Attention All Boat Modelers:

RC electric and static built boats of any size are welcomed to attend the 3rd
annual ‘Antique and Classic Boat Show’ in October of 2005 at the Mariners’
Museum located in Newport News, Virginia.
You’ll find one of the largest international maritime history museums filled
to the crow’s nest with prized artifacts that celebrate the spirit of
seafaring adventure. Explore over 60,000 square feet of gallery space with
rare figureheads, handcrafted ship models, Civil War ironclad USS Monitor
artifacts, paintings, small craft from around the world, and much more.
The Museum is set on a 550-acre woodland park with the five-mile Noland
Trail around tranquil Lake Maury. Take a Museum backpack to explore the
plant and animal life, enjoy a picnic, or climb on wooden play ships.
 

Proposed Model Classes:
1. Workboats
2. Military
3. Subs
4. Sail
5. Paddle-Wheelers (Side and Stern mounted)
6. Classics.
7. Ships.
8. Ferries
9. Life boats
10. Steam powered.
11. Particularly interested in USS Monitor built boats*.

The Mariners’ Museum is designated as the repository for artifacts and
archives from the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on behalf of the
federal government. Today, the Museum conserves, interprets and
exhibits hundreds of relics from the U.S. Navy’s first ironclad vessel.
Visitors to the Museum can see these artifacts undergoing the arduous
conservation process, while learning the history and stories behind them.
What you see now, is the Monitor’s revolutionary gun turret, which was
recovered by the U.S. Navy, NOAA and the Mariners’ Museum.
 

If you would like to attend the two-day event and would like more
information (i.e. Motels) please contact John Atwood at
johntatwood@aol.com or john@atwoodrc.com. Look forward to seeing
different types of boats in all stages of construction. The Museum’s 168-
acre lake is open to use. Floating docks and tents will be provided.
See www.atwoodrc.com for more information regarding the event in the
months to come.