The Chesapeake Marine Canvas Fabricators Association, Inc. is an organization of Fabricators who design and manufacture fabric products for the marine industry as well as the Suppliers who support them. Once a year, the Association runs the largest Marine Fabricators convention in the Mid-Atlantic region.
At this annual event, we conduct seminars, workshops, and lectures concerning our trade, as well as pointers on how to run a small business.
YEAR | CONVENTION # | LOCATION | PRESIDENT |
1982 | AE Miller | ||
1983 | AE Miller | ||
1984 | Michael Marlin | ||
1985 | Bob Cannington | ||
1986 | Rick Hansen | ||
1987 | 1st Convention | St Michaels, MD | Ty Hancock |
1988 | 2nd Convention | Annapolis, MD | John Choat |
1989 | 3rd Convention | Annapolis, MD | Bill Bogar |
1990 | 4th Convention | Annapolis, MD | Walter Chapman |
1991 | 5th Convention | Wilmington, DE | Joyce Wright |
1992 | 6th Convention | Williamsburg, VA | Joyce Wright |
1993 | 7th Convention | Atlantic City, NJ | George Hospodar |
1994 | 8th Convention | Ocean City, MD | George Hospodar |
1995 | 9th Convention | Ocean City, MD | George Hospodar |
1996 | 10th Convention | Ocean City, MD | George Hospodar |
1997 | 11th Convention | Ocean City, MD | Sandy Taylor |
1998 | 12th Convention | Cape May, NJ | Sandy Taylor |
1999 | 13th Convention | Wilmington, DE | Sandy Taylor |
2000 | 14th Convention | Columbia, MD | Sandy Taylor |
2001 | 15th Convention | Ocean City, MD | Marty Jordan |
2002 | 16th Convention | Ocean City, MD | Marty Jordan |
2003 | 17th Convention | Mount Laurel, NJ | Ty Hancock |
2004 | 18th Convention | Atlantic City, NJ | Ty Hancock |
2005 | 19th Convention | Annapolis, MD | Ty Hancock |
2006 | 20th Convention | Mount Laurel, NJ | Ty Hancock |
2007 | 21st Convention | Annapolis, MD | Sandy Taylor |
2008 | 22nd Convention | Dover, DE | Sandy Taylor |
2009 | 23rd Convention | Annapolis, MD | Sandy Taylor |
2010 | 24th Convention | Ocean City, MD | Sandy Taylor |
2011 | 25th Convention | Ocean City, MD | Sandy Taylor |
2012 | 26th Convention | Mount Laurel, NJ | Sandy Taylor |
2013 | 27th Convention | Hanover, MD | Brett Szalkowski |
2014 | 28th Convention | Dover, DE | Brett Szalkowski |
2015 | 29th Convention | Dover, DE | Brett Szalkowski |
2016 | 30th Convention | Dover, DE | Brett Szalkowski |
2017 | 31st Convention | Easton, MD | Steve Hancock |
2018 | 32nd Convention | Philadelphia, PA | Steve Hancock |
2019 | 33rd Convention | Ocean City, MD | Steve Hancock |
2020 | 34th Convention | Philadelphia, PA | Steve Hancock |
2022 | 35th Convention | Richmond, VA | Steve Hancock |
2023 | 36th Convention | Cambridge, MD | Zachary Baccala |