Dec 27	Belle historical page added to the boats section. Miss America I build page added to the models section. Added 5 program covers to the race programs from the past.
Dec 25	Merry Christmas everyone. 2007 Schedule of Vintage & Historic Events is posted. January 2007 monthly calendar posted and linked to the 2007 calendar.
Dec 16	Will Farmer, Sr. added to the Drivers, Builders & Owners section. Thomas 'Butch' Kropfeld, Sherman R. Polhumas, William H. Gmeiner, Jr. become sponsors.  Mike Tucker, Tim Settle, Scott Courts upgrade their sponsorship.  Thank you gentlemen and thank you to ALL our sponsors!
Dec 4	Phil Kunz has a new Wanted boat posted. December 2006 monthly calendar posted and linked to the annual calendar.
Dec 2	John Leach's Buccaneer E-101 restoration is finished. The page has many photos added, UIM records & photos from the maiden voyage. Susan Sooy Elkins' photo album in the Viewer's Photo Album has been updated.
Dec 1	APBA Vintage & Historic 2007 membership form is ready to print & mail. Annual memberships end on Oct 31. Sign up or renew today! The APBA Vintage & Historic Regional Representatives list is updated.
Nov 28	The website and my email were offline since Nov. 11 due to a hosting company error. They did not fix the problem so I moved the website.
Oct 28	November 2006 monthly calendar posted and linked to the annual calendar. Directions for posting photos on the Discussion Board updated.
Oct 20	Gerg Isaac's Blitzkrieg historical page added to the boats.
Oct 16	The very first hydro built by Frank Neely, Cumon Baby 1 has a historical page added to the boats.
Oct 14	Noel Blair's Too Much M-12 newpaper story added to the boats and boat racing storys. Steve Harvey's Summr' Fun restoration page added to the boats.
Oct 13	Phil Kunz has a new Wanted boat posted.
Oct 11	John Woodward's photo album started in the Viewer's Photo Album. Gary Todd's photo album page 7 added in the Viewer's Photo Album. This page features 19 photos of 7 Litre (J class) hydros.
Oct 7	Susan Sooy Elkins' photo album added in the Viewer's Photo Album.
Oct 4	Hydroplane Races, Dubuque, Iowa 1951. A 55 year old photographic report by Howard J. Thompson added to Past Regatta Programs. Racing around Hampton, Virginia in the 1950s. A story by Lewis Redding added to boat racing storys. Southland Regatta Entries newspaper article from the St. Petersburg Times Feb 4, 1967 added to Past Regatta Programs section. Jim Roberts & Bill DeGlopper upgrade their sponsorship. Bill Mehan, Doug Whitley & Jerry Ivy become sponsors. Some of these guys gave their help months ago and I am finally getting around to saying "my sincerest Thanks".
Oct 2	October 2006 monthly calendar posted and linked to the annual calendar.
Aug 30	September 2006 monthly calendar posted and linked to the annual calendar.
Aug 19	Randy Wold's Stardust 21-E has a historical page started which also includes photos of how the boat looks today.
Aug 12	Phil Kunz has a new Wanted boat posted.
July 29	John Leach's Buccaneer E-101 restoration page is updated with 4 photos. August 2006 monthly calendar posted and linked to the annual calendar.
June 23	Phil Kunz has a new Wanted boat posted.
June 22	Randy Wold's Cumon Baby page and Hilton Hyperlube page updated with more historical photographs. July 2006 monthly calendar posted and linked to the annual calendar.
June 14	Two page photographic report by Randy Wold from Lake Sammamish added to Past Events. Doug Whitley's Best Wishes 222-H page is added to the boats.
June 10	Hill's Point Gang Vintage Regatta information page posted and link is added to the 2006 Schedule of Vintage Events.
June 9	Gary Todd's photo album page 6 added. This is a Henry Lauterbach tribute page showing 13 Lauterbach hydroplanes (from over 200 he built), from their racing days. Henry was from Portsmouth, Virginia and passed away Thursday, June 1, 2006 at age 87.
June 3	Ned Crimmin's photo album page 4 and page 5 and page 6 added in the Viewer's Photo Album. Francois Lesperance page 4 added to his photo album in the Viewer's Photo Albums. June 2006 monthly calendar posted.
May 29	Ned Crimmin's photo album page 2 and page 3 added in the Viewer's Photo Album.
May 26	Phil Kunz has a new Wanted boat posted.
May 24	Gary Todd's photo album page 5 added in the Viewer's Photo Album Scott Courts' Bachelor One has 5 photos of the finishing work on his hydro.
May 19	Ross McCracken sends us the 1981 Saint Timothee Regatta Program which is added to 1981 in the Past Regatta Programs section. Ross also sent us a 1968 cover from California and 1978 cover from Canada which is added to the Past Regatta Programs section. APBA Vintage & Historic Officials & Regional Representatives has been updated. Region 8 now has representation.
May 6	The first page of the Chuck Hunter family photo album in the Viewer's Photo Albums. May 2006 monthly calendar posted.
May 5	Ross McCracken sends us the 1976 Saint Timothee Regatta Program which is added to the Past Regatta Programs section. John Leach's Buccaneer E-101 restoration page is updated with 3 photos. Dayton Testing report from Alan Radue in the Past Events section.
Apr 22	Mark Morley has a page for his 1938 Chris Craft Special model.  Also, added more photos to his Shake, Rattle, & Roll Lauterbach Special page in the models section.
Apr 15	Phil Kunz has a new Wanted boat posted.
Apr 8	1937 and 1938 Gold Cup race reported from The Detroit News added to the Past Regatta section. Magnus Nybom from Sweden has restoration photos of his cabover posted in The Vintage Mailbox.
Apr 5	Flying Water Bugs page added to the Technical articles section.
Mar 31	Paul Sawyer page added to the Drivers & Owners. Alter Ego historical page added to the boats. Henry-Jacques Pechdimaldjian's Loustic 2 historical & restoration page added to the boats. Dave Guetzlaff's Proud Mary S-50 page, added 3 photographs. Hurry Up Hulls page added to the Technical articles section.
Mar 29	Yves Laberge sends us the 1965 Orange Bowl Regatta Program to add to the Past Regatta Programs section. April 2006 monthly calendar posted.
Mar 23	David Wagoner's Wanton Duchess restoration page 5 posted.
Mar 18	Lake George Vintage Regatta website is up and link is added to the 2006 Schedule of Vintage Events.
Mar 17	APBA Vintage & Historic Officials & Regional Representatives has been updated. I did not get a list of email addresses. So I just copied over old ones. If you are on this list, please check your email address and contact the webmaster if your address needs to be updated.
Mar 11	Phil Kunz has a new Wanted boat posted. Also posted some interesting info that came in on Baleno in his wanted section.
Mar 10	Ventnor Boat Works - race boat catalog from 1940(?) added to the Technical articles section. The Past Regatta Programs section is reformatted. I also added a few more regatta programs.
Mar 5	Hummers Vs Huffers - from 1981 - added to the Technical Articles section. Article/photos from a Regatta Program added to the Joe Gimbrone tribute page. David Wagoner's Wanton Duchess restoration page 4 posted.
Feb 28	Bass Lake Boat Fest in California is added to the 2006 Schedule of Vintage & Historic Events.
Feb 26	Steve Ladino upgrades his sponsorship and Mike Tucker becomes a sponsor to this website. Thanks guys! An Advance United photo from the 44th Annual Southland Sweepstakes Regatta Program is added. Bill Fisk's Irishman has photo added.
Feb 24	Dayton Testing 2005 information is available on the 2006 Schedule of Vintage Events. Jean Pierre Tremblay has 3 photos added into his photo album.
Feb 19	March 2006 monthly calendar posted.
Feb 15	Dave Guetzlaff and Proud Mary S-50 page added to Owners & Drivers and the boats. 2006 Schedule of Vintage & Historic Events was updated
Feb 8	Gary Todd's photo album page 4 added in the Viewer's Photo Album Don Ward page added to the Drivers & Owners section and his boat, Skitter 46-F added to the boats (Historical) section. David Wagoner's Wanton Duchess restoration page 3 has 3 more photos added.
Feb 4	Phil Kunz has a new Wanted boat posted. Note - Phil Kunz's email address changed Feb. 1, 2006.
Feb 3	Ann Fitzgerald's Images Unlimited becomes a sponsor. Bruce Ward upgrades his sponsorship.  Steve Drucker upgrades his sponsorship. Thanks folks! An updated APBA Safety Inspector form is posted.
Feb 2	2006 Schedule of Vintage & Historic Events is updated David Wagoner's Wanton Duchess restoration page 3 started.
Feb 1	February 2006 monthly calendar posted.
Jan 20	Gary Vore's Sir Ron III restoration/historical page. Tim Settle's Barracuda restoration page is completed, also has a few photos from maiden run and last summer's vintage runs. Brian Dumais 135 class hydro that looks to be built from Champion plans, restoration page. Mike Herrinton's Tijuana Taxi restoration page.
Jan 16	David Wagoner's Wanton Duchess restoration page 2 updated with 12 new photos.
Jan 15	160 raceboats now in the owner's directory. 76 folks in the directory of Former & Current Vintage Raceboat Members. 2006 Schedule of Vintage & Historic Events is updated
Jan 14	Bill DeGlopper has DVD's available of the 2004 & 2005 Buffalo Antique Boat Show & Raceboat Reunion. APBA National Meeting - Vintage & Historic Division - Jan. 28, 2006 - Agenda is posted.
Jan 12	John Leach's Buccaneer E-101 restoration page is updated with 3 photos of the deck finished. Phil Kunz has 4 new photos posted on his home page.
Jan 1	A new Photo of the Moment on the home page and January 2006 monthly calendar posted. Phil Kunz has a new Wanted boat posted.

 

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