Working the Waters at the Tobay Boat Show

Long Island Traditions will present “Working the Waters: Maritime Culture of Long Island”
in collaboration with the NY Marine Trades Association “Tobay Boat
Show” in Massapequa, New York. “Working the Waters: Maritime Culture of
Long Island” will present to the public first-hand accounts about the
contemporary and historic traditions of commercial and recreational
fishermen, the factors affecting these traditions and their future on
Long Island in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and the decline of the bays.
Special guests include journalist Hugh Merwin, food editor of New York magazine, retired fisherman Bob Doxsee of Point Lookout, and boat builder Paul Ketcham of Amityville.



Highlights of the event include the first Long Island home cooks Manhattan clam chowder contest, which will be judged by New York magazine’s food editor Hugh Merwin along with others; decorative decoy carvers Ken Budny, Tom Stewart and Pete Palumbo, fishermen Bill Hamilton, George Rigby and Chuck Tekula, and boat model builder Chris Hale. A storytelling
tent featuring marine trade workers, boat builders, and retired or
former clammers will be part of the activities, along with children’s
fishing lessons taught by a master recreational fisherman.


Boat Show and Festival admission is $10 (seniors $8, children 12 and
under are free) and will take place at Tobay Beach on Ocean Parkway in
Massapequa. Click here for a discount admission coupon.
Working the Waters Festival Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Tobay Boat
Show event hours are Thursday and Friday, September 26 & 27 at 12
p.m.-6 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, September 28 & 29 at 10 a.m.-6
p.m.
For more information, call Long Island Traditions at (516) 767-8803 or
the NY Marine Trades Association at (631) 691-7050 or visit www.nyboatshows.com/Tobay.