Any excuse to visit Lake Tahoe is a good excuse. With temperatures in Sacramento at 108 degrees (Around 42 degrees for my Celsius loving friends) it was time to beat the heat and leave town.
Each year Lake Tahoe hosts a vintage Wooden Boat show in the Tahoe Keys and Homewood. We have attended before but this year was a treat with the show featuring race boats. The jet engines are what excites my husband. For me, I just shake my head at hand made wooden boats made in the 30’s and 40’s being outfitted with ridiculously large engines that at any moment could tear them and their driver’s apart. But, there is no denying how beautiful the craftsmanship and the lines of these machines are. And I can certainly appreciate the skill, moxie, and $$$ it takes someone to outfit a boat with a jet engine.
If these boats belong anywhere other than with George Clooney on Lago di Como or Venice they belong here on my beloved Lake Tahoe. Has anyone had the luxury of taking a cruise in a boat like this? What about any other unusual watercraft?
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The Riva is fantastic! Looks like it was a lot of fun. Awesome blog!
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Thanks! And thanks for the comment. It was fun and different for sure.
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My aunt and uncle are on holiday in California at the moment. They’ve just arrived at lake Tahoe for a few days. I’ve pointed them in your direction for some inspiration! 😊
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Wonderful to hear. It’s hotter than normal up there right now and very smokey from some of the fires in California. But, hopefully they are loving it nonetheless. It is such a pretty place and there is so much to do. Thanks for passing me along to them. Cheers.
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Hmmm… well, that’s interesting. I’ve never seen or heard of anything like that before, but am forwarding this to my husband. It sounds like something he would love!
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I know mine did!
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I was in Sacramento last week, and quite unhappy that I wasn’t up in the mountains. 🙂 –Curt
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Yah, its hotter than heck. Misery this time of year. Today and cooler in the high 90’s. Yes, I said cooler in the high 90’s. I am, however, very grateful to work indoors.
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I still remember as a kid working in the orchards around Placerville on 100 plus days in the summer. 🙂 –Curt
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It adds character when one is young. Lol.
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Well, I certainly got my share of character… Wondered where it came from. (grin) –Curt
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Now i see what you mean by wooden boats. Those were lovely. We had a succession of similar ones (not wooden) when we were ion Africa. Magic.
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Oh I’ll bet! Were they nice like these even if they weren’t as large? They really are so beautiful. The craftsmanship if amazing.
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Smaller boats, outboard engine. First one was an aluminium hull. The following were some of the first fiberglass boats. Quite nice. We would go the islands on the week-end. Play treasure islandin Africa. 😊
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Sounds really fun.
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It was. I will post some photos when i go back
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Looking very extravagant.
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Indeed!
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Beautiful vintage boats. Superb.
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Thank you. Glad you enjoyed. There were so many! And it’s so delightful to see them on the water where they belong.
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