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The 2022 event poster was another great watercolor by local artist Gary Mathews
The 2019 event poster was a stunning watercolor by local artist Gary Mathews
The 2018 event poster was a painting of a beautiful Aston Martin by local artist Ary Hobbel
The 2017 event poster is a painting of a gorgeous NSX by local artist Ary Hobbel
The 2016 event poster is a painting of last year's winning Porsche 928 GTS by Ary Hobbel
The 2015 event poster was a delightful montage of images from prior concours
The 2014 event poster was a Corvette Stingray painting by local artist Ary Hobbel (click image)
The 2013 event poster is a GT40 painting by local artist Ary Hobbel (click image) Downloadable image files for postcards, etc. Some Useful Links
Western Washington All British Field Meet Kirkland Concours is now the Previous Events: 2012 Concours
The 2012 event poster is another great watercolor by local artist 2011 Concours:
The 20011 event poster by local artist Gary Mathews 2010 Concours
This 2010 poster is a great watercolor by local artist 2009 Concours
This 2009 poster is a great watercolor by local artist
2008 Concours
The 2008 poster by Gary Mathews. A big THANK YOU to Gary who donated his artwork, as he has done since our first event!
Another great watercolor by Gary Mathews. More 2007 photos from Jeff Wolff
The 2006 poster by local artist Gary Mathews.
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2022 Recap After missing two years due to COVID, the San Juan Concours returned to the beautiful San Juan Vineyard on Sunday, August 14. It was a classic San Juan summer day and sports cars, classics, custom, hot rods, motorcycles and trucks all turned out to enjoy the day. The winners for 2022 were:
This year's beneficiaries are the SJI Family Resource Center, Family Umbrella Group, Mobile Dental Van (Medical Teams International), and Polio Plus.
Unfortunately 2020 and 2021 turned out to be non-events due to surging COVID19 cases on San Juan Island and elsewhere. The Rotary Club of San Juan Island and the Sports Car Club of the San Juan Islands had hoped to host their 14th annual car show at the San Juan Vineyard but unfortunately that wasn't be possible.
2019 Recap The winners for 2019 were:
Beneficiaries for 2019 were Hospice of San Juan; Family Umbrella Group; San Juan Family Resource Center; and Rotary Club’s Polio Plus Project. All are 501(c)(3) organizations. 2018 Recap A huge thank you to all who attended last year's Concours at the San Juan Vineyards. The weather turned out perfect in spite of the forecasts, and nearly $18,000 was raised for the beneficiaries. The winners for 2018 were:
Beneficiaries for 2018 are Hospice of San Juan; Family Umbrella Group; San Juan Family Resource Center; and Rotary Club’s Polio Plus Project. All are 501(c)(3) organizations. 2017 Recap We had a another terrific event for 2017, and a huge thank you! to the participants, sponsors, spectators and volunteers who helped to make this year a great success, and a record for money raised for our beneficiaries. This was our eleventh Concours at the wintery, organized by the Sports Car Club of the San Juan Islands and the Rotary Club of San Juan Island. The winners for 2017 are:
The Concours is a charitable event, with over $18,000 distributed to the Family Resource Center, Hospice of San Juan Island, the Family Umbrella Group, and Rotary‛s PolioPlus Project. During the last eight years, over $75,000 has been distributed to six different charities. This has been possible through generous donations by Sponsors, Entrants, and Spectators. 2016 Recap We had a great event for 2016, a huge thank you! to the participants, sponsors, spectators and volunteers who helped to make this year a great success. This was our tenth Concours at the wintery, organized by the Sports Car Club of the San Juan Islands and the Rotary Club of San Juan Island. The winners for 2016 are:
The Concours is a charitable event with this years’ net proceeds of $13,600 distributed to the Family Resource Center, Hospice of San Juan Island, and Rotary‛s PolioPlus Project. During the last seven years, over $60,000 has been distributed to six different charities. This has been possible through generous donations by Sponsors, Entrants, and Spectators. 2015 Recap Here are the winners for 2015:
We had a great event, with $8,600 going to the Hospice of San Juan, ‘Round Towner Charity Taxi, and Rotary’s PolioPlus Project. During the last six years, over $50,000 has been distributed to six different charities. This has been possible through generous donations by Sponsors, Entrants, and Spectators.
2014 Recap We had another great event this year, with perfect weather, terrific cars and bikes, great music and a great turnout. Between entrants, donations and sponsors we raised almost $10,000 for the three beneficiaries. This year, the Concours consisted of a “Judged” section and a “Display Only” section, with all vehicles eligible for the “People’s Choice” awards. Here are the winners for 2014:
The Concours is a charitable event with this years’ net proceeds going to the San Juan Island Family Resource Center, the San Juan Historical Museum, and the Rotary’s PolioPlus Project. During the last five years, over $37,000 has been distributed to six different charities. This has been possible through generous donations by Sponsors, Entrants, and Spectators.
2013 Recap
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 7th annual Concours d'Elegance on Sunday August 25, 2013. We had a great turnout and a very successful event. The Concours is a charitable event; the beneficiaries for 2013 are Fish for Teeth, the Family Umbrella Group of San Juan Island, and the Rotary International Polio Eradication Project. An important source of support is provided by our Sponsors: Barrier Porsche, Road Scholars, Lowe Construction, Printonyx and the San Juan Vineyards. Here are the award winners for 2013:
Highlights of the 2012 event: THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this year's 6th annual Concours a huge success. With your help we had a record 93 cars entered, raised over $8,500 for our beneficiaries, and had a great time! The Concours is an annual event organized by the Sports Car Club of the San Juan Islands in conjunction with the Rotary Club of San Juan Island, at the San Juan Vineyards. The Concours is a charitable event; the beneficiaries for 2012 are Fish for Teeth, the San Juan Island Family Resource Center, and the Rotary International Polio Eradication Project. An important source of support was provided by our Sponsors: Barrier Porsche, Palace Theatre, Printonyx and the San Juan Vineyards. Here is a list of the award winners for 2012:
Photos are posted, with more to follow-- click here or on "2012 Photos" at the left. (Prints are also available for some photos, check the top of the photo page). And again, a Huge Thank You to the Rotary Club of San Juan Island, to Barrier Porsche, to San Juan Vineyards, to our many volunteers, and to the entrants and spectators, without whom none of this would be possible. Thank you for a great event! 2011 Event Highlights: The Sports Car Club, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of San Juan Island, held its 5th annual Concours d'Elegance on August 28, 2011. The weekend started with an island car tour and BBQ picnic at the Winery on Saturday, and the Concours on Sunday. The weather was perfect, attendance was terrific and about $6,000 was raised for the beneficiaries, the Family Umbrella Group, Hospice of San Juan, and Rotary International's Polio Eradication Project. Here is a list of the award winners for 2011:
The Sports Car Club of the San Juan Islands extends a huge Thank You to the Rotary Club of San Juan Island, to Barrier Porsche, to San Juan Vineyards, to our many volunteers, and to the entrants and spectators, without whom none of this would be possible. Thank you for a great event! Pictures of the 2011 event are here.
2010 Event Highlights: The Sports Car Club of the San Juan Islands, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of San Juan Island, held its annual Concours d’Elegance at the San Juan Vineyards on Sunday August 29, 2010. The weekend started with an island car tour and get-together Saturday afternoon and a chance to tour a local member's magnificent Porsche 356 collection. A huge "thank you" to Barrier Motors for their continued sponsorship; to Liberty Printing for again supporting us with printing; to the Rotary Club San Juan Island for their tireless work on behalf of the event and the beneficiaries; and to Yvonne Swanberg for providing the wonderful venue and lucious wine. Cynthia's "of Course" catering and the Medical Center Guild of San Juan provided breakfast and lunch. The beneficiaries of this year's event were the Hospice of San Juan and Rotary's "Polio Plus" project to eradicate polio world-wide. Entrees were judged in six categories, including Porsche, American Sports, and Special Interest. Here is a list of the award winners for 2010:
Pictures of the 2010 event will be posted shortly. 2009 Event Highlights: The August 30, 2009 Concours was a huge success with over 80 vehicles exhibited. Once again we want to thank all the Entrants, Volunteers, and our Sponsors: Barrier Porsche and King Printing & Design. A total of $8400 was distributed to the SJI Family Resource Center, the SJI Public School foundation, and the Rotary Club's PolioPlus Project. These funds were donated by the Sponsors, Entrants, and Spectators. Here is a list of the award winners for 2009:
Pictures are here. 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. |
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Beneficiaries for 2022
Rotary International's PolioPlus Project
A huge THANK YOU to our 2022 sponsors! (click the image to visit their website)
Beneficiaries for 2017:
Rotary International's PoilioPlus Project to End Polio
Beneficiaries for 2016: The San Juan Island Family Resource Center
Rotary International's PoilioPlus Project to End Polio
Beneficiaries for 2015: Rotary International's PoilioPlus Project to End Polio
Beneficiaries for 2014: The San Juan Island Family Resource Center The San Juan Historical Museum Rotary International Project to End Polio
More information about our beneficiaries for 2013:
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