Concluding three days of picture-perfect weather, these classic boating enthusiasts enjoyed their own picture-perfect moment to show off the awards they’d won at the 29th Annual Chesapeake Bay Chapter Antique & Classic Boat Festival.
Here’s the complete list of 2016 Award Winners:
| CATEGORY | OWNER | BOAT NAME | MAKE/MODEL |
| Bone Yard Boats | John Brochard | Hours + Ours | 1931 Chris-Craft Runabout |
| Hagerty Youth Judging | Sam McKeon | Southern Cross | 1939 Elco Cruiser |
| People’s Choice Award | Mark Robinson | #24 Super Nova | 1967 Super Nova |
| Competitors’ Choice Awards | |||
| Runabout | Bill Caillet | Knot Too Shabby | 1954 Chris-Craft Riviera |
| Utility | Bob Perline | Miss V | 1947 Gar Wood |
| Sailboat | George Hazzard | Yankee | |
| Outboard Boat | Eric Zelman | Running Tabbs | 1956 Wagemaker |
| Outboard Motor | Jerry Donley | 1956 Johnson 15 | |
| Contemporary Classic | John Todd | Miss Wye | 2015 Custom |
| Class of its Own | Don Boehl | Ginny Rae | 2012 Crab Skiff |
| Race Boat | Jesse Gilbert | Sum Bum | 1930 Raveau |
| Cruiser | Jeffrey Geisel | Old Fashioned | 1959 Goudy Stevens |
| Chesapeake Bay Chapter Awards | |||
| Furthest Haul | Skip Gillam | G3 | Glasspar |
| Wooden Boat Enthusiast | Stephanie Ryan | ||
| Best Land Display | Will Ruhland | Allis Charmer | Chris-Craft Kit |
| Junior Craftsman | Stanley Boardman | ||
| Hagerty Award | Roger & Sybil Smith | E-19 | 1989 Neal F Hydro |
| Dick Hickman Amateur A+ | Jim Wilson | Old Vibrations | 1969 Chris-Craft Cutlass |
| Dominic Fiaschetti Award | Ray + Della Glenn | ||
| Grand Poobah Award | George Hazzard | ||
| ACBS Judged Best in Class | |||
| Best Runabout | John Brochard | Hours + Ours | 1931 Chris-Craft Runabout |
| Best Utility | Alice Ryan | Stars & Stripes | 1948 Chris-Craft Sportsman |
| Best Cruiser Under 40′ | Kris + Jack Aiken | Josey | 1963 Owens Jamaican |
| Best Cruiser Over 40′ | Kim + George Wohlgemuth | GeekUs III | 1967 Chris-Craft Constellation |
| Best Sailboat | N/A – No entry | ||
| Best Outboard Boat | Jay + Joanne Pew | N/A | 1960 Whirlwind |
| Best Outboard Motor | Lee Norris | 1941 Western Flyer 2-1/2 | |
| Best Contemporary | Dan Clapp | Insanity | 2012 J&S Marine/Jersey Skiff |
| Best Class of Its Own | Robert Smith | Handshake | 1960 Chesapeake Deadrise |
| Best Race Boat | Ed Fiedler | Kristina | 1990 Ed Fiedler |
| Best Non-Wood | Mark Robinson | #24 SuperNova | 1967 Nova Marine |
| Chesapeake Bay Chapter Special Awards | |||
| Best Century | Dix Wolcott | Bebop | 1948 Century Sea Maid |
| Best Chris-Craft | Tom & Nadine Stinnett | Goose | 1957 Chris-Craft Continental |
| Best Amateur Restoration | Bill Caillet | Knot Too Shabby | 1954 Chris-Craft Riviera |
| Judges’ Choice | Darin Haselhorst | Timeless | 1967 Chris-Craft Comander |
| ACBS Most Original | Kris + Jack Aiken | Josey | 1963 Owens Jamaican |
| Best of Show Awards | |||
| Best of Show (Restored) | John Brochard | Hours + Ours | 1931 Chris-Craft Runabout |
| Best of Show (Preserved) | Ed Fiedler | Kristina | 1990 Ed Fiedler |