Skaneateles played host to hundreds of visitors over the weekend during the 31st Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show.
Boats were brought in from homeports as close as Skaneateles and as far away as areas like Bergen, located in Western New York, Salem, N.C., and Put-In-Bay, Ohio.
No matter where they hailed from, the boats lining the slips along the pier made their way along the sea wall during the boat parade as Tom Beardsley acted as announcer. Beardsley, a long-time resident of Skaneateles, now makes his home in California, said Sue Dove, executive director of the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce.
As people lined the sea wall and watched the boats go by in choppy waters, Dove said the organizers of the event were very pleased.
“The crowds are the biggest we’ve had,” she said.
Despite the high winds on Saturday night, it was a great weekend for the boat show.
Here are the winners from this year’s event:
The winners of this year’s boat show raffles are …
Bijou Boat — The Lindgrens, of Skaneateles
Laura’s List Boat — Nicholas Packiorek, of Skaneateles
Eat, Drink and Be Merry Boat — Tony Pana, of Ithaca
Kids Have Fun Boat — Amy Duprey, of Rochester
2008 Framed Boat Show Poster — Jim Graham, of Texas
2009 Framed Boat Show Poster — Lou Buttega
Relax SPA Boat — Kyle Amberg, of Horseheads
2009 Antique and Classic Boat Show awards
Best in Show — Preserved: Todd Parmington, 1885 Rushton named Bucky
Best in Show — Restored: John Allen, 1923 Fay and Bowen named Rusticator
ACBS Preservation Award: Bruce and Katie Thompson, 1955 Thompson named Theo
Best Craftsmanship – Owner Restored
Best Small Craft — Preserved: Richard and Wendy Fettridge, 1930 boat named Painted Lady
Best Small Craft — Restored: Tim McNally, 1885 Boydish named Joyce Anne
Best Launch — Preserved: none
Best Launch — Restored: Tish Cook, 1909 Mullins named Dora Doll
Best Outboard & Motor — Preserved: Dave Blum, 1956 Penn Yan named Tess
Best Outboard & Motor — Restored: Howard Hopson, 1959 Century
Best Race Boat — Preserved: none
Best Race Boat — Restored: Steve Shehadi, 1971 Karlesen named Fleetwing
Best Antique Runabout — Preserved: none
Best Antique Runabout — Restored: Bruce Broschard, 1931 Chris Craft named Hours and Ours
Best Classic Runabout — Preserved: Don Emery, 1951 Chris Craft named Woodwind
Best Classic Runabout — Restored: Dr. Harold Purdy, 1955 Greavette named Pocahontas
Best Sailing Craft – Preserved: Hamilton Fish, 1969 Wright named Rampage
Best Sailing Craft — Restored: none
Best Antique Utility — Preserved: Dr. Michael Paciorek, 1937 Hutchinson named Summerland
Best Antique Utility — Restored: none
Best Classic Utility — Preserved: Donald Ploetner, 1960 Chris Craft
Best Classic Utility — Restored: Clifford Wolfe, 1956 Chris Craft named Cliff’s Skiff
Best Non-Powered Early Contemporary Boat: none
Best Powered Early Contemporary Boat: Mike Moyer, 1982 Hackercraft named Past Fast
Best Non-Powered Late Contemporary Boat: John Watkins, 1987 Walker named Tornado US 746
Best Powered Late Contemporary Boat: William Eberhardt, 1996 Vistory named Swift
Best Outboard Motor: none
Best Unmounted Engine: Ron Muir, 1949 Mercury KF7
Best Canadian-Built Boat: Joe Gartner, 1958 Shepherd named GG
S. Giovannetti Award — Best Land Display: Bill Karr, 1959 Parsons named Lake ‘n’ Sea
K. Laitenberger Award: Craig Benson, 1936 Chris Craft named Time Sleuth
Best Bilge and Engine Compartment
Best Finger Lakes-Built Boat: Brad Wirth, 1950 Penn Yan named Boppy
Best Historic Craft: none
Century Marque: Susan and Bill Kiesel, 1950 Century named Lebaron
Chris-Craft Marque: Jim Denning, 1954 Chris Craft named Miss Hallie
Gar Wood Marque: Steve Shehadi, 1931 Garwood named Miss Lucia
Hacker Craft Marque: Ed Ritter, 1928 Hacker Craft named Wilma C
Lyman Marque: Dr. Timothy Fallon, 1970 Lyman named Mi-Goh-Tu
Best Large Craft — Restored: Gil and Maggie Grant, 1960 Chris Craft named Wooden Lady
Non-judged awards
Newton White Award: The Carmen Family
Dock Master’s Award: Bob Freund
Land Master’s Award:
People’s Choice Award: Pocahontas – The Purdy Family
Peter Wiles Award: The Wirth Family
Syd Marsden Award: The Rubenstein Family
Wendy Fetridge Award: