The Wooden Boat Association of North Texas a club of about 70 active members who restore, preserve, display and (most importantly) enjoy antique and classic wooden boats. Since Yellow Jackets (and their successors, Stinger Boats) are native to North Texas, we feel that it is important for us to make an effort to include Yellow Jacket and Stinger owners in our membership, and to support and encourage them to restore, display and enjoy their boats. We have met a few Yellow Jacket owners during our displays at the Texas State Fair and other area boat shows. Are you a Yellow Jacket or Stinger owner or enthusiast?

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The Wooden Boat Association has been around since the 1980s and is proud of its motto, "the hands-on wooden boat club". We meet monthly in North Dallas. We have shop facilities with shared power equipment near Allen, TX, and many of our members are quite accomplished in woodworking and mechanics. We have an annual "Ride 'n Show" weekend event in late August in conjunction with the Southwest Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. This event features a barbecue, a boat show attended by the public, and a Sunday morning run across Lake Lewisville in our boats. We also participate in numerous other shows in North Texas, and send a delegation to the internationally known "Keels and Wheels" show in Clear Lake in May.

Recently two of our members visited Denison to learn more about Yellow Jacket Boats. Read their full account below.