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September 4, 2010
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CLASSIC BOAT TRIVIA QUIZ

Think you know a lot about classic boats?  Test yourself with our monthly Classic Boat Trivia Quiz and win free ACW gear! 

Here’s how it works:


Periodically, we’ll publish a series of  five questions about classic boats right here on our website.  Just enter your answers in the spaces provided, give us some basic information about yourself (so if you win we can send you your prize - don’t worry, we won’t give this information to anyone else), and submit it.  The first three individuals who submit the correct answers will receive their choice of a free

  • ACW Ballcap
  • ACW T-Shirt or
  • ACW Shop Apron

 

Winners will be notified via e-mail, and the correct answers will be posted here on our site.  A new set of contest questions will be posted once a set of correct answers is received.

So if you think you know classic boats, give the following questions a try and win some cool stuff!  The questions will remain up on the site until someone answers them all correctly.

THE QUESTIONS

  1. The Herreshoff 12 ½  was designed almost a century ago but is still being built and actively raced today.  What was the design’s original name?
  2. Chesapeake Bay Log Canoes could be described as having a ketch rig, however their unique sailplan is typically given another unusual name.  What is the common name of the Canoes’ rigs?
  3. In the ‘50’s and early ‘60’s Chris-Craft and Century were direct competitors in the small speedboat market.  One major construction technique distinguished the two manufacturers.  What was it?
  4. The Wasque 32 was an early version of the "lobster yachts" that have become so popular today.  Unfortunately, Wasque 32’s can no longer be built.  Why not?
  5. What was the first production fibreglass yacht produced in the US?
 
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