A Celebration of Mahone Bay’s Boatbuilding Heritage
THE MAHONE BAY HERITAGE BOAT YARD CO OP WEEKEND Sat. July 30 & Sun. July 31 2016 The Mahone Bay Model Shipbuilders 5th annual show spotlighting tall ships and the ever-popular float tank; Saturday at St. James Anglican Church Hall Hand in hand with this: A talk on how The Tall Ships of Trafalgar out-manoeuvered the enemy; Sunday at The Mahone Bay Centre. A before and after restoration of a Lapstrake skiff plus two more skiff restoration projects on the wharf; for 2016 the Mushamush (circa 1950); for 2017 the Halibut (circa 1913).
Ship Modellers Show & Float Tank • Skiff Restorations • Saltbox Brewery Tasting Tent • Talks: The Tall Ships of Trafalgar; Mahone Bay’s Shipbuilding Heritage • Boat Tours • Kids Messing About with Boats • Museum Displays • Make & Break Engines
The Mahone Bay Museum Display on the McLean Shipyard where the town’s first motorized vessel was made. Kids messing about with boats. Boat tours of the bay and the MICA islands visiting past and present boatyards. Whet your whistle: The weekends sponsor Saltbox Brewing Company, Mahone Bay’s brand new microbrewery, will debut with a tasting on the town wharf.
FRIENDS OF THE HERITAGE BOATYARD CO-OP WEEKEND: Reinforced Plastic Systems • Encompassing Design Studio • Suttles and Seawinds • Skysail Brand • Mahone Bay Marina • Neighbourhood Insurance • Nova Scotia Building Supplies • South Shore Ship Modellers Guild • Maritime Ship Modellers Guild • Fluid Motion Physiotherapy P R O U D LY S P O N S O R E D B Y
Whet your whistle: The weekends sponsor Saltbox Brewing Company, Mahone Bays brand new microbrewery, will debut with a tasting on the town wharf.
For more information contact: www.heritageboatyardco-op
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