CELORON – On Saturday, the Chautauqua Lake Twin Tier chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society will hold its 18th annual Antique and Classic Boat Show.

After being held at Bemus Point for six years, the Antique and Classic Boat Show returns to Holiday Harbor in Celoron. It started at the Holiday Harbor Marina by Charles Cross, Sandy Galati and Rich Bratha. Bratha saw how many antique and classic boats were on Chautauqua Lake, and decided to hold a boat show to showcase them.

“Fiberglass started becoming very popular, and manufactures were switching over from wood boats to fiberglass boats,” said William Reynolds III, chapter president. “After fiberglass caught on, they were mass produced. The Antique and Classic Boat Society wants to preserve those early antique and classic boats which were primarily wood – some were steel, some were aluminum – and to include one-of-a-kind fiberglass boats before mass production took over.”

The Twin Tier chapter is the 54th ACBS chapter in the world, was granted a charter in January 2007 and since then has been hosting the boat show. Prior to that, the North Coast Ohio ACBS chapter hosted the Chautauqua Lake show.

Classic and antique boats come with three different classifications based on year and six based on boat type. Boats made prior to 1919 are classified as historic. Pre-war classics are between 1919-42 and post-war classics are 1943-76. Within those classifications, the boats are labeled as “utility,” “runabout,” “sail,” “outboard,” “fiberclassics” and “nonpowered.”

This year’s show will have a national champion of antique boats in attendance, which goes by the name “Miss Hallie.” Miss Hallie is a 1954, 22-foot sportman which was originally bought on Chautauqua Lake and is now owned by Jim Denning of Ohio. Each year, the ACBS selects two boats – one in the restored category and the other in the preserved – to honor and recognize. The Chris Craft Antique Boat Club will also be sponsoring rides for youth from ages 10-15, provided they are accompanied by an adult.

Registration will be Friday at the marina from noon to 4 p.m. The boat show will start Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. At 2 p.m., there will be “Start Your Engines,” where captains and skippers will run their boats so people can hear what the engines sound like. Admission is free, and vendors will be at the event.