Spent the past weekend at the ACBS (Antique and Classic Boat
Society) show in Gravenhurst, Ontario, we of course where there with our line
of kayaks as many of those who have gathered there are people with a love of
both the water and in spending time on the water in wooden boats. While I do
not get to spend much time looking around at the boats due to having to man the
booth, I did get a few moments to sneak over to the shore and watch a few of
the boats run (we have posted a few pictures over on our facebook page). This
was made easier by the fact that often when a new group of boats came out and
went thundering past most everyone headed for the waterfront no matter what
they had been doing
.
Some of the boats that where gathered there where famous
such as Miss Canada or Miss Supertest, there where others such as the Sea Fleas
that belonged to people who just want to go out and play on the water, but at a
much faster pace then some of us are looking for. In addition to the race boats
there where many others that are beautiful examples of the many different
models that where built in the Muskoka’s over the years.
These boats may all be constructed using different techniques,
they may all have very different purposes but they all have one thing in common
they all are made of what has been referred to as the original miracle fibre, wood.
We may all get on the water for different
reasons, but there is nothing like doing it in a craft constructed of the
miracle fibre.
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