Page 8 <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Wood</strong> By Greg Joseph We had a great <strong>Wood</strong>ie Whoopie scheduled for Friday, July 7 th , and a Board meeting for Sunday morning the 9 th , but with the cancellation of the Keys Show, nothing for Saturday the 8 th . As the chair of the ill fated show, I felt I should try to find an alternative. I had heard TYC and Riva Club people talking about <strong>org</strong>anized trips around the lake (both clubs have done it) and thought it would be a good way to get <strong>ACBS</strong> people together and do some boating. I had talked it up at functions and meetings and was getting a favorable response, so I decided to give it a go. It turned out to be short on logistics, because there wasn’t a big response to the blurb in the <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Wood</strong>. I was prepared to have food and drinks provided (with the expert help of Ellen Swensen) but it turned out to be a BYO everything event, which went just fine. Micki and I started out at 9:15 from the east harbor of the Keys in our CC 20’ Custom, Genevieve, and quickly met up with Steve and Cheryl Caplan in their 28’ CC cruiser, Viking. Riding with them was Steve’s mother, Rae, who was celebrating her 88 th birthday. Cheryl told us to soft peddle it about the you-know-what day thing because Rae was not particularly in a celebratory mood about it. We all obliged, but now that it’s over……Happy Birthday Rae! As we all know by now (or should), there is no guarantee on the weather at Tahoe and planning things out on the lake is a crap shoot. Well, the dice were good to us because it was a g<strong>org</strong>eous day. Cruising from the Keys to our first rendezvous point at Rubicon Bay was very pleasant. We were to meet the Pumphreys and the Ludwigs, but got a cell call from Kirk as we were passing Emerald Bay reluctantly bowing out due to pressing needs as chairman of the Concours d’Elegance (c’mon Kirk, come up with something original next time). No sign of the Ludwigs either, so we buzzed Meeks Bay and continued on to our advertised starting point at Obexer’s. We arrived right at the specified time, 10:00, with a big 26’ Riva Triton, Eleven-Eleven, right on our tail. We had evidently just missed Barry and Jenny at Meeks, who had Skip and Lin Stahmer with them. Waiting at Obexer’s were Lee and Sandy Chase with Dave Lyon in the Chases’ beautiful 28’ Sea Lyon. Also staged were Bill and Mary Jo Hutchins in their unique 25’ CC double cockpit, Blind Faith. Well, we were off! We cruised the west shore, on past Tahoe City Marina and picked up Bob and Ellen Swensen in their 20’ CC Sportsman, Tucker (it was named after a cat – don’t you know). Riding with the Swensens were Steve and Pamela Burton, who are selling their 20’ CC Riviera, Bleach Blonde. Next stop was Sierra Boat, where we picked up Herb Hall (solo) in his 19’ Riva Junior, Selvaggio. Apparently Barbara had picked up a particularly nasty flu bug and was home wearing a porcelain necklace. Sorry to hear that, Barb. Nothing personal, but better you than me - hope you are better now. Also arriving at Sierra Boat was Roy Dryer in his 18’ Riva Junior, Friva, with Jared (party animal) Hein along for the ride. Evidently, Roy was preparing to leave Obexer’s when we were there, but we took off without him. Sorry Roy, we didn’t do it on purpose. Off we were again and about Incline, we picked up Dave Lobb in his big Lyman with Greg Rudloff as co-pilot. There was also a CC Capri traveling along with us that we are calling the mystery boat because when we stopped for lunch, they kept on going. We all bobbed in the deep water off of the Thunderbird Lodge and ate lunch and visited. What a setting and with all the woodies gathered we attracted photographers and sightseers. And did I mention it was a g<strong>org</strong>eous day? When we were getting ready to continue on, Steve Caplan invited all boats to their home in the Keys for cocktails and hors d’ouerves, so we kind of short cut the southeast corner of the lake and headed for the west entrance to the Keys. My experience is that that corner of the lake has the least predictable boat drivers anyway. We arrived at the Caplans’ docks at about 2:00. Steve and Cheryl hosted a great impromptu party and then the balance of the boats headed for ports north departed. It was a fun trip and I think everybody had a good time. This is one that I hope will become an annual event. I’m thinking it would be good for the week after Labor Day and if enough boats commit in advance, we could <strong>org</strong>anize a provided lunch, anchorage, poker hands, who knows?
Greg and Micki Joseph Roy Dryer and Jared Hein. Dave Lyon in the Chase’s 28ft Sea Lyon <strong>Western</strong> <strong>Wood</strong> Our fearless Leader— Herb Hall The birthday Girl—Rae, Steve Caplan’s mother Page 9 Pictures from the The Ludwig’s Riva and Caplan’s Chris Craft The Ludwigs and the Stahlmers Bill and Mary Jo Hutchins in their unique 25’ CC double cockpit The Swensens in their 20’ CC Sportsman, Tucker
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