Great Florida Gulf Coast
Small Craft Festival


On the tropical shores of Florida's balmy Sarasota Bay
Friday April 17th, through Sunday April 19th, 2009

 
Contact:
Roger Allen
    Florida Maritime
Museum
    P.O. Box 100
Cortez,  FL  34215
    Phone: 941-708-4935

 
Roger.Allen@ManateeClerk.com










2008 Festival winners :

Races:

The Mullet Cup:
Overall winners :
    
Kent Bleakely of Tarpon Springs in a 21’ Sea Pearl

16'-19' Class 

      Gene Sweeney in "Norse Boat"
15' Class 
      Bill Doll of San Francisco in "Miss Kate", a melon seed

Way Out Island' Regatta
   Peter Kreissle in "Abaco Girl", 
     owned by Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez
Paddling and Rowing Races:

Paddle Race : 
     George Krewson in his Kayak

Rowing Race :
    
Mike Burwell in "Mrs. Chippy", a Guideboat
     

Boatbuilding:
Chips Shore Award for Restoration :
    
Lu Rendemonte of Sarasota in his Seabright Skiff surf boat

Lee Hickcock Award for Traditional Design / Traditional Construction :
     The Cuban Refugee Boat "Esperanza"
       Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez Cortez, FL

Mac McCarthy Award for Paddling Craft :
    
Urs Wunderli of Long Boat Key in his Swiss Single

Jim Alderman Award for Traditional Design, Contemporary 
      Construction:

    
Kurt Bowman in his Drascomb Coaster from St.Augustine

George Luzier Award for Contemporary Design, Contemporary
     
Construction : Construction :
    
Stan Terryll of Bradenton in "Feeley" his lugged rigged camp cruiser.

Best in Show, The People’s Choice award :
    
Howard Heimbrock of Nokomis in his 20' stretched melon seed
    


"Esperanza" - Cuban Escape Boat