Welcome to the North Carolina Coastal and Piedmont Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society
Photos from 2025 Chapter Events
February 1, 2026
Hello Fellow members,
Well, it doesn’t get much more wintery than for me than what’s going on at the Hills household…..snow falling, fireplace burning and a nice hot mug of Irish coffee. My dear wife, being a native Floridian, just loves a snow storm. Me, being a Long Island native, not so much. The one good thing is it usually melts off pretty quick so I don’t have to deal with removing it. Let’s hope that holds true this time!
Now that January is in the rear-view mirror, things are starting to pick up a little bit. This weekend we will be having our regional get-togethers. If you haven’t already RSVP’d, please do so. See details in the newsletter for the date and time for your area. Come join the fun and fellowship!
Things really start ramping up in March, highlighted by the Sunnyland Chapter show in Tavares, FL. I have attended many times and I would consider this show bucket list material. We have included a calendar of upcoming events you may be interested in attending. Some dates have not officially been announced so we took the liberty of slotting the in their traditional time.
You may have noticed that there is no chapter boat show listed on the calendar. At the last board meeting it was decided to forego a show this year and instead have as many of our members as possible attend one of the shows of a neighboring chapter. I think that would be a lot of fun and would provide an excellent opportunity to show your boat (or just attend) and to mix and mingle with the host chapter. We are also in the process of putting together a woodworking workshop with friend Gary Lowell of Lowell boats in Greensboro. More on this in the future.
I want to take time to thank our board members, and especially secretary Judy Hills and treasurer John Dougherty, for taking care of the business side of the chapter. Their behind the scenes efforts keep our chapter running smoothly and transparently. Kudos!
That’s it for now. Please plan to attend one or more events this year, and in the meantime, be safe, have some fun and maybe do something nice for someone else.
Yours in classic boating,
Alan Hills, President
2026 What's New or News?
Click here to view the February newsletter.
ACBS WWW 22 Nov 2025
Member Jim Barrick had an article on the clocks he builds using old outboard engines. Click here to read. Our chapter had an article we submitted on the Hamilton's Port Captain visit to Washington, NC and New Bern. Click here to read.
Chapter awards $1,000 scholarship to CFCC student Daniel Benson
"I would like to sincerely thank you and the Antique & Classic Boat Society Triangle Chapter for your generous scholarship support. I am currently enrolled in Cape Fear Community College’s Boat Manufacturing and Yamaha Outboard Service programs, where I’m building the foundation for a career in the marine industry."
New Trading Dock entry:
Bill Conley is selling Blue Tango, his pristine 1952 17-foot CC Special Runabout with Trailer Click here to view page.
Chapter receives the ACBS Broken Gunwale award at Clayton, NY, International Show
Our chapter applied for three awards and we won this one. Click here for the article and pictures posted on the ACBS website.
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:
- 2/7 Pre-Super Bowl party at Wrightsville Beach sponsored by Jim & Alice Dean
- CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF PARTICIPANTS 2/7 Pre-Super Bowl party at Raleigh hosted by Bill & Sharon Conley
- 2/8 Pre-Super Bowl party in New Bern at Jim Hartman's.
- 2/21 SML Chapter workshop in Wirtz, VA
- 3/27-29 Sunnyland Boat Festival in Tavares, FL
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:
- You identify the opportunity
- You email the details to President Alan Hills
- Alan will forward the information to all chapter members ASAP
- You take pictures, write up the event, and submit a them to the newsletter editor
2026 Chapter Board:
President: Alan Hills
VP: Jeff Martinson
Sec: Judy Hills
Treas: John Doughery
Directors: Bill Conley, Jim Alexander, Kevin Leiner, John Justice, Jim Hartman, Jim Dean, and Rob Weller.
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