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will be traveling to Kingston to compete, including winners
from previous challenges such as Bobby Staab, winner of the
Beaufort, NC challenge. Staab intends to prove HE is the fastest
boatbuilder on the Rondout waterfront
in downtown Kingston!
HRMM Executive Director Lisa Cline
comments, “This is quite an honor
to be involved with an elite national
boatbuilding challenge which has been
run successfully in historic seaports
like Beaufort, NC; Belfast Harbor, ME
and Georgetown, SC. Thousands and
thousands of visitors have been drawn
to some of these ports. And, by using
these proven boatbuilding challenge
event models, we have no doubt that
Kingston’s 1st Annual Hudson River
Boatbuilding Challenge will attract a
significant number of visitors to our
community as well.”
Ten business-sponsored 2-person
teams will build 12-foot Carolina Bateau
rowing skiffs in less than 4 hours and
produce 1 boat each which will then
be raced in a rowing competition
on Rondout Creek. Boatbuilding speed, craftsmanship and
seaworthiness are requirements for winning. A practice build on
Saturday, June 3 will spark community pride and enthusiasm.
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So it will be “2 / 4 / 1 – build!” when that start whistle blows.
The day’s challenge will take place under a huge tent, amongst
the docked vessels, with music, food, family and children-
friendly activities and water-related
demonstrations all assembled for the
museum’s boatbuilding challenge as a
headliner of HRMM’s annual “Hudson
River Day”.
Project Manager and HRMM board
member Dan Proctor adds, “We are
looking now for Sponsors: Event, Team
and General as well as boatbuilders,
some of whommay be in one profession
by day but a master boatbuilder or
talented woodworker by night! Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, clubs, military
veterans, community organizations
and businesses are all invited to
participate, sponsor or just come out
on June 24 with family and friends, and
have a great time on the waterfront by
observing two Hudson River traditions:
boatbuilding followed by a competitive
rowing regatta.”
Cost of a team’s participation is $200.
Cash prizes will be awarded. For more info about sponsorship
and participation, please visit
challenge or call 845.338.0071”
Beaufort, NC “National Boatbuilding Challenge”. Team #14
– No Power Tools.Vic Fasolino, Bob Bailey, Tim Eisenberg.
Photo: Beaufort, NC National Boatbuilding Challenge.