June 4th Wooden Boat Festival
June 4th Wooden
Boat Festival
June 4th Wooden Boat Festival
NEWPORT BEACH - May 11, 2016
The public is invited to celebrate the unique multifaceted maritime heritage of Newport Harbor and wooden boats past and present during the 3rd Annual Balboa Yacht Club (BYC) Wooden Boat Festival on Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Experienced boaters as well as novices will come together to enjoy a day filled with maritime craftsmanship, art, exhibits, delicious food and drink, and lively music. The event will conclude with a 4:00 p.m. awards ceremony to honor the Best in Show (Perpetual Trophy), Best Sailboat, Best Powerboat, Best Human-powered Boat and People’s Choice Award winners.
One of approximately 25 shows of its kind in the nation, this Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival is a free, all-day event dedicated to the unique nature, history and character of all shapes and sizes of wooden boats. Up to 50 of some of the best, most unique wooden power and sailboats in the country will be on display in the water and on land at BYC. Newport Harbor is the largest recreational harbor on the West Coast and the community is home to over 9,000 pleasure craft including racing and cruising vessels.
“What’s so fun about this event is it attracts true boating enthusiasts and owners of all ages due to the beauty, love and romance of these wooden boats like a fine work of art,” said event Chairman David LaMontagne.
A featured attraction at this year’s event will be the Wild Goose, once the pride and joy of legendary actor John Wayne, who converted the former WWII mine sweeper in to a 136-foot pleasure yacht. Complimentary tours of the Wild Goose will be available throughout the day.
Also not to be missed will be the 55-foot, 40-ton authentic Chinese junk boat, Mei Wen Ti. The vessel’s builder and original owner, author Walt Hackman, will be on hand in the exhibitor area to sign his book “No Problem, Mr. Walt”, a memoir about building the one-of-a-kind vessel in a remote shipyard in China.
Guests will enjoy the swinging sounds of the Dave Stephens Band as they peruse fantastic on-land array of exhibitors and renowned maritime artists including Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, Scott Kennedy, Kerry Rutherford, Gary Miltimore, Lorelle Miller, Lyndsey Philpott “The Knot Guy”, Challenged America, International Guild of Knot Tyers, Nespresso USA, Western Marine Marketing and many more. There will also be a silent auction featuring donated art and other unique items with proceeds benefitting the BYC Junior Sailing Program.
Free shuttle service will be provided throughout the day, running constantly between BYC and the free parking located at 1600 Newport Center Drive (entrance to the lot is same as Newport Beach Country Club off PCH).
Generous sponsors for the event include Farmers & Merchants Bank, Clarke Garvey Marine, Newport Beach and Co., Roger’s Gardens, Driver SPG, Lido Yacht Anchorage, TowBoatUS/Vessel Assist, Pacific Yacht Club, Hausmann Family Trust, King Size Bows, Hirsch Pipe & Supply and Interseller.
For more information about the Wooden Boat Festival including free parking and shuttle service, please contact BYC at (949) 673-3515 or visit www.bycwoodenboatfestival.com.
PHOTO & ARTWORK CREDIT
Photo by Tom Walker Photography http://www.tomwalker.photography/
Official 2016 Wooden Boat Show Artwork by Lorelle Miller, www.lorellemiller.com
ABOUT THE WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL
The Wooden Boat Festival all started when community leader and BYC member Ralph Rodheim approached Doug West, now BYC Commodore, with the idea of hosting a world-class wooden boat exhibition modeled after the storied automotive Concours d’elegance at Pebble Beach. Now, three years, thousands of guests and 100 volunteers later, their vision has become a legacy event for Southern California. A portion of the proceeds from the Wooden Boat Festival go to BYC’s Competitive Edge Fund, supporting the Club’s teams in sailing competitions such as the 2016 Youth Match Racing World Championship in New Caledonia.
ABOUT BALBOA YACHT CLUB
Since its founding in 1922, the Balboa Yacht Club has encouraged yacht racing and cruising, promoted the science of seamanship and navigation, and hosted members, families and guests at its waterfront clubhouse and marina for educational, recreational and social purposes. The Club also maintains a one-of-a-kind outstation at Whites Cove, on Santa Catalina Island. Its year-around Junior Sailing Program for 6-to-18 year-olds accommodates all levels of experience, from learning to sail to advanced racing. The highly qualified instructors emphasize fun and safety, based on proven curriculum from US Sailing.
June 4th Wooden Boat Festival
NEWPORT BEACH - May 11, 2016
The public is invited to celebrate the unique multifaceted maritime heritage of Newport Harbor and wooden boats past and present during the 3rd Annual Balboa Yacht Club (BYC) Wooden Boat Festival on Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Experienced boaters as well as novices will come together to enjoy a day filled with maritime craftsmanship, art, exhibits, delicious food and drink, and lively music. The event will conclude with a 4:00 p.m. awards ceremony to honor the Best in Show (Perpetual Trophy), Best Sailboat, Best Powerboat, Best Human-powered Boat and People’s Choice Award winners.
One of approximately 25 shows of its kind in the nation, this Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival is a free, all-day event dedicated to the unique nature, history and character of all shapes and sizes of wooden boats. Up to 50 of some of the best, most unique wooden power and sailboats in the country will be on display in the water and on land at BYC. Newport Harbor is the largest recreational harbor on the West Coast and the community is home to over 9,000 pleasure craft including racing and cruising vessels.
“What’s so fun about this event is it attracts true boating enthusiasts and owners of all ages due to the beauty, love and romance of these wooden boats like a fine work of art,” said event Chairman David LaMontagne.
A featured attraction at this year’s event will be the Wild Goose, once the pride and joy of legendary actor John Wayne, who converted the former WWII mine sweeper in to a 136-foot pleasure yacht. Complimentary tours of the Wild Goose will be available throughout the day.
Also not to be missed will be the 55-foot, 40-ton authentic Chinese junk boat, Mei Wen Ti. The vessel’s builder and original owner, author Walt Hackman, will be on hand in the exhibitor area to sign his book “No Problem, Mr. Walt”, a memoir about building the one-of-a-kind vessel in a remote shipyard in China.
Guests will enjoy the swinging sounds of the Dave Stephens Band as they peruse fantastic on-land array of exhibitors and renowned maritime artists including Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, Scott Kennedy, Kerry Rutherford, Gary Miltimore, Lorelle Miller, Lyndsey Philpott “The Knot Guy”, Challenged America, International Guild of Knot Tyers, Nespresso USA, Western Marine Marketing and many more. There will also be a silent auction featuring donated art and other unique items with proceeds benefitting the BYC Junior Sailing Program.
Free shuttle service will be provided throughout the day, running constantly between BYC and the free parking located at 1600 Newport Center Drive (entrance to the lot is same as Newport Beach Country Club off PCH).
Generous sponsors for the event include Farmers & Merchants Bank, Clarke Garvey Marine, Newport Beach and Co., Roger’s Gardens, Driver SPG, Lido Yacht Anchorage, TowBoatUS/Vessel Assist, Pacific Yacht Club, Hausmann Family Trust, King Size Bows, Hirsch Pipe & Supply and Interseller.
For more information about the Wooden Boat Festival including free parking and shuttle service, please contact BYC at (949) 673-3515 or visit www.bycwoodenboatfestival.com.
PHOTO & ARTWORK CREDIT
Photo by Tom Walker Photography http://www.tomwalker.photography/
Official 2016 Wooden Boat Show Artwork by Lorelle Miller, www.lorellemiller.com
ABOUT THE WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL
The Wooden Boat Festival all started when community leader and BYC member Ralph Rodheim approached Doug West, now BYC Commodore, with the idea of hosting a world-class wooden boat exhibition modeled after the storied automotive Concours d’elegance at Pebble Beach. Now, three years, thousands of guests and 100 volunteers later, their vision has become a legacy event for Southern California. A portion of the proceeds from the Wooden Boat Festival go to BYC’s Competitive Edge Fund, supporting the Club’s teams in sailing competitions such as the 2016 Youth Match Racing World Championship in New Caledonia.
ABOUT BALBOA YACHT CLUB
Since its founding in 1922, the Balboa Yacht Club has encouraged yacht racing and cruising, promoted the science of seamanship and navigation, and hosted members, families and guests at its waterfront clubhouse and marina for educational, recreational and social purposes. The Club also maintains a one-of-a-kind outstation at Whites Cove, on Santa Catalina Island. Its year-around Junior Sailing Program for 6-to-18 year-olds accommodates all levels of experience, from learning to sail to advanced racing. The highly qualified instructors emphasize fun and safety, based on proven curriculum from US Sailing.
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Sail, power, and human-powered “show-ready” boats of...
Rybovich Rendezvous at the WBF
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - June 2, 2017
Newport Beach, California, will be the site for a family reunion of the nautical kind June 9-11, 2017. The Rybovich Rendezvous is expected to draw several meticulously maintained classic Rybovich boats – and hundreds of admiring spectators – to the west coast’s Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival.
Founded in nearby West Palm Beach in 1919, Rybovich & Sons Boat Works splashed its first custom-built...
Wooden Boat Festival Call for Entries
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - Feb 13, 2018
Like many of you, I absolutely adore boats. Big, small, fast, slow, sail, power – there’s nothing better than being on the water, especially here in our beloved Newport Harbor. All things boating is all good by me. My favorite boat name of all time: Navigo Ergo Sum, Latin for “I sail (navigate, travel by sea), therefore I am.” Brilliant.
It should come as no surprise that one of my favorite annual events in town is our very own Newport Beach Wooden...
WBF Founding Father Ralph Rodheim Passes
NEWPORT BEACH - Feb 5, 2017
Word came today from Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Steve Rosansky that 2010 Citizen of the Year Ralph Rodheim passed away over the weekend. He was 73.
Ralph had been battling ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) for the past several years, and although he had been getting around in a motorized wheelchair, Rosansky noted that Ralph continued to be an active part of the community...
4th Annual WBF Free Event
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - March 8, 2017
The Fourth Annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival is the weekend of June 10-11, 2017.
Admission is free to the public who can celebrate the maritime heritage of Newport Harbor and wooden boats past and present with a fun-filled day for the whole family. The 95-year-old Balboa Yacht Club created the event in the tradition of waterfront festivals by providing a yearly gathering place for boaters and shipwrights to display...
OASIS Lecture – Dennis Holland
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - April 24, 2017
A special program on the life and legacy of Dennis L. Holland: the Man, his Ships and a Legacy of History. Journalist Eric Longabardi and Dennis Holland Jr. the only son of the late longtime Newport-Mesa resident Dennis Sr. will present a program that will feature the life and times of master shipwright and local resident Dennis L. Holland. Holland’s iconic life was centered around building, restoring, and preserving boats, autos and other pieces...
Wooden Boat Festival Brings Classic Vessels
THE LOG, May 26, 2016
NEWPORT BEACH — Wooden boat aficionados will once again have an opportunity to spend a day admiring classic makes and models during the third annual Balboa Yacht Club Wooden Boat Festival, June 4.
Experienced boaters as well as novices will come together to enjoy a day filled with maritime craftsmanship during the event scheduled from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Balboa YC, 1601 Bayside Drive. Up to 50 of the “most unique...
Electra; 2017 WBF Flagship
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - Jan 20, 2017
The Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival welcomes Electra and her crew, the privileged few operating this iconic yacht and proud to offer the excellent service that has become a time-honored tradition. Electra is the flagship of Electra Cruises of Newport Beach and she is certified with the U.S. Coast Guard, will accommodate up to 100 guests, and comes equipped with all safety features required by law.
Join us in this amazing tour of this Newport Harbor icon...
Fourth Annual Wooden Boat Festival
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - March 8, 2017
The Balboa Yacht Club is the go-to place for seeing 50 of the best wooden hull boats on the West Coast, including legendary 100 foot Electra, Rybovich sportfishing boats, 85 foot schooner Astor, 82-foot historic schooner Curlew, canoes to launches, power, sail and human powered watercraft of all sizes and shapes.
Vote your favorite in each People’s Choice Awards category. There will be live music, food, renowned marine...
A Call for Wooden Show Boats
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - Jan 10, 2016
Spring is in the air and it’s time for proud boat owners to show off their hard work and love of wooden boats. The Balboa Yacht Club will be the must-go-to place for seeing 40 of the best wooden hull boats on the West Coast Saturday, June 4, 2016.
Sail, power, and human-powered “show-ready” boats of all sizes are eligible and those accepted will be displayed in the water and on land at the bay front club...
June 4th Wooden Boat Festival
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - May 11, 2016
The public is invited to celebrate the unique multifaceted maritime heritage of Newport Harbor and wooden boats past and present during the 3rd Annual Balboa Yacht Club (BYC) Wooden Boat Festival on Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Experienced boaters as well as novices will come together to enjoy a day filled with maritime craftsmanship, art, exhibits, delicious food and drink, and lively music. The event...
Painted at the Wooden Boat Festival
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - June 14, 2016
Our featured artist, Lorelle Miller, is our gracious contributor of her original artwork of the 2016 BYC Wooden Boat Festival. The painting was sold during the silent auction; a great benefit to the festival benefactor. To that we give a standing ovation and thanks as big as the sea.
lorelle-millerDuring the show, Lorelle spent her day talking with festival guests, selling nautical seascape paintings and – if that wasn’t enough – painting another seascape...
2015 Wooden Boat Festival Winners
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - June 6, 2015
The Second Annual Balboa Yacht Club Wooden Boat Festival attracted people by boat, kayak, paddleboard, shuttle and foot for a look at 42 exceptional wooden boats, ocean sailing on schooner America, marine art and even rope tying. Classic Yacht Association, Wooden Hull Yacht club and Challenged Sailors San Diego were represented and over 2,000 people from throughout California enjoyed the exhibitions, food and boats kept lively by the Dave...
Honoring Noble History
NEWPORT BEACH, CA - May 8, 2015
The Balboa Yacht Club is the must-go-to place for seeing exceptional wooden hull boats on the West Coast, Saturday, June 6, 2015, including the tall ship 139-foot schooner America–replica of the first winner of the America’s Cup. The one-day event is free to the public.
Boats of all shapes and sizes will be displayed in the water and on land from 10 am to 4 pm at the waterfront club. Contenders for...
Listening To Old Wooden Boats
TENAKEE SPRINGS, ALASKA - March 3, 2015
Hidden away in the small town harbors of the Alaska bush lies the most interesting variety of old boats you are ever likely to find anywhere. Sometimes I think they accumulate here by the same natural process that causes most of us people to settle out in the bush, a case of both boats and people coming to rest – usually after many miles and a long time looking – in a place that welcomes them and even joggles around a bit to make space for...
ANNUAL WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL
Rules & Reminders
ANNUAL WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL
Rules & Reminders
FREE PARKING & SHUTTLE
FREE rides from
21600 Newport Center Drive
9:00am - 6:30pm
LOST ITEMS
The Lost & Found will be located at the Information Booth next to the entrance gate.
INFORMATION ABOUNDS
The Information Booth, volunteers and concierges are available to assist you.
FREE PARKING & SHUTTLE
FREE rides from
21600 Newport Center Drive
9:00am - 6:30pm
FIRST AID
The First Aid Station will be located
at the Kaiser Permanente Tent.
INFORMATION ABOUNDS
The Information Booth, volunteers and concierges are available to assist you.
FIRST AID
The First-Aid Station will be located at the Kaiser Permanente Tent.
SORRY, LADIES
Those heels are no good on boat decks. It’s bare feet or boating shoes only when boarding the yachts. It’s a great opportunity to go shopping for Super Cute Boat Shoes!
YOU TOO, GENTS
Black sole shoes leave scuff marks. Wear proper boat shoes or expect to take off those hard soles before boarding each boat.
LOST ITEMS
The Lost & Found will be located at
he Information Booth next to the
entrance gate.
SORRY, LADIES
Those heels are no good on boat decks.
It’s bare feet or boating shoes only when boarding the yachts. It’s a great opportunity to go shopping for
YOU TOO, GENTS
Black sole shoes leave scuff marks. Wear proper boat shoes or expect to take off those hard soles before boarding each boat.