2013 Owner Designed & Built

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French Broad Boatworks

#701 – French Broad Boatworks, Asheville, NC
Jason Brownlee   
Special Award

  • Boat Type:  River Dory – Guideboat
  • Year Built: 2012
  • Year Restored:
  • Builders: French Broad Boatworks
  • Material: okoume plywood, white oak, fiberglass
  • Measurements: 17’1″ x 82″
  • Display: water

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#702 – Martin Gruber, Surfside Beach, SC

  • Boat Type:  Kayak
  • Year Built:  2008
  • Year Restored:
  • Builders:  Martin Gruber
  • Material:  cedar & ply
  • Measurements: 17′ x 23″
  • Display: land

#703 – Tom Lathrop, Oriental, NC    

  • Boat Type:  Bluejacket  Pilothouse Cruiser –  Liz
  • Year Built: 2000
  • Builder: Tom Lathrop
  • Material: wood
  • Measurements: 24′ x 8′
  • Display: water
  • Website: bluejacketboats.com

#704 – Bill Barker, Vanceboro, NC 

  • Boat Type:  Fishing  –  Neuse River Queen
  • Year Built: 2013
  • Builder: Bill Barker
  • Material: Juniper / mahogany
  • Measurements: 17’4″ x 66″
  • Display: land

Fred Hoelscher

#705 – Fred Hoelscher, Georgetown, SC

  • Boat Type: sail
  • Year Built: 2012
  • Builder: Fred Hoelscher
  • Material: wood
  • Measurements: 11’3″ x 3’8″
  • Display: land

Syd Chipman

#706 – Syd Chipman, Lenoir, NC   
Category Winner

  • Boat Type: Sharpie  – Cumulative Errors
  • Year Built: 2004
  • Builder: Syd Chipman
  • Material: scrap plywood & epoxy
  • Measurements: 17′ x 5′
  • Display: land

#707 – Hank Bravo, Chapel Hill, NC

  • Boat Type: Outboard Skiff – Hankley
  • Year Built: 2012
  • Builder: Hank Bravo
  • Material: okoume plywood
  • Measurements: 14′ x 5′
  • Display: land

Tango SUP 1

#708 – Hank Bravo, Chapel Hill, NC

  • Boat Type: SUP – Tango Sup
  • Year Built: 2013
  • Builder: Hank Bravo
  • Material: okoume plywood
  • Measurements: 12.5′
  • Display: land

Dudley Dix

#709 – Dudley Dix, Virginia Beach, VA

  • Boat Type: Sail, Paper Jet
  • Year Built: 2006/2007
  • Builder: Dudley Dix
  • Material: plywood
  • Measurements: 13’5″ x 5’4″
  • Display: land

#710 – Bill Seay, Waterloo, SC

  • Boat Type: Sail – Lil’ Pal
  • Year Built: 1992
  • Builder: Bill Seay
  • Material: plywood
  • Measurements: 8′
  • Display: water

Eric Rydzewski

#711 – Eric Rydzewski, Wilmington, NC

  • Boat Type: Cold Molded Custom Carolina – Louisa
  • Year Built: 2004-2005
  • Builder: Eric Rydzewski
  • Material: okoume, Douglas fir, West System
  • Measurements: 37’6″ x 11’7″
  • Display: water

Chuck Breath

#712 – Chuck & Ellen Breath, Bay St. Louis, MS
Special Award

  • Boat Type: AtchaFalaya Basin Lake Skiff – Cooyon
  • Year Built: 2012
  • Builder: Chuck Breath
  • Material: African mahogany, Genuino mahogany, spanish cedar
  • Measurements: 20′ x 7′
  • Display: land

Wayne kotrba

#713 – Wayne Kotrba, Coopersburg, PA

  • Boat Type: Dory – Stix
  • Year Built: 2013
  • Builder: Wayne Kotbra
  • Material: wood
  • Measurements: 16’2″
  • Display: land

#714 – Matthew Gunning, Summerville, SC

  • Boat Type: Runabout – Spitfire
  • Year Built: 2005
  • Builder: Matthew Gunning
  • Material: marine ply, mahogany, oak, ash
  • Measurements: 14′ 6″ x 6’2″
  • Display: land

Tommy Graham Alert

#715 – Tommy Graham, McClellenville, SC

  • Boat Type: House Boat – Alert
  • Year Built: 2002
  • Builder: Tommy Graham
  • Material: treated pine & mahogany
  • Measurements: 28′ x 9′
  • Display: water

John Martin Paramour

#716 – John Martin, Cottageville, SC

  • Boat Type: Flatts Boat – Paramour 
  • Year Built: 1997
  • Builder: John Martin
  • Material: mahogany
  • Measurements: 21′ x 8′
  • Display: water

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