Museum. The idea
to hold a similar event with vintage race boats was
tossed out and caught hold. Bill Munro chaired a large
group of committed enthusiasts who hosted the first ever
Vintage Race Boat Regatta in August of 1992. Eighteen
years of this biennial event have brought together some
of the greatest names in racing and likewise many of the
most famous boats of all time. Such greats as Riggs
Smith, Bob Schroeder, Fred Alter and Buddy Byers were on
the original organizing committee. Many others were in
critical positions making it all happen. Over the years
the Vintage Race Boat Regatta has given owners, drivers,
historians and public an opportunity to see the greatest
boats of all time performing in the water with dramatic
rooster tails and the roar of powerful engines. This summer will be the
20th Anniversary of Race Boat Regatta at Clayton, and we
hope many of the boats that attended the very first
regatta as well as those that came out of barns and
storage sheds over the years will be with us doing
vintage fly-bys on the museum waterfront. Vintage race
boats have come of age and our opportunity to
demonstrate them in their natural environment has caught
the public attention. Remember, all of our vintage race
boats events started in Clayton in 1992, do not miss our
20th anniversary !!!
Click here
for Recap & Photos
Wolfeboro Car & Boat Rendezvous - September 22, 2012
On
Saturday, September 24th, the Wolfeboro Car & Boat
Rendezvous will be held at the Public Docks and Parking
Area in downtown Wolfeboro, NH. Sponsored by the New
England Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society,
this event is a wonderful blending of pre-1970 wooden
boats and automobiles. Picturesque Wolfeboro, situated
on Lake Winnipesaukee, is the perfect background for a
fun filled day of nostalgia, fall foliage, music, shops
and restaurants. This is a non-judged and no-stress
show, a Fall celebration and rendezvous. So
please mark your calendar for September 24th and come
join the fun!!!
Click here
for Recap & Photos
Fall Foliage Cruise - October 6,
2012
George
Johnson started this tradition years ago, and now
Charlie Train has stepped up to to revive our annual
trek. This is a Fall gathering of our local ACBS membership,
and a celebration of our beautiful wooden boats. The
route will depend on weather and water conditions, and
all are welcome to join
our entourage.
Our cruise
will begin at the Wolfeboro public docks around 9 am and
if weather and water conditions
permit, we will head out under
the Governors Island Bridge toward Paugus Bay, then to
the Naswa Resort for brunch. After
brunch and if the water conditions permit, we we will take a scenic cruise up to Greens Basin
at the northern tip of the lake, then return home to
Wolfeboro.
Click here
for Recap & Photos
6th Annual Roar & Soar Classic Race
Boat Regatta - November 10-11, 2012
Experience high-energy
excitement at the 5th annual gathering of classic racing
machines at Fantasy of Flight. Thrills from Land, Sea
and Air combine with awesome food, entertainment and the
world's greatest aviation attraction for an outing that
every member of the family will enjoy. Get
Your Speed On at the sanctioned Slalom Course plus a car
show featuring rare, antique, classic and exotic
vehicles. Check out some of the most unique vehicles
ever made! Non-stop splash and speed for water sport
fans with a regatta of classic race boats. The shores of
Lake Agnes will also feature display boats as their
racing counterparts speed by on the water. Some of the
hottest vintage aircraft in the world will
Roar into the skies
throughout the day. Giant scale radio control aircraft,
powered paragliders and hang glider pilots will also be
soaring above.
Click here for Registration Form
Click here for Recap &
Photos
ACBS Annual Meeting & Brunch at
the Wolfeboro Inn - December 9, 2012
Please
join us for our annual meeting and Sunday brunch at the
Wolfeboro Inn, for good food and drink with friends in
The 1812 Room. The price per person has been
reduced to $25 per person this year and includes a full
Sunday buffet brunch. The
fun begins at 10:00 AM on Sunday, December 11th, please join us for our
annual meeting and brunch at the Wolfeboro Inn, a
very special place. Reservations are required, here is
the link:
Click here for details and
reservations
That's the plan for
our 2012
summer of fun, a combination of road trips on the Vintage Circuit and local vintage events
here
on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee. Please consider joining
us - for all the adventures and all the fun !!!
Photo Archives of
Vintage Events
Vintage
Race Boat Shop
Please
join us on in August, as we present
the 47th 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
2011 is a focus on boats designed by
John L. Hacker. The boat auction
will be conducted by Antique Boat
America and is scheduled for
Saturday, August 4h. Please
register early and come join the
fun!
