Friday, October 20, 2023
Goat Island Yacht Club Regatta 6:30 pm- 9 pm
Support the South Carolina Maritime Museum and have fun doing it! This event will feature unique live and silent auction items, as well as first-class wardroom cuisine and imbibements. You’ll not want to miss this opportunity to meet with and trade sea stories with fellow seafarers. Call 843-520-0111 for tickets or purchase them here:
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Saturday, October 21, 2023
34th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show
11 am until 6 pm
Admission is free to the public
Main Events
Wooden Boat Exhibit | Awards Ceremony 4 pm | MORE INFO
Over 100 classic wooden boats ranging in size from kayaks to yachts will be displayed in the water and on Front street. Visitors will be able to meet and talk to wooden boat craftsmen, manufacturers, and owners. Maritime art, crafts, models and educational exhibits will also be on display.
Wooden Boat Challenge: Boatbuilding 12 noon- 4 pm | Rowing Race 5 pm | MORE INFO
Teams of two will compete to build a rowing skiff within a 4-hour time limit and then test their boats for seaworthiness in a rowing relay on the Sampit River. The teams will be judged on construction speed, quality of work, and rowing speed. Cash prizes will be awarded to first, second, and third place winners.
Knot Tying with Dan “the Knot Man” and the Spirit Knot Tyers
Dan “the Knot Man” will demonstrate knot tying for children and adults. Visitors will have an opportunity to test their knot tying skills in the “Six Knot Challenge.” Dan is a member of the Spirit Knot Tyers and former president of the International Guild of Knot Tyers.
The Ship’s Store: Poster signing and T-shirts
Wooden Boat Show featured artist will be on hand to sign posters. Posters and T-shirts featuring this year’s original art will be available for sale.
Kid’s Model Boatbuilding
Children can try their hand at building a boat model and then test sail it in a pond on Front Street.
Book Signing in the SC Maritime Museum 11am – 1pm | 3pm – 5pm
Author Rebecca Bruff will be signing her historical fiction book, Trouble the Water, based on the incredible life of Robert Smalls.
Maritime Related Art, Crafts and other commercial exhibits | MORE INFO
Food & Entertainment
Sponsor Hospitality Tent 11 am – 5 pm | MORE INFO
One of the perks of being a Wooden Boat Show sponsor is the hospitality tent with food, refreshments and big screen TV’s.
Hot dogs, Hamburgers, Georgetown County Sheriff’s Pileau provided by Harbor Historical Association
Food trucks
Georgetown Restaurants & Shopping
Enjoy cuisine from local restaurants. Explore some of Georgetown’s shopping destinations.
Sunday, October 22, 2023
34th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show
11 am until 4 pm
Admission is free to the public
Main Events
Wooden Boat Exhibit 11 am – 4 pm | MORE INFO
Classic wooden boats ranging in size from kayaks to yachts will be displayed in the water and on Front street. Visitors will be able to meet and talk to wooden boat craftsmen, manufacturers, and owners. Maritime art, crafts, models and educational exhibits will also be on display.
Knot Tying with Dan “the Knot Man” and the Spirit Knot Tyers
Dan “the Knot Man” will demonstrate knot tying for children and adults. Visitors will have an opportunity to test their knot tying skills in the “Six Knot Challenge.” Dan is a member of the Spirit Knot Tyers and former president of the International Guild of Knot Tyers.
Opti Pram Regatta 11 am
Sailors ages 8-12 who have participated in the SC Maritime Museum’s Youth Sailing Program will show off skills they learned at camp this summer. Races will be held from the docks at Francis Marion Park. Sailors will need to arrive at check-in 15 minutes prior to their race with a USCG approved life jacket and dressed for the weather. Group photos will be taken prior to each heat and then sailors will be escorted down to the docks and our volunteer will review the course with them.
Nauti Dog Parade 12:30 pm | MORE INFO
Celebrate this dog friendly event – nautical style! We will have a dog parade down Front Street. Dogs must dress in their finest nautical garb (extra points for owners who do the same!). Participants will gather at Constitution Park adjacent to Orange St. at 12pm.
Parade will start at 12:30 from the park and end at the Main Stage near Broad St. MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE. LEASHES REQUIRED.
Corrugated Boat Regatta: Preview of Boats 11 am – 2 pm | Regatta 2:30 pm | MORE INFO
Regatta participants will stretch the limits of their ingenuity to design boats made entirely of corrugated cardboard. No other construction materials are allowed, with the exception of tape, waterproofing, and corrugated oars to propel the craft. No wood, no metal, no motors—just corrugated cardboard and imagination. Boats can range from simple rafts to stunning ships and they must be able to float on the Sampit River.
The Ship’s Store: Poster signing and T-shirts
Wooden Boat Show featured artist will be on hand to sign posters. Posters and T-shirts featuring the this year’s original art will be available for sale.
Book Signing in the SC Maritime Museum 11am – 1pm | 2pm – 4pm
Author Rebecca Bruff will be signing her historical fiction book, Trouble the Water, based on the incredible life of Robert Smalls.
Educational Exhibits | MORE INFO
Maritime Related Art, Crafts and other commercial exhibits | MORE INFO
Food & Entertainment
Hot dogs, Hamburgers, Georgetown County Sheriff’s Pileau provided by Harbor Historical Association
Food trucks
Georgetown Restaurants & Shopping
Enjoy cuisine from local restaurants. Explore some of Georgetown’s shopping destinations.