12th Annual CFCC Boat Show
Saturday, July 23, 2011 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - CFCC Riverfront - Downtown Wilmington
About the Show
This year marks the 12th annual Cape Fear Community College Boat Show on July 23, 2011. Presented by the CFCC Boat Building program, the show serves as an annual celebration of the craft of boat building. Held on the banks of the Cape Fear River in downtown Wilmington, CFCC’s boat show attracts thousands of visitors every year.
This year, the event will feature over a wide variety of wooden boats, including kayaks, skiffs, and boats from the Simmons Sea Skiff Club.
New this year! Fiberglass boats from professional boat dealers and boat building material suppliers from around the region are invited join the show.
Students in CFCC’s two boat building programs will exhibit their own work in wooden and fiberglass boat building. CFCC’s boat building shops will be open for self-guided tours.
Boat/Vendor Exhibitor Information:
Location: CFCC Wilmington Campus on the riverfront on Water St. (between the Hilton and Coastline Convention Center)
Hours: All boats and vendors must be ready to display between 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 23th.
Judging and Awards: All non-commercially made boats may be considered for judging. Awards will be presented at the dinner on Saturday evening.
Entry Fees/Sponsorship options: There is a $50 charge for amateur boats and $100 for each commercial vessels or vendor booth. Sponsorships are also available for dealers who wish to show more than one boat. If your business is interested in participating in the show, please contact David Hardin at dhardin@cfcc.edu or call 362-7020.
All entrants are entitled to a free t-shirt and invited to attend a dinner on Saturday night. Please indicate the number of guests for the dinner on the application form. All checks should be made payable to CFCC Foundation, Inc.
Docking: The college has limited dock space available with less than 3 feet at the entrance at low water. If you wish to moor at the dock, please indicate so on the application form. There is plenty of room for those who want to show their boat on a trailer.
Build-A-Boat 2011
If you have ever wanted to build a boat, now is your chance! Up to six teams will be selected to participate in the 2011 CFCC Build-A-Boat, July 23, 2011. Each team will build a 7’ 6" wooden row boat from a pre-cut marine-plywood kit with materials and plans under the guidance of a student mentor.
All teams will get to keep the boats they build.
The event will take all day, but seeing your completed work for first time is a great pay-off - not to mention supporting student scholarships.
The cost of participating is $450 per team.
All proceeds benefit boat building scholarships at CFCC.
Teams will be entered on a first-come, first served basis.
Boats do not include paint, oars, or oarlocks.
