Wooden Boat Show

Sep 09 2014

Georgetown 2014 Wooden Boat Show October 18 – 19

Locals and visitors to DeBordieu and the Pawleys Island area know that one of the greatest Fall events in the South Carolina Low Country is the The Georgetown Wooden Boat Show! Held every year on Georgetown’s historic river front on the third weekend in October, the 2014 Wooden Boat show will span the entire weekend, Saturday, October 18 – Sunday, October 19, and even have a few events during the week!

The show will feature one of our nation’s best wooden boat exhibits with more than 140 classic wooden boats displayed on land and water, a wooden boatbuilding competition, children’s model boatbuilding, knot tying, maritime art and crafts, food and music. My favorite attraction is the Wooden Boat Challenge, when teams of two race to build a rowing skiff within a 4 hour time limit and then test their boats for seaworthiness in a rowing relay on the Sampit River.

To celebrate the Wooden Boat Show’s 25th Anniversary, this year’s show will extend to Sunday, October 19. Events include an ensemble concert performance by the Winyah Indigo Chorale Society and a special boatbuilding competition featuring past Wooden Boat Challenge winners.

The Wooden Boat Show will take place on the waterfront and along Front Street in Historic Downtown Georgetown. The Show is produced by the Harbor Historical Association, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and is the major fundraiser for the South Carolina Maritime Museum.

Georgetown Wooden Boat Show Schedule of Events THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014 5 pm – 7:30 pm Front Street Art Crawl
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2014 – 6:30 pm Goat Island Yacht Club Regatta
This event, held at the SC Maritime Museum, will feature unique live and silent auction items, as well as ﬁrst-class wardroom cuisine and imbibements. Tickets are $85 per person. You’ll not want to miss this opportunity to meet with and trade sea stories with fellow seafarers. Proceeds will benefit the Museum. Call 843-520-0111 for tickets.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2014 11 am – 6 pm 25th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show – Free Admission
Wooden Boat Exhibit \| More Info Over 140 classic wooden boats ranging in size from kayaks to yachts will be displayed in the water, along the boardwalk and on Front street. Visitors will be able to meet and talk to wooden boat craftsmen, manufacturers and owners. Maritime art, crafts, models and educational exhibits will also be on display.
Boatbuilding Competition \| More Info \| Sponsored by Berlin G. Myers Lumber Corp. 12 Noon – 4 pm / Rowing Race 5 pm A special attraction will be the Wooden Boat Challenge when teams of two race to build a rowing skiff within a 4 hour time limit and then test their boats for seaworthiness in a rowing relay on the Sampit River.The teams will be judged on construction speed, quality of work and rowing ability. Cash prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place winners.
Sponsor Hospitality Tent \| More Info 11 am – 6 pm One of the perks for being a 25th annual Wooden Boat Show sponsor is the hospitality tent – located beside the maritime museum- with food, refreshments, and big screen TV’s.
The Ship’s Store: Poster signing and T-shirts, meet our 2014 Poster Artist \| More Info The official 2014 Wooden Boat Show image was created by award-winning Lowcountry artist, Johnnie Cowan. Her original oil painting, “The Maiden Voyage”, will be auctioned at the Goat Island Yacht Club Regatta to be held on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the SC Maritime Museum. Posters and T-shirts featuring the artwork will be sold at this year’s show and will be available at the SC Maritime Museum.
Kid’s Activities: Model Boatbuilding and Knot tying Children can try their hand at building a boat model and then test sail it in a pond on Front Street. Dan “the Knot Man” Machowski will return again this year with knot tying demonstrations for children and adults. Visitors will have an opportunity to test their knot tying skills in the “Six Knot Challenge.” Dan is a member of the Spirit Knot Tyers and former president of the International Guild of Knot Tyers.
Gig Rows with the New Charleston Mosquito Fleet Take a turn at the oars with the New Charleston Mosquito Fleet. Gig rows begin at 12 noon and will continue until 4pm from the floating docks at Francis Marion Park. Each row takes about 45 minutes. The New Charleston Mosquito Fleet was founded in 1995 in Charleston SC to get inner city middle school children involved in boatbuilding and boating.
Two Stages of Music The V-Tones of Charleston \| More Info and video The spirit of Vaudeville lives and breathes in this skillful jugband. The V-tones will put a smile on your face with their versions of early Jazz, Old Country, and Ragtime tunes. The Blue Plantation Band \| More Info and video Blue Plantation is an accomplished acoustic string band with a diverse variety of authentic musical styles including Bluegrass, Irish, Folk, Country, Swing, and Jazz. They have performed at the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show for many years and they always get the crowd moving.
Awards Ceremony 7 pm An awards banquet will be held for boat exhibitors, boatbuilding competitors, sponsors, and guests. Prizes will be presented to the winners in each of the exhibit categories, to the “People’s Choice Award” winning exhibitor, and to the winning boatbuilding competitors.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2014 NOON – 4 pm Sunday at the Show To celebrate our 25th anniversary we are extending this year’s show to Sunday. Check here often for event updates.
Wooden Boat Exhibit Master Boatbuilders Challenge 11 am – 3 pm \| Sponsored by Berlin G. Myers Lumber Corp We are inviting all past challenge winners to compete in a “special” competition. The teams will be given the same materials as the Saturday challenge, but can build any boat they wish. Four hour time limit, quality weighted heavy. This should be a great event. Boatbuilding will begin at 11 am to give the teams time to put their boats in the water before the show’s end at 4 pm. Wooden Opti Pram Regatta 11 am until 4 pm This event is open to sailors 8 to 15 years of age. The fee is $10 per sailor. Heats will begin at 11 am from the floating docks at Francis Marion Park. The Regatta is organized by the SC Youth Sailing Program and the Winyah Bay Sailing Club. Bloody Marys & Mimosas at the SC Maritime Museum Noon – 3 pm Open to the public. $20 per person at the door. Bloody Marys, mimosas, bagels, pastries and a fabulous view from the back deck of the museum. Ensemble performance by the Winyah Indigo Chorale Society 1 pm – 2 pm This ensemble performance by the locally acclaimed Winyah Indigo Society, conducted by Thom Martin, will take place under the tent beside the SC Maritime Museum. The concert is our gift to the community for 25 years of support for the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show.

For complete information about the 2014 Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, visit the website https://woodenboatshow.com/

For accommodations at DeBordieu during the Wooden Boat Show, visit: http://www.debordieurentals.com/

Oct 12 2013

Gentlemen…Start your Skil Saws!

On Saturday, October 19^th, the Wooden Boat Challenge will be held in downtown Georgetown, South Carolina, just south of DeBordieu and Pawleys Island.

The boatbuilding competition features teams of two battling each other, and the clock, to build a 12 foot rowing skiff within a four hour time window. The teams are judged on speed, workmanship, and rowing speed when they test their completed boats in a rowing relay following the build.

According to Rob Dwelley of Wooden Boat Magazine, “This is the Superbowl of boatbuilding. Only those who have seen it can begin to understand what drives these men and their thousands of annual spectators.”

DeBordieu and Pawleys Island residents are in for a real treat! For more information, visit www.woodenboatshow.com.

For more information about DeBordieu, call or email TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, 843-455-4523.

DeBordieu Colony is a very private community on the coast of South Carolina, between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, just south of Pawleys Island. In addition to miles of secluded beach, boat landing access to North Inlet, and a 24-hour manned security gate, the private, equity DeBordieu Club offers Pete Dye golf, a tennis center and an ocean front Beach Club with fine dining, a gazebo bar, two pools, and a playground. There is truly no place like DeBordieu. Come see for yourself.

Oct 08 2013

Wooden Boat Show

It’s coming up fast! The Wooden Boat Show – Saturday, October 19, 2013, on the Waterfront in Georgetown, SC!

I think we all got a little distracted with the big fire on front street a few weeks ago, but the Wooden Boat Show is still on go, and is projected to be even bigger and better. It’s wonderful how the people in the Georgetown area have supported the recovery and those affected by the fire.

The Pawleys Island area of the Lowcountry is known for its ties to the coastal waters. As a matter of fact, Georgetown is South Carolina’s third oldest port city. So it goes without saying that the annual Wooden Boat Show (this is the 24^th) is a huge event!

This year’s selected artist for the 2013 event poster is Susan Tiller. She recreated and enhanced a valuable piece of Georgetown history with her painting titled “Dressed for the Occasion.” Her husband, Hank, suggested that she paint a pilot boat. Pilot boats help guide ships into harbors, either by leading them or by bringing a harbor captain who boards the ship and pilots it to the dock.

The painting is based on a vintage pilot boat photo of the W.D. Morgan which was taken on Dec. 19^th, 1905 when Georgetown celebrated its incorporation centennial with a street parade and a boat parade. For more information, visit www.woodenboatshow.com.

Georgetown’s annual Wooden Boat Show is just one of the reasons to love living in DeBordieu and the Pawleys Island area of South Carolina.

For the others, give me a call or shoot me an email. Whether you plan to consider real estate or not, it sure is fun connecting with folks who love the lowcountry as much as I do.

Email TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, or call 843-455-4523. We can also connect on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.

Oct 06 2013

Georgetown Wooden Boat Show

The Georgetown Wooden Boat Show offers a delight for everyone, even people like me who don’t know a thing about boats!

This year’s Wooden Boat Show begins on Friday evening, October 18th with The Goat Island Yacht Club Regatta. Beginning at 6:30 pm and held at the SC Maritime Museum on Front Street, the event will boast live and silent auction items, as well as first class wardroom cuisine and imbibements. Tickets are $85 per person, proceeds will benefit the Museum, call 843-520-0111.

The Wooden Boat Show begins at 11 am with an estimated 100 classic wooden boats displayed on land and water, childens’ boat modeling and test sailing, gig rows with the New Charleston Mosquito Fleet and music on two stages. Posters and T-shirts will also be available throughout the event.

The official boat building competition runs from noon until 4 PM.

At 5 PM, the rowing race will commence on the Sampit River.

An Awards Ceremony for exhibitors, competitors, sponsors and their guests will conclude the activities at 7 PM.

For more information, visit www.woodenboatshow.com.

May 22 2013

Summer Sailing Camp

DeBordieu residents and guests looking for something fun for their junior-aged kid to do this summer are in luck! Registration is open for the summer sailing classes at the South Carolina Maritime Museum in Georgetown, just south of DeBordieu. Young sailors (ages 9-15) will learn how to sail Opti Prams, a great beginner boat that’s the perfect size and speed for acquiring skills on the water.

Campers can choose from six sessions in June and July, but space is very limited—so don’t miss the boat! Following camp participation, students will be invited to compete in the end of summer regatta and will also be part of the Parade of Boats at the 2013 Georgetown Wooden Boat Show.

The 2013 beginner class is for students who have little or no experience on the water. Course includes basics of rigging a boat, sailing fundamentals, basic boat handling, seamanship (knots, weather, etc.), water safety and sportsmanship. Instructors will use games to incorporate team work and challenges to build confidence and excitement about the sport of sailing.

For more information contact the Museum Director, Susan Sanders, at 843.520.0111 or by email at ssanders.scmm@gmail.com. Applications can be downloaded from the South Carolina Maritime Museum website at www.SCMaritimeMuseum.org or picked up at the Maritime Museum, 729 Front Street in Georgetown.

DeBordieu Colony is a very private community on the coast of South Carolina, between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, just south of Pawleys Island. In addition to miles of secluded beach, boat landing access to North Inlet, and a 24-hour manned security gate, the private, equity DeBordieu Club offers Pete Dye golf, a tennis center and an ocean front Beach Club with fine dining, a gazebo bar, two pools, and a playground. There is truly no place like DeBordieu. Contact me at 843-455-4523, or email TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com and let’s make plans for you to come see DeBordieu for yourself.

Wooden Boat Show

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