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October 14, 2007

I’d like to begin with the best of class winners. These are selected by peer judging of the skippers, with confirmation by the judges committee.

Best of Class for SAIL: “MOONFLEET” Moonfleet is a 1957 Concordia 39 yawl. She was built in Germany by Abeking & Rasmussen. Moonfleet retains her original name and has been on Lake Champlain for almost ten years. She is owned by Jan and Mary Jane Rozendaal and is maintained by Darling’s Boatworks.

Best of Class for OUTBOARD: “OLD TOY TOO” Old Toy Too is a 1958 Lyman 16 ½ foot outboard powered by a contemporary 2000 Mercury 40. Old Toy Too is owned by Frank and Kay Mehaffey.

Best of Class for CRUISER: “Naulakha” Naulakha is a 1938 ELCO 30’ Marinette model, iowned by Ed and Lois Hacket. Naulakha is home ported in St. Albans Bay.

Best of Class for UTILITY: “TARA” Tara is a 1965 Century 21’ Coronado. She is powered by the original 300 hp Ford Interceptor, and is owned by Curt Hennigar.

Best of Class for LAPSTRAKE UTILITY: “TRUE NORTH” True North is a 1959 Lyman 23’ soft top, powered by the original 195 hp Gray engine. True NORTH ISA HOME PORTED IN WILLSBORO Bay, and is owned by Gene Porter and Nancy Garceau.

Best of Class for RUNABOUT: “AGITATOR” Agitator is a 1940 Chris Craft 19’ Custom. She is owned by Myndy and kate Woodruff and has been restored and maintained by Myndy. She is powered by a 1957 175 hp Chris Craft MCL engine. Starting this year she will be spending a lot of time on the Saranac Lakes.

Best of Class for CONTEMPORARY/REPLICA: “JUDITH L” Judith L is a replica of the Handy Billy design by William Hand, an early 20^{th century naval architect. Her lines were drawn by Frank Bryan and she was built by her owners, Judy and Liam English. She is powered by a 2005 Honda 15 hp outboard.}

BEST OF SHOW: This is an award selected by consensus of the judges. We had little trouble coming to consensus. “GOLDEN YEARS” Golden Years is a 1913 Mathews Launch powered by a Scripps engine (which may be original). She is owned by Sam and Jerrie Hoagland and was restored by Spencer Boatworks.

MOST ORIGINAL/BEST PRESERVED: This is an award sponsored by International ACBS in keeping with their priority of encouraging the maintenance of antique and classic vessels as opposed to rebuilding them with new materials. This year the judges selected “STEELIN’ AWAY”. Steelin’ Away is a 1951 Steelcraft 28” Express Cruiser. As I recallthestory, she has been in the same family since the 60s, but was in storage for a number ofl years before her current caretakers began refurbishing about five years ago. She is home ported in Port Henry and owned by Lee and Joanne Moll.

PEOPLES’ CHOICE: This is an award selected by the folks who attend and participate in our show—visitors, owners, crew, friends, family, etc. This year the award goes to “FRISBIE” Frisbie is a 1928 Hackercraft Dolphin model built by Hacker in Mount Clemens, Michigan. In the 1990s she was found in New Jersey, partially restored, having not seen water for 35 years. She then went to Alexandria Bay where it remained in storage until 2005 when the current owners purchased her and restored her with help from Forestport Boat Company. She is owned by Don Lilly and Linda Baily.

BEST CHRIS CRAFT: This award is sponsored by the Chris Craft owners association, and is awarded to a boat selected by the judges committee. This; year the award goes to “GEE WHIZ”, a 1939 Chris Craft 17’ Deluxe runabout powered by the original 95 hp Hercules engine. She is homeported in Westport, NY, and owned by George Maffey.

BEST LYMAN: This award was sponsored by the Shelburne Shipyard ( a former Lyman dealer) and is awarded to a boat selected by the Judges committee. This year the award goes to “ANGIERS”, a 1950 Lyman 18’ Islander owned by Larry and Kim Asam. She is powered by the original 31 hp Gray engine and is homeported in Malletts Bay.

BEST CENTURY: This award is sponsored by the Century Boat Owners Association and is given each year to a boat selected by the judges. This year the award goes to ‘Joshua’s Tree”, A 1950 Century 16’ Resorter converted to a gentlemen’s racer by her current owner. She is a regular participant in our shows and is owned by Steve and Paula L’Ecuyer.

JOHN LADUE AWARD: This award was created in; honor of a founding member of this chapter to recognize boats that are not only well maintained, but also used on a regular basis. The winner is selected each year by the judges committee who agreed on “QUO VADDIS II”. Quo Vaddis II is a 1968 Chris Craft 40’ Constellation which regularly makes the cruise up the lake from Canada to participate in our shows, She is owned by Louis and Sylvie Bergeron.

MERIT AWARDS: Each year the judges committee identify a number of boats in the show that reflect a noteworthy level of workmanship and maintenance. This year we awarded four MERIT AWARDS.

A. “CHAMPLAIN”. Champlain is a 1951 Chris Craft 42’ Double Cabin Flying Bridge Cruiser. Following delivery to Clayton, NY, she spent virtually al of her life on Lake Champlain. Nick Patch and his crew did a structural rebuild in the late 1980s. A subsequent owner ordered a major interior renovation that was done under the direction of her current owner Mark Pedley.

B. “SWEETIE”. Sweetie is a 1956 Chris Craft 22’ Sea Skiff owned by mark and Linda Snelling She is a regular participant in our shows, and is frequently seen cruising in and around Shelburne bay.

C. An unnamed Chris Craft 19’ Capri owned by Mike Turner. This was her first time at our show and was definitely an eye catcher.

D. “RIVENDELL”. Rivendell is a 1955 Lyman 18’ Islander owned by long time chapter members Ed and Betsy Bouton who purchased her about three years ago after she had been restored by a previous owner with guidance from Myndy Woodruff.