Monthly Archives: May 2012

IMPORTANT 2012 JRBF GENERAL INFORMATION

Posted on May 24, 2012 by holt

General Information about 2012 James River Batteau Festival We hope for good weather, good water,  and great participation for the upcoming 27th Annual James River Batteau Festival June 16-23rd.  The following information is by no means everything but hopefully will … Continue reading →

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Batteau “Fine Creek Mill” – Floating and Ready to go!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by holt

Ned Nelson sent the following letter and photos tonight. Congratulations to Ned and his associates for finishing the new batteau named “Fine Creek Mill”. ____________________________________________________________ The batteau “Fine Creek Mill” is complete. We put it in the water today at … Continue reading →

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Batteau “Slate River” Floating – almost complete

Posted on May 7, 2012 by holt

From Randy Waycaster, Capt. of the batteau “Slate River”. The boat has been in the pond for almost a month and a half, but we pulled it out last week to complete the cap-boards and front/rear decks.  Sweep brackets and … Continue reading →

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Lady’s Slipper Boat Flipping Saturday May 12th 10am.

Posted on May 7, 2012 by holt

Please help support the Lady’s Slipper Batteau and come out and help flip the boat this Saturday. The Grayhaven Winery is just west of Richmond in Goochland County. The batteau “Lady’s Slipper” will be flipped over at 10am this Saturday, … Continue reading →

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Slate River – New Batteau for 2012

Posted on May 1, 2012 by holt

A note from Randy Waycaster regarding the new batteau “Slate River”: Figured we’d give you a photo update on our boat, made a good bit of progress.  We took a little different approach by cutting the flats on the ribs … Continue reading →

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Michael High back from Afghanistan – a note from Jean High

Posted on May 1, 2012 by holt

Editors Preface: As many of you may know, Michael High, son of Buddy High, Former JRBF Chairman and former VC&NS Chairman has been with the James River Batteau Festival for many years starting when he was in the Boy Scouts … Continue reading →

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Ned Nelson Batteau Boat Flipping – Thank you note from Ned:

Posted on May 1, 2012 by holt

To all : I would like to take a brief moment to thank everyone who participated in helping make my boat flipping a success. I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE. To have such a turnout deminstrates how close our … Continue reading →

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Wingina Site – Meal order form

Posted on May 1, 2012 by holt

Once again the Lovingston Volunteer Fire Department is offering pre-paid meals for the Wingina Site. See the pdf file to print out and send in no later than June 15th, 2012. Click the link here to download the meal order … Continue reading →

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