Friends of Windjammer Days announced the date of the annual Antique Boat Parade for the 54th annual Windjammer Days in Boothbay Harbor.  The festival will take place from June 26 through July 2.  If you cherish the beauty of old boats with all of their character and history, then the Antique Boat Parade is an event not to be missed.

The parade will take place on Tuesday, June 28 from 3-4 p.m. Over 40 antique boats are expected to participate in the 2016 parade. You can watch from anywhere in the harbor but for a special treat, relax with a beverage on the deck of Rocktide Inn & Restaurant and enjoy a reception following the parade.  You will have the chance to meet and talk with boat captains and old salts alike and even get to tour the classic crafts berthed at the Inn’s dock.  Some of the captains will share stories at the reception about their adventures on the sea or the history of their boats. 

If you have an antique boat and want to participate in this event, applications and information may be found on the Windjammers Day website www.windjammerdays.org  or call Doug, one of the event organizers, for more information at 207-633-6009.

Windjammer Days will take place June 26 – July 2. The full line-up of events and activities will be available at www.windjammerdays.org.

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Windjammer Days 2016 is presented by the Friends of Windjammer and includes the following sponsors: Maine Magazine & Maine Home+ Design; 94.9 WHOM, Portland Press Herald, Boothbay Register, BRCTV, Fisherman’s Wharf Inn, Tugboat Inn, Boothbay Harbor Inn, Pepsi, Pine State Trading Company,  J. Edward Knight; Knickerbocker Group, The Giles Family; Rocktide Inn & Restaurant; Federal Distributors, Nathaniel S Wilson Sailmaker, Cabbage Island Clambakes, Tindal & Callahan Real Estate, Getagadget, Cruzan Rum, First National Bank, Cap ’n Fish’s Boat Cruises, Compass Rose Events, Brown’s Wharf, Small Town Brewery, Ted and Cherly Nelson, Sherman’s Book & Stationery, Bud Light, McSeagull’s, Boothbay Harbor Electric; Topside Inn, Flagship Inn, Five Gables Inn, Boothbay Harbor Marina, Sea Tow;  LincolnHealth, Gimbel’s of Maine, Kavanaugh Amusements, Vacasa; Atomic Studios, Osman Page, Balmy Days Cruises, Boathouse Bistro, Cod’s Head, Mine Oyster, American Schooner Association, Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay Region YMCA, A Maine Wedding, Yale Cordage and Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club.