Welcome to the North Carolina Coastal and Piedmont Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society

Chapter Workshop at Cape Fear Community College on January 11, 2025

February 1, 2025

Ahoy Mates,

I hope everyone came through the “Blizzard of ‘25” unscathed. That was the first real snowfall we’ve had in New Bern in 7 years.  Now it’s time to get back to the task at hand; working on these old boats.

As you will see by the 2025 calendar, we have lots of opportunities for y’all to mess about in your boats and otherwise attend a chapter event. We started the year off with tour and workshop at Cape Fear Community College Boat Manufacture and Service facility in Wilmington, NC. Program director and chapter member John Olsen led us on a tour of the facility as well as a workshop on proper boat wiring practices and a hands-on demonstration of spray-painting techniques and vacuum bagging in fiberglass boat construction. We also welcomed a group from Sea Scout Ship 244 from Cary, NC. We are hoping to have more interactions with them in the future.

Next month we will hold our 2nd annual regional get-togethers to take place on Feb. 8th in Raleigh, Wilmington and New Bern. All who attended last year had a fun time so pick the one you would like to go to and make your reservation! Details later in the newsletter.

We still need a point person(s) for the March 1st Mardi Gras parade in Beaufort, NC. This is not task requiring a lot of work so please reach out to Judy or myself to get the details of what needs to be done for this.

Lastly, please take a look at our 2025 calendar and see what events you would like to participate in and perhaps even volunteer to help out. In the meantime, get busy working on your boat or help someone who might need a hand with their project.

Yours in classic boating, 
Alan Hills, President

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2025 What's New or News?

February 2025 Messing About in Boats
Click here to view the latest newsletter.

Chapter Workshop at CCFC makes Weekly Web Watch
The February 1st edition included an article submitted by our chapter on the workshop we held at Cape Fear Community College in January.  Click here to read the article.

Chapter wins ACBS awards at 2024 International Show
Our Chapter received two prestigious awards:  the Small Chapter Publication Award and the 2024 Chapter Growth Award—Greatest Percent Increase in New Members.  We know we are winners, but it is nice to be acknowledged.

Chapter featured on ACBS Weekly Web Watch on 12/21/24.  Click here to read.

Upcoming events
Watch the website and the newsletter for events that our chapter is either sponsoring or encouraging you to participate in.  Here are a few key dates:

  • 2/8 Super Bowl Regional gatherings.
    Triangle:  Raleigh--Bantas home
    Eastern:  New Bern--Hills home
    Wilmington:  Deans beach house

Organizing a Pop-Up Event
In addition to the events scheduled on our calendar, we invite members to create a “last-minute” gathering and notify chapter members of the opportunity to participate. This could be a workshop, an “I need help with…”, a run on the lake, or something else special that you have run across or want to do.  Here is how it works:

  1. You identify the opportunity
  2. You email the details to President Alan Hills
  3. Alan will forward the information to all chapter members ASAP
  4. You take pictures, write up the event, and submit a them to the newsletter editor

2025 Chapter Board:  (Below L to R):
Bill Conley (Dir). John Dougherty (Treas), Jim Alexander (Dir), Alan Hills (Pres), Judy Hills (Sec), Jeff Martinson (VP), Kevin Leiner (Dir), and John Justice (Dir).  Not shown:  Jim Hartman (Dir).

2024 Chapter Board

 

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