2011 marks the 24th year of the "Antique & Classic Boat Festival" and the 2nd year of "The Arts at Navy Point". Not only do we have the largest and most impressive gathering of fine antique and classic boats in the Mid-Atlantic region. This show is full of other entertaining, informative, beautiful and otherwise wonderful things. If you love boats, there are things that you can learn, things that you can do and things that you can use. If you love the arts, you will find truly great artists here. We pride ourselves in bringing together a unique collection of professionals who are in some way related to boats, the water, life around the water and/or water wildlife. You haven't fully experienced the show until you've seen them all. Here is a list of them. Although the photos are pretty, there is a great wealth of information that we cannot convey here. Their logos alone don't tell you much, but you can be sure that if they are in our show, they are pretty special. Please visit their websites. Then come to the show and meet them. You will have a great time!
This list may not include all exhibitors as of the time of this writing. Please check back for new additions.
ACBS Ship's Store
- Antique and Classic Boat Society - Here you can find out more about Antique & Classic Boats, purchase ACBS clothing and learn about our club.
Website: chesapeakebayACBS.org
A&M Balodis Studio
-Mara & Al Balodis- Bokeelia, Florida - Canvas bags and hats painted with nautical and wildlife designs.
Adirondack Guide Boat, Inc.
- Steve Kaulback - Charlotte, Vermont - They are not canoes! Find out why Martha Stewart is a customer.
Website: www.adirondack-guide-boat.com
Baltic Sculptures
- Michael Hosler - Carlisle, Pennsylvania - Handmade marine sculptures made from Russian Baltic Birch.
Website: http://balticsculptures.webs.com/apps/photos/
Barcraft Boat Bars
- Roger Birch - Keene, New Hampshire -
Bars that look like Antique & Classic Boats and custom etched glassware.
Website: www.barcraftboatbars.com
- John Clifford - Monticello, Indiana - John has an impressive (because he travels the world to get the real thing) selection of Ships Lanterns and other Maritime Antiques.
Website: www.bigshipsalvage.com
BOKA Gallery
- Bob & Kathy Kaye - Hurlburt Field, Florida - Nautical and wildlife images of the shore painted and etched into glass and stained glass.
Website: BokaGallery.com
By George
- George Todd - Berlin, Maryland - Wildlife Photographer.
- A full service marine fabricator, specializing in all your above deck needs such as full fitted winter covers, bimini tops, sails, sail covers, dodgers, full enclosures as well as exterior cushions.
Website: www.cambridgecanvassail.com
- Jim Goodwin - Charlotte, North Carolina - Finely hand-built ships and lighthouses in bottles.
Website: carolinasib.com
Carved Fish By Dave
- Dave Newcomer - North Conway, New Hampshire - Dave travels from New Hampshire. You will quickly see why so many people love his work.
Cinnamon Treasures Apiaries
- Sandy Prettyman - Georgetown, Delaware - A favorite at our show for many years, Sandy practices the ancient German art of moulding and carving
beeswax to make beautiful and fragrant ornaments, figurines and candles.
Classic Restoration & Supply
- Chad Brenner - Salisbury, Maryland - High quality restorations of antique & classic boats.
Website: www.vintagewatercraft.com
Classic Rope Fenders
- Dean Rivett - Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada - Handmade Marlinespike rope fenders made from cotton for protecting fine boats.
Website: classicropefenders.com
Crabtown Gallery
-Becky Lowe - Jim Heller - Crisfield, Maryland - Original nautical paintings and prints.
Hand Craft Cedar Strip Canoes
Dave Newton - Dunsford, Ontario, Canada - Strip-built Cedar canoes.
Jerry, Jane & Robert LeCompte
- Dockside Boatworks - Cordova, Maryland -
Specialists in classic boat restoration and repair - Check out their "before and after" Capris.
Website: docksideboatworks.com
Dyin' Breed Boats
- Cockeysville, Maryland -
Tom specializes in making dioramas around Chesapeake Bay workboats floating and not.
Ed Kuhn
- Chincoteague, Virginia - One of the well-known members of the Chincoteague carving community.
Ed carves beautiful birds and fish.
E Jay Art
- Ellen Robinson - Broomes Island, Maryland - Functional pottery and sculpture with wildlife motifs.
-Vincent M. Brennan- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Vince is a "marlinespike" artist.
Website: frayedknotarts.com
Gary Pearson
- Milford, Delaware -
Metal Sculpture of Jellyfish, birds, sealife and other subjects
Website: garypearsonart.com
Gilbert's Woodcrafts
Gilbert Carey - Milton, Pennsylvania - Naturally finished wood wildlife sculptures.
Grover Cantwell
- Salisbury, Maryland - Grover is an Eastern Shore Favorite.
Grover has been an artist at the show for over 15 years.
Glen Elm Studios
- Jean Higgins - Centreville, Maryland -
Superb artist working in wide variety of media.
Tidewater Artist
- James Kinnett - California, Maryland -
You simply have to see Jim's paintings...
Website: jameskinnettart.com
Jim Bassett
- Jim Bassett - Crestline, Ohio - A wide variety of hard to find original parts for restoring Chris~Craft and other classic boats, including hardware, propellers and engine parts.
If he can't find it, it probably doesn't exist.
Karen Phillips
- Salisbury, Maryland -
Karen "carves" leather to make things of beauty.
LS-Photos Elements Of "U"
- Ellis Underkoffler - Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania - Nautical and Wildlife Photography of The Delmarva Pennisula and Pennsylvania.
Lisa's Chart Art
- Lisa Miglioratti - Webster, New York -
Lisa makes beautiful and accurate 3D maps of underwater topography in wood.
Website: lisaschartart.com
Mahoganut
- Linda Nagle Warner - Annapolis, Maryland -
Trademark "woodie" brimmed hats and more.
Website: woodyhats.webs.com
Marine Moms - Bethesda
- Bethesda, Maryland - Serving Wounded Combat Veterans and Their Families at the NNMC in Bethesda, MD.
Website: www.MarineMoms-Bethesda.org
Maritime Art By John C. Ritter
- John C. Ritter - Columbia, Maryland
One of the truly great artists on the East Coast, his harbor paintings of ships and tugboats comes from a deep understanding of his subjects.
Website: www.maritimeone.com
Mary Lou Troutman
- Cozy Cupboard - Dameron, Maryland - Our official Poster Artist for 2008; she is an award winning acrylics painter with a national following.
Website: maryloutroutman.com
Mast & Mallet Boatworks
- Edgewater, Maryland - Builders of traditional boats using modern construction techniques.
Website: www.mastandmallet.com
- Russ Orme - Easton, Maryland - Pen and ink on oak, photography, paintings, philosopher
and author of several books about life on the Eastern Shore.
Miles River Sail & Power Squadron
- Maryland's Eastern Shore - Regional unit of United States Power Squadron: boating enthusiasts, both power and sail, dedicated to promoting boating safety through education.
Website: www.mrsps.org
Model Boats by John Into and Nancy Price
- St. Michaels, Maryland - They make models 100% from scratch for a variety of customers throughout the world including naval architects, corporations and museums.
They will be signing their new book: "Fundamentals of Model Boat Building".
Website: intothings.com
Moores Marine Yacht Center
- Beaufort, North Carolina - Palm Beach, Florida - Fine boat restoration and repair of motoryachts.
Website: woodenboatrepair.com
Park Trading Co.
- Don Parks - St. Michaels, Maryland -
Don is a writer of books about cruising the Cheaspeake Bay.
Phil Lambert Art
- Stevensville, Maryland -
Sea Glass Jewelry, Watercolor Painting, Watercolor Note Cards.
Website: phillambertart.com
Phillips Wharf Environmental Center
- Tilghman Island, Maryland - Dedicated to preserving the wildlife of the Chesapeake Bay and teaching us how to protect this important resource.
Go inside the "Fish Mobile" where you'll find horseshoe crabs, sea horses and other living creatures of the Chesapeake Bay.
Website: www.pwec.org
Sarles Boatyard & Marina
- As the sign says: "The oldest working boat yard in Annapolis".
Despite being the oldest, they have an experienced team versed in the newest boat building technologies.
Website: sarlesboatyard.com
Sea Bits Jewelry by Mary Lou
- Mary Lou Culbertson - Princess Anne, Maryland
Hand made Jewelry using Sterling Silver and Sea-glass
Scant Co.
- Stuart Sherk - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Seller and restorer of fine nautical antiques.
- Bob Carton - Islamadora, Florida -
High quality optics, including Bushnell telescopes and binoculars
and sunglasses by Costa Del Mar and Ocean Waves.
Website: www.sharktested.com
Ships of Glass, inc.
- Don Hardy - Tampa, Florida - Sailing craft replicated in glass.
Website: shipsofglassinc.com
Steve Buckley - Derwood, Maryland
- Steve Buckley is the author of the exciting adventurous children's book "Blackbear The Pirate".
Website: www.blackbearthepirate.blogspot.com
Tangier Sound Model Boats by Eddie Somers
- Eddie Somers - Crisfield, Maryland
Eddie makes traditional Chesapeake boats, including Skipjacks.
The Old Pacrat
- John Engstrom - Wilmington, Delaware - Original antique images of nautical scenes and advertising of boats, as well as sports, fashion, botany, maps & charts.
The Rope Locker
- Jim Torbert - Felton, Delaware - Seller of rope, common and uncommon and specializes in making and teaching difficult splices and knots.
Ask him what a "Gripmoor" is...
Website: www.theropelocker.com
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 21 - 03
- "Volunteers dedicated to boating safety" -
- Jim Wade - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - Electroplating and buyer and seller of metal parts for boats.
Will Ruhland Distinctive Finishes
- Salisbury, Maryland - Restoration and finishing of antique & classic boats.
Wildfowl Carvings
- Bill Hickson - Cordova, Maryland - Bill is a well known and highly respected bird carver in the Eastern Shore tradition.
Wooden Boat Restoration
- George Hazzard - Millington, Maryland - An experienced restorer of classic wooden boats.
Website: www.woodenboatrestorationllc.com
Wood Grain Interpretation
- Steve Lucy - Grasonville, Maryland - Steve brings art and function together beautifully with fine furniture for boat or home.
Website: www.woodgraininterpretations.com
Woodwhims
- Centreville, Maryland - Jack O'brien
Once a grizzled newspaper editor, now a grizzled folk artist, Jack O'Brien is well known for wood carvings that are diverse, original and whimsical. Examples of his work are in 11 foreign countries and 19 states.
In addition to loyal collectors and the general public, his work has been featured in the gift shops of leading regional museums (including the Smithsonian).
This list continues to grow... Artists, Vendors and other Exhibitors continue to request space. It's going to be a great show. Don't miss it!
If you would like more information about our vendors, or you feel that you would be an asset to our show,
please contact Nancy Price or John Into at 410-745-5954
or via email at:
johninto@intothings.com