Attend the annual Lake Tahoe Concours d' Elegance in Carnelian Bay, California. Sponsored by the Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation, the event, held in August, features over 100 classic boats of different classes. The classes include runabouts, rivas and gentlemen's racers.
Visit Thunderbird Lodge just outside Incline Village, Nevada, to view the 55-foot "Thunderbird" classic boat. George Whittell Jr. piloted it on its first cruise across Lake Tahoe on July 14, 1940. It is crafted of mahogany and polished steel so that it resembled the fuselage his DC-2 airplane.
Visit the Tahoe Maritime Museum in Homewood, California, on the west shore of Lake Tahoe. The two-storied facility, created by the classic-boat manufacturer Gar Wood, is dedicated to the preservation of classic boats. Its exhibits include the 1929 runabout called Lemme Go.
