Wooden boats afloat in Southport

Wooden boats of all makes and sizes will be on display at the Old Yacht Basin in Southport during the third annual Southport Wooden Boat Show from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Admission is free.
Visitors can meet and talk with the wooden boat makers and owners and vote for their favorite entrant for the People’s Choice Award. The nauti-kids events return and all little sailors can build their own boats and test their sea-worthiness. Face painting, tattoos, knot-tying skills return and, new this year, the Turtle Man, will keep them busy.
A new event will be the Seafood Chowder Cook-off. See more boats, both in and out of the water; more nautical/maritime arts and crafts; nautical & maritime demonstrations along the waterfront; a special boat building demonstration; a model and RC boat exhibit at the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport; new collector’s poster and T-shirt designed exclusively for the show; raffles for special prizes, and entertainment, food and boat rides.
The Southport Wooden Boat Show, in conjunction with Downtown Southport, Inc., are event sponsors. Contact Jeanne Crabtree at 457-5223 or Bert Felton at 457-5302 or visit its website at www.southportwoodenboatshow.com.