FALL 2013 The Blue Ridge Chapter Antique and Classic Boat Society, Inc. acbs.org • blueridgechapter.com 26th Chatuge Rendezvous New events Let the contest begin Skipper’s Choice goes to Sora The 26th Annual Lake Chatuge Antique and Classic Boat Rendezvous held June 7and 8 was a big success, with 36 boats and quite a few new faces from near and far. A few new events were added to extend the gathering because it’s just so much fun to time with our boating family. We began Friday with a trip to Crane Creek Vineyards for a wine tasting. The grounds were lovely and the wine excellent, with blends of wine that were new to many of us. Our welcome dinner was at the lake home of Wayne & Caroline Hollis. The house was stunning and a perfect location for a crowd of more than 80. As they did last year, The Ridges Resort hosted an arts and crafts festival on the grounds around the docks on Saturday. The event provided a never-ending stream of viewers to see our beautiful boats. Back by popular demand, Captain Bob (Churchill) had everything running shipshape for the cardboard boat building contest with his hat and saber. Saturday’s banquet was again held at the resort. This year’s contest was “Name the Boat,” with entertaining A rare pair of Chris Craft Sedans stories of how some of our were named. Michael Kidd from the Blue Grass Chapter was the winner. Sharyn Winter and her family came up with some great door prizes: Steve Blanchard donated two prizes re-purposed from Chris- Craft planks, and the Ridges Resort gave a two-night stay at their facility, won by Don & Charlotte Baker. The Chatuge show has the honor of presenting the Skipper’s Choice award to a Blue Ridge Chapter member who will represent the chapter in the ACBS directory. This year the award was given to Sora, by Jill & Darrell Dyas. The People’s Choice award went to Eau Canada!, owned by Bryan Leazenby & Anne Baker, who are new members to both the Blue Grass and Blue Ridge chapters. We were thrilled with a young member, Brooke Miller, for bringing her first wooden boat to the rendezvous, where she won the Rising Star award and a junior membership to the chapter for her boat, Sunshine. The Contagious Inspiration award went to Earl Balkcom and Doug Crowe. Tom
Surprise Greenwood Rendezvous Special Honoree When the Charlotte Antique & Classic Boat Show was suddenly cancelled, Greg Jackson stepped up to fill the boating void. A rendezvous was held September 6 and 7 at Palmetto Crossings in Greenwood, South Carolina. The owners of the development graciously allowed the use of their docks and grounds for a Blue Ridge Chapter fun-filled event. Members fellowship by the pool Jerri showing off her marsh mellows to June Randy Cunningham & Junaluska Patty & Dave Nisbett cruising on Gadabout In attendance were 13 boats and 36 members. Once the boats were moored, boaters pitched in to assemble the dining fly, and while many took off for rides around the lake, others sat around and visited. On Saturday, Palmetto Crossing invited the public to their open house, to walk the docks and view the boats. Dinner on Saturday night was a BBQ presented in a relaxed poolside setting. This year’s recipient of the President’s Cup was unable to be present at the September annual meeting. Therefore, President Julie Moore, took the opportunity at the rendezvous to make the presentation of the BRC President’s Cup to Tom Riggle for his continuous support, loyalty and all his endeavors in maintaining the Blue Ridge Chapter membership database for the past four years. c Check website at for more pictures WHAT HAPPENED TO CHARLOTTE? 2014 Pending For the past 12 the Char- lotte organizers have produced a very successful boat show with more than 50 boats at times, so it was quite devastat- ing when the September show this year had to be cancelled. Ed Longino explained that the docks at Queen’s Landing are now under new management and were no longer made available to us. Negotiations are ongoing but not promising. He and his committee scoured the shores of Lake Norman and Lake Wiley seeking an alterna- tive venue to no avail. All the various marinas on the lakes are fully occupied. However, there was one location on Lake Norman with many attributes for a good boat show, but only 20 docks are currently avail- able. After some discussion among members, the consen- sus was that it would be better to have a show with only 20 boats in the water and others on land than no show at all. We will report the outcome on the website and Facebook as soon as there is a decision. The Range MaRkeR • 2