Friday, September 2, 2011

Swimming Cities presents A Weekend at the Boggsville Boatel



Swimming Cities Presents:
Constance Hockaday’s Boggsville Boatel
September 8- 9- 10.

photo by: lunar camel co



The Boggsville Boatel in Far Rockaway, has been SOLD OUT all summer long. We’re auctioning rooms for a weekend bash September 8-10. (All proceeds go to the Swimming Cities India raft project...We leave Sept 20!) Scroll down to see the boats and current bids. Send an email to swimmingcitiesoceanofblood@gmail.com or text or call 718-757-2558 to bid on your favorite boat and extend your summer one more night! All auctions will end 24 hours before check-in time. So you have time to pack!


Scroll down to see listings and prices for all the boats. Published prices represent the current highest bid. Bid up from there ...



1. The Chris Craft | Current Bid Per Night: Friday 9/9 $95

A new addition to the fleet... This 1960s vintage cruiser was decked out by the Swimming Cities crew. It sleeps 6 in two double beds and two bunk beds and has a sexy bar built into the stern. Plenty of room to lounge on the sky bridge, bow or poop deck.

2. Crumb | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $100

Crumb is a quaint and comfortable boat and was probably previously owned by an elderly couple. There is a private sleeping area; it’s spacious and perfect for rolling around in. She sleeps 4 people. This boat also has a shaded top deck with reclining furniture.

3. Ms. Nancy Boggs | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $150

Ms. Boggs is a rustic floating cabin. This 1967 Drift-R houseboat has been remodeled into down-home love nest. This boat can sleep 4 or 5 people. There are two beds, one of which can fit 3.5 people and the other just one. It is the perfect place to roll around with more than one or two. It has a spacious breakfast nook and several decks for sun bathing, fishing, or picnicking.

4. Four C's | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $80

The Four C's is a little cabin cruiser with a dinette, double V-berth and teak interior. There's a nice deck for sittin' on the stern too...

5. Americano | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $70

Americano is a Guido vessel with a long sloping bow. This boat is very private and sleeps 3-4. The windows are tinted and the inside is very Slick Rick.

6. New York, NY | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $70

New York, NY is Euro. This boat has been remodeled to be more open than she was originally designed to be. She sleeps 3-4 people, and she has a breakfast nook, a great space for preparing lunches, and a desk for the writer-ly types.

7. Queen Zenobia | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $80

Queen Zenobia is a classy little 30-foot yacht. She can sleep 3-4 people, if they are willing to snuggle up. On this boat there is a comfortable little breakfast nook and plenty of deck space for lounging around.


The Boggsville Boatel is a floating hotel and theater fashioned out of abandoned and re-claimed boats, all of which sleep 2-5 people. Six of the vessels are leisure fishing crafts from the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s, ranging from 28 to 40 feet long. Another is a 70’s drifter houseboat remodeled into a rustic penthouse. Rooms include dinner and access to our GOING AWAY PARTY Sept 10 right next door at Marina 59, from 8pm-late. Kick it on your poop deck four blocks from the beach with cold beer, all of your friends and swim trunks—plus Cocktail Cruises in Jamaica Bay, Jerk Burgers & Pineapple Hot Dogs by Carnival Queen Lamar Iposa and Sea Shanty Karaoke.

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