2009 James River Batteau Festival Dates:

The Festival will be from June 20-27.

FESTIVAL
CHAIRMAN:

Buddy High
434-532-5554

Please contact Buddy if you need any assistance regarding this year's festival. Thank you!

2009 Fall Membership Meeting & Picnic:

Saturday, September 12, James River State Park.

If you want to spend the night you should make your reservations soon.

Batteau.org needs your help!

If you would like to help make batteau.org interesting, please e-mail holt@batteau.org .

Boat Blogs are being posted!

Imagine the cool stories we will have to look back on with the blog postings. Each boat will have an equal chance to have a login name and password. Also if you are associated with the Batteau Festival or the VC&NS and want to blog regarding either or both, please just ask for a login name and password.

holt@batteau.org

Click here to see the 2008 web site information while we build this new site:
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Messerly Photo

Messerly Photo
The Batteau.org and VaCanals.org
sites are updated as a community service by
Holt Messerly
MesserlyPhoto.com

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Virginia Canals & Navigations Society Dates:

Please see the VCNS website for further details.
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VC&NS Memberships Due:

Please note that the VC&NS membership dues help to support the Canal Society! Without the Canal Society the Batteau Festival would not have the funds we need to operate! PLEASE join the VC&NS.

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Also note that donations to the VC&NS are mostly tax deductible, according to IRS regulations for 501-c3 organizations.

Please donate if you can or get corporate sponsors.

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VCNS Online Store:

Order your River Maps here!

These maps are the best maps and are a must have for any batteau or river person!

http://vacanals.org/store


The 2009 Dewey Pole Award

Brian Edwards

Brian Roberts, Captain of the new batteau "Rockfish Runner" accepts
the "Dewey Pole" for 2009 at the May Captain's Meeting in Faber.

Click here or photo above to read about this award.

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Batteau Trading Post

I Love Wingina Hats for sale:

I love Wingina hats

These hats are for sale for $10.00 each. They are left overs from the old retired Rose / Wingina batteau committee site organizers. They use the money to fund scholarships for local students.
Please contact ; Mrs Rothbeg 48 Lentz Ln, Shipman VA 22871 434 . 263 . 5272. or Mrs Barbara Wood 263 . 4371 to get more information on buying one of these classic hats.
Submitted by Mike Neal.

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Batteaux being built for 2009!

There are several new batteaux being built for this year's festival! Some photos have been added to the blog pages and more will be posted here on the main front page soon!

Boats currently under construction:

Anthony Rucker
Building new boat,
and Morning Dew crew will use the old boat.

Anthony Rucker
Tom Moore (l), and Ralph Smith (r) build the Anthony Rucker
in Amherst County Virginia.

Click here or on photo above to see more pictures
of The Anthony Rucker under construction.
(Descriptions for boat building to be added soon).

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Brunswick Belle
Old boat retired to museum.

Boat Construction photos to come.

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Lord Chesterfield
Second old boat retired.

click here to read the Lord Chesterfield's Boat Page.

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Sedalia Endeavor II
Replacing old boat.

Click here or photo above to see more constructions photos.

Thanks to Elizabeth Davis for sending in these photos!

More photos to come. Mixup with emails received.

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Debbie
New crew and new boat.

new boat

New Batteau being built in Lynchburg
Click here to go to their boat page.

This new boat is being built by Andrew Shaw and friends in Lynchburg. The name will be "Debbie". This is a new boat with a new crew! Welcome Debbie to the James River Batteau Festival!

Construction update: March 22, 2009:

Miss Debbie
Sebastian Backstrom hard at work on the new Batteau
"Debbie" in Lynchburg on March 22, 2009.

Click here or on photo above to see more pictures
of "Debbie" under construction.

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Rockfish Runner
New boat for the 2008 Fluvanna crew.
The old Fluvanna is available for a museum or maybe a nice bonfire.

Rockfish Runner
The Rockfish Runner construction crew March 22, 2009
in Roseland, Virginia.

Click here or on photo above to see more pictures
of The Rockfish Runner under construction.

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Welcome to the new Batteau.org site!

Batteau.org is being reorganized and this will take some time. Any and all ideas are appreciated. The most exciting new feature that is now in operation is the Batteau Blog! Click here or on the Boat Blogs link in the menu bar at the top of this page.

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Oldies but goodies!
A slideshow from some 2002 Festival Photos!

click here to see slideshow
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2009 Started out with Katy and the girls on the Batteau!

GOTJ
Katy, Joy and Grace Basten onboard the batteau
"Grace of the James", January, 2009!

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Food Lion MVP Card Numbers Needed!

The Batteau Festival gets a check from Food Lion every so often as a donation based on the purchases when you use your MVP Card.

Here is how to enter your MVP CARD NUMBER:

1. Please go to the following web page:
https://www.foodlion.com/IntheCommunity/ShopandShare/secure/RegisterMVPCards.asp
2. Find the organization choice: JAMES RIVER BATTEAU FESTIVAL / VA. CANAL

3. Enter your First and Last Name, Phone number and all 12 digits of your MVP Card number.

Note: This 12 digit number includes the small numbers before and after the main large numbers!
Or you can email Barbara Haney at Huckleberryann@aol.com with the above information,
and she said she can do if for you. It doesn't cost you anything and it helps the festival. Thank you.