Giving a Boost to the Off Center Harbor & the Boat Show



THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR MISSION!


Your gift will directly support our mission — "To help the world of classic and wooden boats thrive and grow for generations to come" — as we work to:

  • Create gathering places that connect the entire world of classic boats and support events that do the same
  • Provide instruction and inspiration for enthusiasts, students and those who work in the trade
  • Bring people (up-close via video) aboard the best classic boats and into the workshops of the top masters
  • Help us all learn to live by L.F. Herreshoff's motto: "Simplicity Afloat Is the Surest Guarantee of Happiness"
We are committed to keeping the annual membership fee to Off Center Harbor reasonable so that anyone can afford it. We plan to do the same for the Worldwide Classic Boat Show. And we refuse to accept lucrative advertising dollars so that you can be absolutely certain that you are getting 100% honest information directly from leaders at the top of this field.

Your generous added support, although not tax-deductible, will help greatly in achieving our mission.

You can contribute by credit or debit card using the adjacent form. Or, you can mail a check directly to Off Center Harbor, P.O. Box 10, Brooklin, ME 04616 (please include your email address on your check so we can be sure to thank you).

Thank you!  And you can scroll down to see a list of fellow members who are giving...

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Karen Nixon | $500

Thank you for your continued efforts to support classic and wooden boats for generations to come. Your work is important and most appreciated.

john wujack | $104.15

Thank you for the work that you all do. I can't begin to express my appreciation for how important OCH's offerings were during the dismal, lockdown days of the pandemic.

Scott Sellick

Always happy to help out, from the shores of Lake Superior (Canadian side). A day on the water (or envisioning BEING on the water) is always a day-well-spent. Thanks for all you do; all of you. Scott Sellick

Andrew Garland | $104.15

As a neighbor, I admit to spending an inordinate amount of time cruising down to Center Harbor in a pristine 21-year old green Volvo wagon 'EAGL LT", or on a 51 year old classic French Gitane 'Tour-de-France' bicycle in perfect condition - to simply be transfixed to a world of compelling aquatic classic marine boatbuilding beauty perfection... and the thought of the remotest possibilities seeing boats like Sonny III or Blackfish close up (a moniker from the Killer Whale of the great Northwest from whence I came). A finer place to add some financial support is hard to find in an otherwise culture full of compromise.

Jim Ziehl | $52.23

Great Show! Thanks for all your hard work pulling this together!

Heidi | $10.70

to keep it going cant loose that thread to furled sails......thank you

John Keck | $10.70/Y

My favorite internet rabbit hole! OCH!

CHARLES HORSKEN | $26.27

Heidi | $26.27

Phelps | $21.08

Steve

Thanks for running the show again! I had less time to watch this year as we're no longer in lockdown, but it's great to see these boats from across the world and hear your inspiring speakers. Well done, and I'll be renewing my OCH membership too.

JOHN DAWSON | $26.27

Your work in putting the annual boat show together makes February something to look forward to!

Peter benson | $26.27

What you guys do matter a great deal to me. It helps me make boats and make meaning. Rock on!

Hubert | $104.15

Fabulous show thanks

Capt. Jack Molan

To do something well, you make it look easy

Dean Wright | $10.70

Kevin MacNeil | $208

Tom Jannke | $52.23

Chris Cannon IYRS | $519.52

Please accept IYRS's thanks for presenting an outstanding show. It helps all of us get closer to summer! Thanks also for creating a platform on which wooden boat lovers can connect! Chris Cannon - IYRS.

Mark Le Feber | $104.15

Best boating website on the web!

Wendy Bliss

Oh my OCH, the work and attention to detail you have all put into this presentation is... beyond my imagination! Wouldn't our dearly departed George Moffett have loved this? Every link I click on, every guest on your fabulous guest map, every detail that takes my breath away, I thank you, thank you, thank you.

John Stevenson

Thanks for extending the show. That's great news! It's really awesome — I love it! My only suggestion is to rotate more (many, many more) boats through the home page. I check that every single day, and wish there were different boats — it's the easiest way for me to see other boats without searching long and hard. I really rely on the photo rotator to be introduced to new craft! Thank you guys, keep up the great work.

grant Atchison | $100

Stephen | $52.23

This is great! Keep history and show it.

Roxy Darling | $52.23

Hullo OCH crew! What a grand thing y'awl are doing for the world of classic boat lovers! Thank you SO much for all the hard work that went into bringing us not only the World Wide Classic boat festival, but everything you bring to us on OCH! Roxy

Louise Drinnan

Roger Crawford

Thanks for a brilliant effort. Well done all!

David Dickmeyer

Steve, Maynard, Eric, et al, Your videos are always so inspirational and perfectly rendered. Thanks for opening the world of wooden boating to all of us! I especially love all of the how-to series and interviews.

John

Sometimes a bit Off Center, but ALWAYS dead on! Thanks to all!

Thomas Orr | $52.23