The 2015 Antique & Classic Boat Festival, was held August 22-23 at SHM Hawthorne Cove Marina in Salem MA. This year the weather was a little tough. Fog and showers led up to the start of the Festival, but on Saturday and Sunday we had nothing worse than overcast skies. For those of us on the boats all day, this was easier to take than sun, heat and humidity.
For the spectators – it was a fine thing to do rather than go to the beach. Attendance was good, with a steady stream of visitors on each of the two days.
Given the weather, we had a good number of boats in attendance.
AWARDS
Here are the winning boats, as decided by the Festival judges:
Best Sailboat
Winner-TABBY (1946 Fenwick Williams Cape Cod Catboat)
Best Powerboat
Winner-WHIRL-A-WAY (1940 Chris Craft Deluxe Runabout)
Honorable Mention-LET’S GO (1955 MacKenzie Cuttyhunk Bassboat)
Best Reproduction
Winner-WESTPORT POND BOAT (Reproduction of a 1926 Sharpie)
Best Hand-Powered Boat
Winner-IRISH MOSSING DORY (1930 Swampscott/Amesbury Dory)
Finest Interior
Winner-BOOMERANG (1980 S. S. Crocker Sloop)
Best Restoration by Owner
Winner-WHITE CLOUD (1956 MacKenzie Cuttyhunk Bassboat)
Best Original Condition
Winner – METEOR (1956 Nielsen Sloop)
CITATIONS
Best Fiberglass Sail
APPLE BLOSSOM (1974 Crealock Westsail Cutter)
Best Fiberglass Power
GRASEA (1966 Hatteras Power Cruiser)
In addition to the formal competition, two audience awards – one for sail and one for power – were given out:
SPECTATOR’S CHOICE AWARDS
Sail
TABBY (1946 Fenwick Williams Cape Cod Catboat)
Power
WHIRL-A-WAY (1940 Chris Craft Deluxe Runabout)
We have a great video overview of the show this year by Barnes 2.0 Multimedia Productions, with music from the show by the New New Orleans Jazz Band.
Photos from the 2015 Festival
