Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance My summer greetings to everyone and I sincerely hope that you are doing well! I am looking forward to serving our Club beginning this Fall and moving into the years to come. Thank you for this opportunity and I am very grateful. I have also offered to assist with the Concours…
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2023 Lake Lure Spring Classic Boat and Auto Show by Tamyra Hyatt The 2023 Lake Lure Spring Classic Boat and Auto Show held May 18-20 was more than our typical Lake Lure boat show for the Blue Ridge chapter. We also enjoyed a low country boil, shopping excursion, and a journey to our revolutionary war…
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March = Florida and Boating Yes, the month of March equals Florida and Boating. This year the Sunnyland chapter annual spring boat show in Tavares, FL. drew over 175 boats from all over the country. There were 97 boats in the water and the balance on land display. In addition to the boats, 30 vendors…
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New for the 2023 Boating Season! BRC Members, Last year at the annual meeting we talked about streamlining boat show registrations. Great news! We are getting closer to automating the process and have partnered with Hagerty’s Motorsportreg.com. Our first opportunity will be the Lake Greenwood show in April. This will be new for all…
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I know we have just started a new year and that only a couple of months ago you put your boat to bed for the winter, but Boat Shows stop for no one. What in the heck am I talking about, well we just had our first planning meeting for the 2023 Lake Lure Spring…
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by Gail Turner, Blue Ridge Chapter Member The Hilton Head Island event is outstanding again! What a spectacular weekend many Blue Ridge Chapter members spent at the Hilton Head Island Concours d’ Elegance! Picture perfect weather, stunning vehicles to view, and the best of times spent with our fellow chapter members! The laughter, the camaraderie,…
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By Bryan Wheeler, Blue Ridge Chapter Member As I neared retirement, I had planned to restore a wooden boat. I had always had a passion for them but not the time or funding needed to pursue it during my working career. My knowledge of antique boats was very limited; however, a close friend had been…
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ACBS Vintage Boating Day on Lake Greenwood, SC On Saturday, August 20, 2022 two members of the Blue Ridge Chapter ran their wooden boats on Lake Greenwood. It was a beautiful overcast day with mild temperatures in the morning and sun in the afternoon. Craig McMullin, his wife Theresa, and fellow member Art Swanson, launched…
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 This was in the Summer 2022 edition of the Rudder magazine on page 33. If anyone is interested, August 20th is International Vintage Boating Day. Please send your pictures boating on the 20th to: vintageboatingday@acbs.ca Go Boating with friends and family wherever you are or plan a club show or rendezvous. …
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Update on the 2022 Boating Season! I wanted to update everyone on the 2022 BRC Boating season. We started the year with the Greenville show, Hartwell Rendezvous, Lake Lure show and Lake Lanier Poker Run. The second half we have the International Boat show in Burlington, VT, Lake Sinclair Show, Annual Meeting on Lake Burton…
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