Wooden Boat Show | South Lake Tahoe

A Vintage Boat Show for Charity

South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic

The South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic will be held on July 30th and 31st, 2010. Enjoy over 70 antique and classic beauties at Lake Tahoe's only inland marina, Tahoe Keys Marina & Yacht Club in South Lake Tahoe.

                    In addition to seeing the beautiful antique & classic wood boats, view 5 amazing '60's drag race boats including Golden Komotion that won in the blown gas class time after time in California's Central Valley venues in the 1960's. We'll turn over the engines of some of the wood antique and classic boats and if you're lucky you'll get to hear the roar of the amazing drag boat engines. Or, if you want to take a ride in a wooden boat, join the Tahoe Maritime Museum at the boat show and get a free ride! Then, wander under the tents and taste fine Picchetti wines and Korbel champagnes, stroll through sponsor and charities booths, and buy a memory of the day in the Antique & Classic Boat Society's Ship's Store. Enjoy a snack, a drink, BBQ'd lunch under the tents, or lunch at the Fresh Ketch Restaurant overlooking the marina.

                    Tickets will be available for purchase beginning May 3, 2010 at ANY Raley's, Nob Hill, or Bel Air Family Market in Northern California and Nevada. Check back frequently as mor plans for the 2010 show are added to the site.

                    Email us with questions at info@tahoewoodenboats.com.

The Antique & Classic Boat Society, Inc.-Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter presents

The 4th Annual South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic
was held on July 29th and 30th this year at
Lake Tahoe's only inland marina, Tahoe Keys
Marina & Yacht Club in South Lake Tahoe.

Both boat owners and almost 3,000 visitors reported having a fantastic day!
On land there were five '60's drag boats and a beautiful little kit boat in the process of being built by Tahoe City's Boy Scout Troop #266 as a project led by the Antique and Classic Boat Society Northern CA/Lake Tahoe Chapter. Berthed in Tahoe Keys Marina slips with 8' wide walkways, visitors enjoyed viewing 60 antique and classic wood boats and talking with their owners. This is just as much fun for the boat owners as it is for visitors.

Under the umbrellas at the Marina, visitors enjoyed live music, tasted Korbel California Champagnes & Pacifico beer, had a BBQ lunch & enjoyed the day as they strolled through sponsor and charities booths. Many people bought a memory of the day in the Antique & Classic Boat Society's Ships Store before and after they walked down the docks to see our wooden treasures and classic fiberglass boats.

Five local charities were given $2,500. checks on Sunday at the Awards Picnic at Sugar Pine Point State Park. Thank you to everyone who came to the show because your entry fee contributed to our donation to the charities.

south tahoe wooden boat classic email:info@tahoewoodenboats.com

White Smoke came home to
South Lake Tahoe

Painting by Roy Dryer III, 2011

Boat Show chairman Steve Caplan discusses the success of the 2011 boat show on Lake Tahoe TV.

See what you missed at the 2011 boat show. Save the date now for the 2012 show on July 27th and 28th.

        PLAN NOW
     Save the Date for the
       2012 South Tahoe
    Wooden Boat Classic
July 28 - 29, 2012

Back row: Dave Triano, Thunderbird Preservation Society; Scott Dacus, Raley's, Stateline; Ryan Barella, Korbel and Woodford Reserve; Front Row: Christine Shook & Jesse Siess Hadley, Tahoe Maritime Museum; Bob Dodds, Liberty Energy; Karen Houser, Boys and Girls Club and Kiwanis of Lake Tahoe.

Click here to see the 2011
Boat Show Program