2014 Winners
People’s Choice (Tied)
Richard & Gwen Heusel, Pawleys Island, SC
12’ Taylor strip boat built 1996, MISS VELVET
Barry Blaisdell, Gloucester, MA
37.5′ Crocker built 1960, GABRIEL
Exhibit Category Winners
Row
John Martin, Charleston, SC
14.5′ Whitehall Pulling Boat built 2001, PENELOPE
Classic Row
Jim & Alice Dean, Wilmington, NC
8.5′ Lowell tender built 1952, T/T BOUTTIME II
Canoe
Carley Abner, Jasper, GA
11’5″ Cedar strip canoe built 2011, CHESTATTE 115
Classic Canoe
Michael Grace, West Melbourne, FL
17′ Willits Brothers sailing canoe built 1956, VERMILION
Kayak
Herb Deloach, Chattanooga, TN
17.5′ cedar & walnut kayak built 2009
Surf/Paddle
Scott Baumberger, Swansea, SC
11’7″ Stand Up Paddle Board built 2014
Sail
Michael Herron, Woodstock, GA
17′ Cat Ketch built 2013, PINNOCHIO
Classic Sail
Barry Blaisdell, Gloucester, MA
37.5′ Crocker built 1960, GABRIEL
Outboard Power
Terry Guyton, Pawleys Island, SC
15′ replica of a Waccamaw River fishing vessel built in the late 70s by Conway boatbuilder, Harvey Tindal, built 2014, GHARVEY
Classic Outboard Power
Robert Keller, Southport, NC
15′ Lyman built 1956
Inboard Power
Herreshoff Designs, Inc. Bristol, RI
48′ Herreshoff Torpedo Boat built 1974, STILETTO
Classic Inboard Power
Herb Deloach, Chattanooga, TN
16′ Century Runabout built 1956, LIL DIXIE GIRL
Owner Designed and Built
Gunning Wooden Boats, LLC
14.5′ Gunning Outboard Runabout built 2005, SPITFIRE
Century Class
Carson Benton/Neal Swann, Myrtle Beach and Georgetown, SC
13′ Juniper & oak sailboat built circa 1900
Model Boat
Efrain Ortiz, Shearline Boatworks, Morehead City, NC
2014 remote control model of WON, a 61′ Shearline sportfisher
Cradle Boat
Doug Roberts, Moundsville, WV
40″ Cradle boat built 2014, SWEET DREAMS
Exhibit Special Award Winners
John White, Bluffton, SC – Row, BARBARA S
John Martin, Charleston, SC – Canoe, BASCOM PIROGUE
Carley Abner, Jasper, GA – Kayak, CURAHEE 175
River Grace, West Melbourne, FL – Classic Canoe, RIVERBOY
Buddy Lindsay, Pawleys Island, SC – Beetle Cat sailboat, SONSHIP II
Darrell Hodo, Isle of Palms, SC – Outboard Power, MISS ASHLEY
David Godsell, Wilmington, NC – Aristocraft Torpedo
NC Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC – Simmons Classic Outboard, CAP’N AL
Jim Potter, Columbia, SC – Core Sound Trawler, MISS FRAN
Charleston Classics, Isle of Palms, SC – Classic Inboard Blanchard Motor Cruiser, COLLEEN
Jim Varner, Charleston, SC – Chris Craft Special Runabout, LOVE ME TENDER
(Jim Varner has attended all 25 Georgetown Wooden Boat Shows)
Richard Gotz, Goose Creek, SC – Owner Designed & Built wood/dacron sailboat, FOR SAIL
Lawrence Tracy, Fountain Inn, SC – Cradle boat, DANA
Saturday’s Wooden Boat Challenge Award Winners
1st Place, Dynamite Payson National Award, & World Record
Bobby Staab & Josh Fulp, Morehead City, NC (1:45:03)
Tied for 2nd Place
Keane McLaughlin & Craig McLaughlin, Summerville & Charleston SC (2:46:36)
Tied for 2nd Place
Casey White & Skip White, Matthews, NC & Murrells Inlet, SC (2:42:30)
The Broken Oar Special Award
Keane McLaughlin & Craig McLaughlin, Summerville & Charleston, SC
The Quietest Team Special Award
Tom Russell, John Coffman and Bob Bailey, Sea Level, NC. Built the boat with hand tools.
The Safest Team Special Award
Marshall Jessen, Rigel Jessen and Aiden Jessen, McClellanville, SC
Sunday’s Master Boatbuilders Challenge
Teams were given the same materials, had 4-hours to build any boat they wanted to build, and were judged on quality.
The Winners
Mark Bayne, Charleston SC & Rob Dwelley, Hope, ME
Sunday’s Teams & Boat Designs
Mark Bayne, Charleston SC & Rob Dwelley, Hope, ME – built the Teal, a classic Phil Bolger double-ended instant rowboat design
Fred Hoelscher & Sean Hoelscher, Georgetown & Myrtle Beach, SC – built the Teal and will use it as a sailboat
Dave Lowe & Skip White, Georgetown & Murrells Inlet, SC – built their own design, a hammerhead shark boat
Willie French & John Lammonds, Georgetown & Pawleys Island, SC – built their own design, a small catamaran
Six Knot Challenge Winner
Sarkis Keuleyan, Wadmalaw Island, SC
Winners of the 12′ lapstrake semi-dory built by Mark Bayne
Dane and Andy “Dandy” Patrick, Pawleys Island SC