We hope this message finds all our Sunnyland families safe and healthy during these unusual times. We appreciate your understanding and support with the cancellation of our Sunnyland Boat Festival this year. The Boat Show Committee felt it was necessary to cancel in order to protect you, your families and the many folks that visit…
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Captain Bill Root Sunnyland Chapter Secretary ACBS Director Sunnyland Boat Festival Registration Chairman It is with a profound sadness that we inform you all of the passing of our beloved Father, Husband, Grandfather, Son, Brother and Friend Bill Root. He was 73 The Son of Hazel and Hubert Root, Bill grew up in Buffalo, NY…
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Sunnyland Sheerline Editor Sunnyland is looking for an Editor for the Chapter’s Sheerline magazine. Our current Editor, Kurt Rothe, has announced that he will be stepping down from those duties at the end of 2020 with the Winter issue that is printed in October. Kurt had previously served as Editor and after a break to…
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The 2020 Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival Has Been OFFICIALLY POSTPONED The over whelming impact of the Coronavirus has resulted in the SUNNYLAND ANTIQUE BOAT FESTIVAL BEING POSTPONED. The Sunnyland Chapter along with the City of Tavares did everything possible to host the event. The City Council went the Extra mile and it appeared that the…
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The 2020 Sunnyland Symposiums are held on Saturday each year during the Boat Festival. We have a great group of sessions lined up in the morning and afternoon. You will learn about outboard pressure vs. non-pressure gas tanks, how to properly perform a compression test and many more great topics throughout the day. The symposiums…
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By: Lou Ronca February 22, 2020 Bad weather for the Sunnyland quarterly meeting had a positive effect at the Saturday morning SCAMPY shop. Due to extremely cold weather all that planned on boating came over to the SCAMPY shop to see what was going on. This is a great chance for our members to see…
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Gerald C. Hill February 22, 2020 If you have ever wondered who the artist is behind our beautiful boat festival posters here is a little background on Mr. Gerald C. Hill. Each year Mr. Hill starts in the fall working out the subject matter for our posters and then the work of art comes alive…
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11th Annual Cypress Gardens Antique and Classic Boat Rendezvous By: Pete DeVito Let’s head back to one of the most favorite Sunnyland show locations. It is November 1994 and we are in Winter Haven for the 11th Annual Cypress Gardens Antique and Classic Boat Rendezvous. I use to go to this show before I actually…
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FOR SALE January 20, 2020 This beautiful 1909 Consolidated 40 foot Launch that has been re-powered with an electric motor is being offered for sale for $25,000 or best offer. 100% of the proceeds from the sell go to the Sunnyland Youth Boat Building Program (SCAMPY). A survey is attached. For more information please contact…
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January 13, 2020 An update just in from Kent Strobel over at our SCAMPY shop With the new year underway, the countdown to our Boat Festival in March is nearing and the kids are hard at work to finish their boats in time. The kids are doing a fantastic job on their boats and learning…
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