The Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival is an annual event held at the Balboa Yacht Club in Newport Beach, California. The festival celebrates wooden boats of all sizes including wooden canoes, kayaks, and dinghies, as well as yachts and tall ships.
The first Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival was held June 6, 2014 and featured 47 boats on display.
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Awards
Awards are given in the following categories:
- Best-in-class power: over 50 feet and under 50 feet
- Best-in-class sail: over 50 feet and under 50 feet
- Human-powered wooden vessels
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2016 events
The 2016 Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival was held on June 4, 2016. One notable entry was the Polynesian Concept. She was built in 1968 as a racing catamaran for Buddy Ebsen, star of the TV series 'The Beverly Hillbillies' and later 'Barnaby Jones.' Though constructed in Southern California, Polycon was designed by Rudy Choy, one of the best marine architects of his time and a famous catamaran designer from Hawaii. Polycon competed in the 1968 Trans Pacific Yacht Race (Transpac) from Los Angeles to Honolulu, finishing first overall, correcting over another famous and much larger 60 foot catamaran, Gun Smoke, owned and skippered by actor James Arness.
2015 events
The 2105 Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival was held on June 6, 2015, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the Newport Beach Harbor Patrol. The yacht America, for which the America's Cup is named, was on display at the event.
2014 Winners
Sail:
- Over 50 feet: Zapata II
- Under 50 feet: RHODES 33 "Madness"
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