Boothbay Harbor, Maine - The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Antique Boat Parade is back for the 50th Annual Windjammer Days. Get your seafaring vessel ready and join the parade. The event takes place Tuesday, June 26 at 3 p.m..
Every year 30 to 50 boats line up off Tumbler Island with the oldest boat in the front of the line. They sail into thru harbor for everyone to see as the boats come around Fisherman's Wharf and are announced over a loudspeaker. Then the boats head back to the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club in West Boothbay Harbor for a cocktail reception.
Boats in the parade must be at least 25 years old. In years past participating boats have included an 1898 Wilton Crosby Catboat, and a 1932 44-foot Goudy and Stevens powerboat called the Nellie G.
"This is always a really fun event for Windjammer Days and some of the boat captains really get into the spirit of it all by dressing up in period costumes," said Doug Goldhirsch, one of the organizers of the Antique Boat Parade. "We are looking forward to seeing all of our boat friends celebrating a great milestone in what is now an important event for our community."
Bruce White is a faithful participant in the Antique Boat Parade with his 1968 Brownell Sport fisherman, the 37-foot Hay Val. "I do this every year because it is an excuse to go for a boat ride and see the other boats and socialize with all the captains...any excuse for a boat ride is good excuse for me."
Windjammer Days is scheduled to take place June 24-27 with the schooners appearing in Linekin Bay on the 26th and in the harbor on 27th.
To learn more about Windjammer Days and to track updates, visit the Chamber's Website at www.boothbayharbor.com or find us on Facebook.
Sponsors of the Antique Boat Parade include: Edgecomb Boatworks, Paul E. Luke Boatyard, Boothbay Region Boatyard, Ocean Point Marina, Boothbay Harbor Shipyard and Southport Island Marine.
Windjammer Days 2012 sponsors include “Pinnacle Vodka” White Rock Distilleries, Inc., WHOM 94.9, WMTW Channel 8, Rideout Marine, Downeast Energy, Pepsi Bottling Company, The First Federal Savings Bank, KeyBank, N.A., Spruce Point Inn, O'Donnell, Lee, McCowan & Phillips, LLC, Bath Savings Institution, Federal Distributors, Shipyard Brewing Company, The First, N.A, Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, Fisherman’s Wharf Inn, Marshall Tent & Event Rental, Boothbay Region Land Trust, Flagship Motor Inn, Cabbage Island Clambakes, McSeagulls Restaurant, The World is Mine Oyster, Lafayette Hotels, J. Edward Knight Insurance, Hannaford, Carousel Marina, Brown’s Wharf Inn & Restaurant, Lincoln Arts Festival Chorus, Harbor Children’s Center, Edgecomb Boat Works, Inc., Southport Island Marine, LLC, Maine State Aquarium, Blake Builders, Pottle Realty Group, Experience Maritime Maine, Steve & Ann Demeranville, Margaret Jones Perritt, Lyn & George Doran, Dale & Richard McCoy, George McAvoy, Brooke Hubner, Boothbay Region Y-Arts Chorus, Boothbay Playhouse, Boothbay Country Club, Hodgdon Island Inn, Boothbay Harbor Embroidery, Boothbay Fire Department, U.S Coast Guard, Boothbay Region Historical Society, and the Boothbay Register.
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