Mr. John Hough John lives with his wife Karen in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. They moved there 25 years ago from the New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia. They have three children, two grandchildren, two dogs and two grand puppies. John is a semi-retired attorney, concentrating his practice in Wills, Trusts and Estates. John has served…
Sunnyland President Joe Coleman After a childhood as a Navy dependent moving back and forth across the country at least a dozen times, Joe Coleman finally settled in Jacksonville in 1975. He had his own marine construction company before beginning a 26-year career in facilities and construction management with Jacksonville University and the City of…
In Memory Of Mr Robin Parker Mr. Gordon Millar We are sadden to report the lose of two long time Sunnyland members, who contributed countless hours of their time volunteering in our chapter. Robin, was a long time volunteer in our flea market at our boat festival. Robin was a go to person at the…
SUNNYLAND 2018 ANNUAL MEETING AND BANQUET Mount Dora Yacht Club It was a beautiful weekend for our Annual Meeting and Banquet in Mount Dora. The weekend started on Friday afternoon with a boat repair clinic at the Old Time Boat Company hosted by Ingrid, Gary and Doug Sherb. Doug and Gary explained some of…
FESTIVAL OF SPEED Ritz Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes Show Date: December 2, 2018 The 2017 Sunnyland Crew FESTIVALS OF SPEED has once again invited our Sunnyland ACBS members to show their boats at the Ritz Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes on December 2nd, 2018. We all had a great time last year and we won some really…
Boat Show Update December 1, 2018 Our Boat Show Chairman Mr. Terry Fiest would like to share the email below from Mr. Bob Tweedie, Director of Economic Development from the City of Tavares on the latest information regarding our show venue. Terry and the show committees work very hard to put the biggest and best show…
38th Annual Sunnyland Boat Festival March 22, 23, 24, 2019 Tavares, Florida MARK YOUR CALENDAR You won’t want to miss this great event to kick off the 2019 Antique Boating Season. Just a few activities to be featured at our show. ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC WOOD BOATS AMPHICARS ON DISPLAY WOODY CARS ON DISPLAY MARINE NAUTICAL FLEA…
“Lake Mirror Concours” Lakeland, Florida October 21, 2018 Pete DeVito It was a beautiful day Saturday on the shores of Lake Mirror for the annual Lake Mirror Concours show in Lakeland. We had our usual Commodore tent area set up that provided a nice area along the shoreline to kickback, relax and spend time with our friends.…
“Knotty Blonde” 1957 Chris-Craft Capri Pete DeVito October 16, 2018 Owners Story It was January 2nd, 2011 and I had been boatless for three months before finding this true gem. The boat was an unmolested late 1957 19’ Chris-Craft Capri hull number CP-19-668 that had moved through several different warehouses out of the weather for the…