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Registration Form (pdf format) or
Dinner Reservation (pdf format) (if not entering a car)
For More Info send email to:
The 2009 poster is a great watercolor by local artist
The 2008 poster by Gary Mathews. A big THANK YOU to Gary who donated his artwork, as he has done since our first event! Photos from the 2008 Concours More 2007 photos from Jeff Wolff Some Useful Links
Another great watercolor by Gary Mathews.
The 2006 poster by local artist Gary Mathews.
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 August 30, 2009 San Juan Vineyards Friday Harbor, Washington The Sports Car Club of the San Juan Islands, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of San Juan Island, will hold its annual Concours d’Elegance at the San Juan Vineyards on Sunday August 30, 2009, from 11 AM till 3:30 PM. San Juan Vineyards is located at 3136 Roche Harbor Road, a short 10-minute drive from Friday Harbor. A $30.00 entry fee for the first car entered includes an entrance donation for two people and an 18 x 24” copy of the event poster. Additional cars are welcomed for a fee of $10.00. The Medical Guild will provide a box lunch, including drink for $10.00; advance orders for lunch are not required. Spectators are welcome; General Admission is free although a voluntary tax deductable contribution of $10 is encouraged. The Concours is a charitable event with the net proceeds going to the San Juan Island Family Resource Center, San Juan Island Public School District Foundation, and the Rotary International Polio Eradication Project. A Car Entrant Registration Form can be found on this website. Entrees will be judged in six categories, including British, Porsche, American Sports, and Special Interest. This year’s featured marqué is British Sports Cars. The event sponsors are Barrier Motors, Island Group Sotheby's International Realty, and King Printing & Design. In conjunction with the Concours the Medical Guild is hosting the Dinner d’Elegance on Saturday August 29. at the San Juan Island Yacht Club. The Wine Bar starts at 6:00 PM followed by the $50 a plate fund raising dinner at 7:30 PM. Meal selections include a choice of halibut or prime rib with salad, rolls, special potatoes, vegetables and a yummy blackberry cobbler dessert. Net proceeds of the Saturday dinner and the Sunday lunch will be donated toward equipping a new Observation Room at the Medical Center. Car entrants can make dinner reservations on the Registration form, spectators can use the Dinner Reservation form, both to the left on this page Also on Saturday, a no-cost Island Tour will be sponsored by the Sports Car Club of the San Juan Islands. Details will be posted as soon as they are finalized. Based upon predicted tide levels, we should have no ferry loading/off-loading issues. Saturday and Sunday will be a fun time and a chance for everyone to view a collection of rare and unique automobiles in a beautiful setting while at the same time contributing to several very worthwhile services vital to our community. We sincerely hope that you will participate in the 2009 Concours, the show is for daily drivers as well as spic and span autos. 2008 Event Highlights: Many thanks to everyone who participated in the 2008 Concours, and to all of our great sponsors-- they did a terrific job, please give them lots of business.
The 2008 Awards were:
2008 Sponsors
Platinum Level Sponsor Barrier Porsche Bellevue, WA (http://barrier.porschedealer.com)
Friday Harbor, WA
Car Care products donated by Griot’s Garage Printing donated by King Printing and Design, Friday Harbor (378-4972) 2007 Concours Review The Second Annual Concours d’Elegance of the San Juan Islands was held Saturday, August 25, 2007 at the San Juan Vineyards, 3136 Roche Harbor Road, Friday Harbor, Washington. This exciting show was organized by The Sports Car Club of the San Juan Islands. This year’s event set a record for vehicles on display in its second year at the San Juan Vineyards. 71 cars and unique vehicles were staged and, as an example, the Ford contingent included an original ’66 Shelby 427 Cobra, two modern Ford GTs, a ’65 Shelby 350 GT, ’55 and ’66 T-Birds, ’40 Ford Woodie, and a ’15 Model T. Spectator attendance, estimated to be in the hundreds by the level of very generous gate donations, was record setting as well. The award winners are:
The net proceeds donated to the Inter Island Healthcare Foundation were more than $8,000. This amount, plus prior additional funds already in the queue from the private sector and foundations completed the purchase of the Inter Island Medical Center’s X-ray Digitizer. We are happy to announce that the event’s benefit goal has been achieved again this year. The Sports Car Club of the San Juan Islands, the Inter Island Healthcare Foundation and the Inter Island Medical Center are indebted to a host of individuals and businesses that have made this year’s event successful. To note a few among many others, our special thanks go to Yvonne Swanberg of the San Juan Vineyards, Marian Ford Webber of King Printing and Design, Gary Mathews the Roche Harbor artist, the Medical Center Guild, Barrier Porsche of Bellevue and Griot’s Garage. For further information about the site and the beneficiary:
2007 Sponsors
Platinum Level Sponsor Barrier Porsche Bellevue, WA (http://barrier.porschedealer.com) Car Care products donated by Griot’s Garage Printing donated by King Printing and Design, Friday Harbor (378-4972)
2006 Concours Review The First Concours d’Elegance of the San Juan Islands was held Saturday, September 16, 2006 at the San Juan Vineyards, 3136 Roche Harbor Road, Friday Harbor, Washington. More than 50 cars were exhibited including many notable entries: A rare 2004 Porsche Carrera GT; this car represents engineering’s finest in road cars for Porsche. Only 1500 were built worldwide, sold for about $440,000 each, and were the fastest legal road car in the US at the time. And, of course, no car show would be complete without the Ford Model T, the real beginning of mass production automobiles in the US. Two outstanding examples were shown, a stunning yellow 1914 Model T Speedster, and a perfect black 1915 Model T. Three awards voted by the entrants and the public were presented as well as three choices by the Organizer. Entrant and Spectator Voting:
Organizer’s Choice:
The Concours d’Elegance proceeds went to benefit the Inter Island Medical Center through the Inter Island Healthcare Foundation*, and the San Juan Island Family Resource Center*. The three events (Concours, Auction, and Dinner) raised more than $52,000 for these two charities. * IRS 501(c)3 organizations allowing tax exempt contributions. 2006 Platinum Class Sponsors were: Griot’s Garage provided car care products for the six award winners. |
A huge THANK YOU to our sponsors!
Friday Harbor, WA
Printing donated by King Printing and Design, Friday Harbor (378-4972)
And special thanks for the support of the PCA NW Region
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