Classic Boat Festival

August 30 ~ September 1, 2019 classicboatfestival.ca

MAP SCHEDULE of EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

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Welcome to the Festival!

BILL NOON, Festival Chair

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hank you for joining us at this year’s 42nd Annual Classic Boat Festival.

This year’s theme is ‘Mishaps & Misadventures’.

As you walk the docks and observe our historic fleet and ponder all the boats, rest assured, they all carry with them stories of adventures. They have survived storms, breakdowns, failures and many “misadventures”. Ours are stories of mostly happy endings. This is in part due to the culture of going to sea and working on boats, in which all of us will unquestioningly answer the need to help each other out in difficulty.

I would like to thank all the boat owners, the crews and the talented trades on this coast that keep these boats coming back year after year, all of which seem to grow better with age.

DAVID LEVERTON, Executive Director, Maritime Museum of BC

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n behalf Maritime Museum of BC, welcome to the 42nd annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival.

I encourage visitors to take the time to stop by, speak to the owners, and learn more about the stories behind each boat.

This year’s theme for the festival is ‘Mishaps and Misadventures’. Many of the classic boats plying our waters have seen their fair share of mishaps and misadventures. We look forward to hearing stories about some of the funniest and most harrowing moments of life at sea.

I would like to extend a special thanks to our dedicated team of professional staff and volunteers who are responsible for overseeing all of the planning details for hosting this great event.

DON PRITTIE, General Manager, Canoe Cove Marina and Boatyard

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elcome to the 42nd annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival in our beautiful Inner Harbour!

It is our privilege to once again be the presenting sponsor of this special event!

The Festival theme this year is ‘Mishaps and Misadventures’ so a facility like Canoe Cove Marina fits right in! We have been mooring, hauling and servicing all kinds of vessels at this location for over a century and have seen just about everything there is to see!

Our unique marine village is home to nineteen different companies employing over 125 skilled tradespeople, operating year-round. If you haven’t visited us yet, please feel free to drop by!

So, thanks for joining us! We are glad you are here to enjoy one of the great maritime festivals on the west coast.

IAN ROBERTSON, CEO, Greater Victoria Harbour Authority

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elcome to Victoria Harbour! It’s a pleasure to see so many hand-crafted, custom-built vessels in our beautiful Inner Harbour.

Greater Victoria Harbour Authority is excited to welcome them into our marinas.

The hard work and dedication required to maintain a classic vessel or create a new, future classic from the keel up means that each of the boats arriving into our harbour is filled with stories to share.

To the visiting boaters, welcome and thank you for all that you do to keep our marine heritage alive. To the visiting public, make sure to tour the vessels and talk to the captains on hand about their beautiful boats.

Enjoy the Festival!

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Schedule of

Events & Activities FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2019

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2019

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EVENT

LOCATION

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EVENT

LOCATION

8 AM – 8 PM

Docks open to the public

Floating Docks – Victoria’s Inner Harbour

8 AM – 8 PM

Docks open to the public

Floating Docks – Victoria’s Inner Harbour

8 AM – 4 PM

Registration is open (all boaters must check in with the registration table during this time)

Top of Floating Docks – Victoria’s Inner Harbour

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

FESTIVAL KICKS OFF – The festival officially starts with Cannon salute announcing the arrival of the Honorary Commodore on board the Maritime Museum of B.C. salute Vessel Midnight Sun.

Victoria’s Inner Harbour

Silent Auction/Welcoming Reception for registered boaters and guests

Union Club of BC

12 PM

6 PM – 8PM

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EVENT

LOCATION

8 AM – 6 PM

Docks open to the public

Floating Docks – Victoria’s Inner Harbour

9 AM

Sailpast and Sail Race Captains meeting

Causeway in front of Prince of Whales

11 AM – 1 PM Sailpast and Sailing Races – head down to the water to see all the boats sail by!

6 PM – 9PM

Ogden Point to Clover Point

Banquet Dinner for boaters Union Club of BC

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IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE PAST EXPLORE ALL FIVE OF STEVESTON’S HISTORIC SITES BRITANNIA SHIPYARDS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE GULF OF GEORGIA CANNERY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE • STEVESTON MUSEUM STEVESTON TRAM • LONDON HERITAGE FARM

August 30 ~ September 1, 2019

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Special thanks to our sponsors

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JUDGES

• DAVID HUCHTHAUSEN,

Historian, Classic Yacht Association.

Fulbright Scholar, internationally recognized artist.

• ROB ABERNETHY, award winning

boat restoration shipwright with Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.

• ULRICH BRINER, reknowned

AWARDS

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he Victoria Classic Boat Festival is a spectacular annual gathering of vessels of a Classic design, both new and old, power and sail. Vessels attend from all over the Pacific Northwest, with the occasional visiting vessel from distant oceans. One special feature of the show is vessels are judged, and awards given recognizing the condition and work done on these historic vessels. Many vessel owners

attend this Festival specifically to be judged on the ongoing work done, overall condition, and additionally to get tips from the expert judges on work they should consider to maintain and continue to restore these wooden craft. The judges spend the weekend assessing each boat carefully and decide on who gets the awards at end of the Festival.

boat builder, model builder, machinist, shipwright.

• CHRIS EARL, Shipwright and owner,

Gronlund Boatworks. Expert in west coast wood workboat construction.

• TONY GROVE, artist, writer, teacher, custom woodworker, and boatbuilder/ shipwright.

• CAROL HASSE, Traditional sailmaker and owner of Hasse & Company, Port Townsend Sails.

The following trophies are awarded each year: T • Classic Schooner Trophy • Ned Ashe Memorial Award • Peter London Memorial Award • Irv Cormack Memorial Award • First Place Classic Open Boat • Master Disaster Award • John West Memorial Honorary Commodore Award In addition to these trophies, the following categories are also awarded: • Hospitality Award • Best Tug Boat • Oldest Boat • Oldest Sail • Best Sail Training Vessel • Best Motor Sailor • Irv Cormack Best Liveaboard • Best Modern Classic

• Best Conversion • Peter London Best Work Boat • Best Tabloid Cruiser • Best Engine Room • Best Runabout • Best Overall Powerboat • Blayney Scott Best Restored Powerboat • Best Overall Sailboat • Best Costume • Boaters’ Choice • Best Laminate Construction • Best Replica • Best Pulling Boat • Best Open Power Boat • Best Open Sail Boat • Most Improved For more information on these awards, see our website at classicboatfestival.ca.

• BENT JESPERSEN, famed boat builder of cold moulded boats. Jespersen Boat Builders Ltd. • TED KNOWLES, Traditional expert Shipwright and boat builder.

• PHIL PIDCOCK, well known

Traditional wood Shipwright, Cove Yachts.

• JAQUELINE RANDEN, Master Mariner, boat canvas and sail repair business, nautical instructor, and all things maritime.

• TAD ROBERTS, power and sail boat designer and consultant on traditional boats.

• CAPTAIN A.R. TOXOPEUS, Marine

Surveyor, and Marine Claims Adjuster.

Experienced in all types of maritime vessels.

For more information on each of the judges, see our website at classicboatfestival.ca.

2019 Honorary Commodore, Howard White

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oward White was born in 1945 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. He was raised in a series of camps and settlements on the BC coast and never got over it. He is still to be found stuck barnacle-like to the shore at Pender Harbour, BC. He started Raincoast Chronicles and Harbour Publishing in the early 1970s and his own books include A Hard Man to Beat (bio), The Men There Were Then (poems), Spilsbury’s Coast (bio), The Accidental Airline (bio), Patrick and the Backhoe

(childrens’), Writing in the Rain (anthology) and The Sunshine Coast (travel). He was awarded the Canadian Historical Association’s Career Award for Regional History in 1989. In 2000, he completed a ten-year project, The Encyclopedia of British Columbia. He has been awarded the Order of BC, the Canadian Historical Association’s Career Award for Regional History, the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, the Jim Douglas Publisher of the Year Award and a Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from the University of Victoria. In 2007, White was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He has twice been runner-up in the Whisky Slough Putty Man Triathlon.

Welcome to the amazing world of insects and arachnids!

The Victoria Bug Zoo has been home to over 50 species of arthropod for over 20 years. Come and meet alien-eyed praying mantids, glow-in-the-dark scorpions, fuzzy tarantulas, and giant beetles. Our tour guides are always available in the zoo, so no matter when you come you can always be part of the experience!

631 Courtney st Victoria, B.C.

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The Maritime Museum of BC

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Learn more about these proposed plans, donate or become a member by visiting mmbc.bc.ca or stop by the museum.

For more information, please visit www.beaufortwines.ca

Image courtesy of Chris Gower

he Maritime Museum of BC has exciting proposed plans to move back to the historic courthouse at 28 Bastion Square! These plans include transitioning to a Canadian Maritime Museum and working with local arts groups to develop a community oriented space.

We are dedicated to crafting excellent, small batch wines in our cool climate, and to sharing them with friends.

The proposed re-developed 28 Bastion Square site of the new Canadian Maritime Museum with the attached Class A museum annex.

Stories of Mishaps and Misadventures

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.C. maritime history includes many stories of mishaps and misadventures. Each vessel carries its own stories of circumstances that went wrong, either out at sea or even in dock. Some stories are harrowing, others are funny, and many fall in between.

To read some of these stories, hand selected by staff and volunteers at the Maritime Museum of BC, please visit classicboatfestival.ca.

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Prince of Whales donates a minimum of 1% of its annual sales to local conservation initiatives.

With passionate staff that come from all over the world, there exists one unifying love. This love goes beyond ocean wildlife tours. Every staff member is dedicated to the education and preservation of our oceans and the abundant life it holds.

Their goal is to touch each and every customer through education and engagement, resulting in true stewards of the sea.

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Welcome to the Cove

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