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…
Dudley Dix Yacht Design: Wrap-up Of the GWBS
A group of three Paper Jet sailing skiffs were on exhibit at this year's GWBS. Each of the skiffs were owner built. The Paper Jet was designed by Dudley Dix. "Last weekend we exhibited our Paper Jet on the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show in South…
The Write Boat Blog - Scenes from the 24th GWBS
The Write Boat Blog: "The 24th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show was the perfect event to pull the community together following the devastating September 25, 2013 waterfront fire. A record attendance provided a morale and economic boost to the…
US 17 Coastal Highway - Views from the 24th GWBS
US 17 Coastal Highway Blog: "I haven't been to the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show in over ten years - but this year I was determined to go after a fire destroyed historic buildings along Front Street in Georgetown's historic district. I arrived…
Neuse River Sailors - GWBS 2013
"Vagñona", a 23 foot Joel White centerboard sloop built of Atlantic white cedar and a variety of other woods. She carries 950 pounds of ballast in her keel, plus another 120 pounds in her 5 foot 1 inch centerboard. Auxiliary power is provided by a…
Come rain or shine we're having a boat show!
People are calling and asking if we're still going to have THE SHOW if it rains. Whaaaaaaat! Boaters are not afraid of water! Lot's of boats are already set up on the water and Front Street is going to be jammed with boats and other exhibitors.…
2013 GWBS will be the biggest and best yet!
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Ruby's Return - an amazing story
"I was standing on the rear deck of a friend of mine’s boat at the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show in Georgetown, SC in October 2010, talking to this guy named Ken that owned the Owens docked just behind us, when we saw an Elco coming up the Sampit…