Simmons Sea Skiff Expo 2002 September 6-8, 2002

[Dave Carnell]

This event is sponsored by the North Carolina Maritime Museum, the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport, and South Harbour Village Marina.
This is NOT a beauty contest. There will be no judgings or awards. All original Simmons boats and replicas are welcome, regardless of condition. If you have Simmons-related pictures and/or memorablia, bring those, too!
Proceeds from this event will go to the North Carolina Museum at Southport to help in putting together a display featuring the boats of T. N. Simmons.
Preregistration (before July 31) is $25.00/boat and includes use of docks and slips at South Harbor Village Marina, dinner for yourself and guest (pig pickin'), a T-shirt, and a certificate.
Dinners for additional guests are $6ea.; kids 10 and under eat free.
Show your boat in the water or on the trailer.
South Harbour Village Marina, 5001 O'Quinn Blvd., Southport, NC 28461, is 1½ mi west of Southport and ½mi east of Oak Island bridge.
The CP&L Wildlife Boat Launch Area is ¼mi from the marina.
Saturday will be the big day with guest speakers.
Late registration (before August 16) is $35.00

For more information call:
Tommy Robbins, 910-253-4272(shoresound@mindspring.com)
Alex Slaunwhite, 864-962-5259

[Wild Dingo]

Sounds great Dave!... Bit far for me Im afraid but then maybe you can convince Mike of Custom Skiffs to get along?... Wouldnt do him any harm to get to this showing... If memory serves me right he has one hes either just doing up or has just done up... not sure which but hes definantly got one!

The Simmons Sea Skiff is one of my all time favorites of this type... Old man Simmons was definantly a fair artisan no doubts about that :cool:

Take it easy
Shane

[ 04-13-2002, 12:18 PM: Message edited by: Wild Dingo ]

[Dave Carnell]

The first two sets of plans for the 18 that we shipped in 2000 went to Queensland and Victoria. By September we had photos of both boats in the water with happy owners.

[Wild Dingo]

So those guys on the East coast Dave... any chance of contacts? photos?

Takes a special sort of person to go to the trouble you have to keep something like Simmons skiff design alive... keep up the great work mate!

Tell me are you doing the lines etc of any other designs at present??

Take it easy
Shane

[Dave Carnell]

Mike, it is o.k. to post the PR photos.

Shane, I'll dig up addresses and photos. I am not doing anything right now,as I am getting so old (81) I have trouble staying even, but the Sea-Skiffs were my first venture into naval architecture and the project has been the biggest satisfaction of my retirement years.

Dave

[Wild Dingo]

Great job isnt she Mike!

As for old Dave... well we call that "just gettin into your straps!"... 81?... And as fit as a malley bull would be my guess and as agile mentally as any 45year old! :D

Take it easy
Shane

[Dave Carnell]

Proceeds will go to Cape Fear Museum, Wilmington, NC-home of the Simmons Sea-Skiff.
<http://www.co.new-hanover.nc.us/>