Classic Boat Festival Silent Auction
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 from Noon to 3:00 p.m
This year marks our third grand fundraising silent auction with proceeds going directly towards funding the festival. There are many wonderful items to choose from, for boaters and landlubbers alike, all donated by local businesses. Bid for romantic getaways, art work, gift certificates, nautical items, pottery, hooked rugs, household items, boating accessories and much, much more.
Bidding starts at noon in the Entertainment Tent. Payment by cash, cheque or credit card.
Please support our fundraising and be there to bid.
Star Item for 2009 !
$400 valueDinner for Four with Captain Kelly Wilson aboard the 42 ft.wooden schooner Ntloheleng (pictured above) during the Classic Boat Festival on August 1 at 6 pm.
Ship's steward Merrillynn and crew are planning:
- 6:00 - Boarding, then a short motor cruise around Mahone Bay harbour and vicinity (weather permitting) accompanied by wine and antipasti (snacks, in English).
- 7:00 - Arrive back in harbour
- 7:30 - Pasta - in this case a pasta roll of spinach, lobster and various cheeses in a tomato sauce (with wine of course)
- 8:00 - Ossobuco Milanese served with accompanying vegetable (and some wine)
- 9:00 - Dessert (Tiramisu) - Coffee
- 10:00 - Burning of the Teazer
- 10:45 - Departure via tender service
And our other great 2009 items...
 Bayview Pines Country Inn - Indian Point | Gift Certificate $110 |
 Birdsall Worthington Pottery | Vase $ 59 |
 Classic Boat Festival | Long-sleeve Festival T-Shirt $40 |
 Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society - Lunenburg | Shirt, CD, Mug, Bottle, Hat $ 90 |
 Lunenburg Foundry - Lunenburg | Aluminum Sundial $ 90 |
 Lunenburg Hardware - Lunenburg | PFD $250 |
| Mader's Wharf Emporium | 7" Buoy $ 18 |
| Mader's Wharf Emporium | Glass Float $ 15 |
| Margaret MacDonald | 4 Tea Plates and 2 Dishes $100 |
| Margaret MacDonald | Small Pot $ 30 |
| Margaret MacDonald | Milk, Cream and Sugar Set $ 60 |
 O'Regan's South Shore | Hat, golf balls, water bottle, and bag $ 60 |
 P'lovers | Framed Photograph $100 |
 Mount Gay Rum | Ball cap $20 |
Mount Gay Rum | Ball cap $20 |
Mount Gay Rum | T-Shirt $ 30 |
 Suttles and Seawinds | Hooked Rug $265 |
 The Moorings Gallery - Mahone Bay | Framed Valverde Giclee print $350 |
 The Teazer - Mahone Bay | Sandstone Art $110 |
The Teazer - Mahone Bay | Vase $ 14.25 |
The auction is a fund raiser for the Mahone Bay Classic Boat Festival.
If you would like to help out and be a "Friend of the Festival", please use our contact form and select "Becoming a Friend of the Festival".