Welcome to the 6th annual

Sandpoint Wooden Boat Festival 


Surfin' Sandpoint

July 11-13, 2008

 

Sandpoint City Boardwalk

Sandpoint Marina

Click photos for a larger view.

Wooden Boat Festival Schedule

Friday, July 11
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Launch and placement of boats and registration. Assistance available.
7 p.m. – Private "Welcome Aboard" party
Dusk – Fireworks show at City Beach.

Saturday, July 12
9 a.m. – Registration and Ship Store opens.
9:30 a.m. – Skippers meeting.

7 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Pancake Breakfast at Sandpoint Community Hall hosted by Bonner County Historical Society. Open to the public.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Nationally sanctioned, 6th Annual Inland Empire Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society Wooden Boat Show, with Model Boat Demos at 1 p.m. and a Boat Parade on Sand Creek at 3 p.m. Judging begins at 10:30 a.m. Skippers are requested to standby their boats if being judged.
3 p.m. – Ship Store closes.
5:30 p.m. – Silent Auction begins.
6:30 p.m. – Awards Banquet.

Sunday, July 13
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. – Breakfast Cruise to Bottle Bay.
10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Day two of the 6th Annual Inland Empire Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society Wooden Boat Show, with Model Boat Demos at 11 a.m.
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Boat retrieval.

For registration information: inlandempireacbs.org

For sponsorship information: downtownsandpoint.com or (208) 255-1876

For lodging information: visitsandpoint.info

For information on amenities in Downtown Sandpoint: downtownsandpoint.com or (208) 255-1876

For information on amenities in Greater Sandpoint: visitsandpoint.info

Sponsored by the Inland Empire Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society and the Downtown Sandpoint Business Association.

       

Above 2 photos by Pierre Bordenave