Davistown Putt Putt Regatta & Wooden Boat Festival

Sunday then dawned as a slightly overcast morning but then turned into a great day for the Regatta. We estimate that approximately 15,000 visited the waterfront over the course of the day. They enjoyed a great day of over 70 market and other specialty stalls, great food, car and machinery displays and of course the Putt Putts and other Wooden Boats that were on display both on the water and on the hard stand. The Putt Putt Challenge and the Grand Parade generated a high level of interest and the event was kept moving by our MC Jamie Cartner. Central Coast Ferries generously donated the CodockII to lead the Grand Parade and the MV Saratoga with some ticketed passengers followed the fleet. The results of the Category Judging and the Challenge are listed below with special mention going to Keith Lambert and his family with his boat “Scrumpy” providing his version of Central Coast Fairies. Keith has embraced the spirit of the event and we hope to see more dressed up boats in the future. There was also a brisk trade at the Putt Putt HQ tent with a considerable amount of merchandise being purchased with all those proceeds going to the Kids with Cancer Foundation. Other entertainment during the day included a performance by the Jump Street School of Performing Arts and then followed by the musical offering of Aubrey and Purton – both great performances and well received.