Georgetown Wooden Boat Show: Records set for crowd and boat building

By Jason Lesley,  Coastal Observer For more photos by Tanya Ackerman, Coastal Observer go HERE  The silver anniversary Georgetown Wooden Boat Show was as good as gold. From the brilliant October sunshine gleaming off the polished wood and brass of…


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'…


Georgetown Wooden Boat Show: Extra day helps celebrate event's 25th year

By Jason Lesley,  Coastal Observer Mac McAlister prepared for this weekend’s 25th annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show last Saturday by hauling his sailboat, Exodus, out of the water near Cathou’s Fish House at the end of St. James Street in…


25th GWBS Retrospective Book

BECOME A SPONSOR OF THE BOOK Take this opportunity to help publish the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show 25th Anniversary Retrospective! This high quality, hardcover coffee table book will come out in October, just in time for the 25th Georgetown Wooden…


2013 Exhibitor - Doug McQuilken's Project Boat

Read Doug McQuilken's post on WoodenBoat Mag's online blog: "After relocating our catboat from Connecticut last year, we set a goal to get enough completed to make a respectable showing for a 'project boat' at the 2013 Georgetown Wooden Boat Show.…


GWBS Wins State Tourism Award! Woo Hoo!

Hilton Head Island — The best of the best in hospitality, marketing and rural tourism were recognized at the annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism & Travel recently. The Charles A. Bundy Award, an award that recognizes contributions to rural…