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2023 Abernethy & Gaudin Young Boaters Scholarship Winner
We are delighted to announce that our 2023 Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd. Young Boaters Scholarship recipient is Eden Murray, with China Cloud. China Cloud is a 45’ junk rig sailing vessel...
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Presenting the 2023 Classic Boat Festival Honorary Commodore Richard “Slim”...
Photo courtesy of James Holkko Presenting Classic Boat Festival 2023 Honourary Commodore Richard “Slim” Gardner By David R. Huchthausen Victoria Classic Festival Judge PNW CYA Historian PNW CYA Past...
View Article2023 Classic Boat Festival Awards
Ahoy! Thank you to all boaters, judges, volunteers, and committee members for another wonderful Classic Boat Festival in Victoria’s Inner Harbour! The awards were announced and awarded on Sunday...
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Call for Visual Artists: Artists Aboard Program Launches for the Classic Boat...
The Maritime Museum of British Columbia is seeking four local artists to participate in its 45th annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival. Selected artists will be contacted to confirm availability and...
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Call for Performers, Musicians: Music Program Launches for the Classic Boat...
The Maritime Museum of British Columbia is seeking four local performers or groups to participate in its 45th annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival. Selected performers will be contacted to confirm...
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2024 Classic Boat Festival Scholarships and Bursaries
The application period is now open for the Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd. Young Boaters Scholarship and the CBF Boat Bursary. Both are available to prospective boaters who have barriers to...
View Article2024 Classic Boat Festival Registration is Now Open!
News Release For immediate release9 April 2024 Now in its 45th year, the Classic Boat Festival, run by The Maritime Museum of BC, returns to the Inner Harbour this Labour Day Weekend, from 30 August –...
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MMBC Presents: 2024 Classic Boat Festival Honorary Commodore Robert G. Allan
Robert Allan is a third-generation naval architect (all of the same name), whose family originally moved to Vancouver from Scotland in 1919. The original Robert Allan founded the company in 1928...
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Classic Boat Festival’s Artists Aboard Program Highlights
We have a full weekend of plein air sketching and art this 45th Festival! Spot participating artists on the docks, and check out their works on 20 October during the Classic Boat Festival Artists’...
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Classic Boat Festival’s Music Program Highlights
We have a full weekend of music this 45th Festival! Enjoy our new Music Program, featuring local musicians and singers on the docks. View the Events Calendar Friday 30 August The Naden Band of the...
View ArticlePlan Your Weekend: Public Events for the Classic Boat Festival
Friday, August 30 – Day 1Docks open 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM. Lekwungen Welcome Ceremony and Classic Boat Festival Kick-Off12:00 PM – 12:30 PM on the docks Feature Performer: The Naden Band of the Royal...
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2024 Classic Boat Festival Awards
After a stellar weekend on the docks, participating vessels in the 45th annual Classic Boat Festival sailed away from Victoria’s Inner Harbour. Some worthy vessels departed with a little extra...
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2024 Classic Boat Festival: a look back at a wonderful weekend!
The 45th annual Classic Boat Festival was a sight to behold: 85 classic boats, approximately 10,000 visitors to the docks, 50 volunteers, and three wonderful days in the Inner Harbour. We had the...
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1897 SV Dorothy Returned to the Classic Boat Festival!
At long last, 1897 sailing vessel Dorothy returned home at the Classic Boat Festival. Built in J. J. Robinson’s boatyard on Montreal Street in the Inner Harbour, she triumphantly sailed back on August...
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Highlights from the Classic Boat Festival Silent Auction
Thanks to local Victoria business support and special donations from John and Mary Horton, Tony Grove, Rhian McKee, and the Maritime Museum of BC’s Board of Directors, the annual Boaters’ Silent...
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From the Classic Boat Community: Stories and Photos of Honorary Commodores
You may have noticed our “new look” as of Spring 2024–not only was our entire website redesigned, but a sitemap and integrated databases were built to support archival materials from 45 years of...
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CBF Artists’ Showcase at MMBC
The Maritime Museum of BC welcomed the Classic Boat Festival Artists Aboard cohort to show the drawings and paintings they spent their Festival weekend sketching and creating. The 2024 Artists Aboard...
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