Geneva Lakes Boat Show
This year’s cruise and house tour will visit three amazing estates on Geneva Lake, each with truly remarkable features. Transportation will be provided aboard three of the more interesting boats on the lake.
The boats will be Sea Lark, Normandie and Henry Knox. Lunch at the Lake Geneva Country Club is included. Tours will depart from the Geneva Country Club. Tour time is approximately 4:45 minutes.
Founded in 1874, the Lake Geneva Yacht Club is one of the oldest and most internationally renowned of the ILYA Clubs and is the site of numerous international and National Sailing competitions. Additionally, the LGYC is the home of Olympic Medalist and World Champion sailboat racers.
This year’s Friday evening Welcome Reception will be held at John Simms, Jr’s boat house located on John’s equestrian farm about two miles south of the lake. The building is spectacular and is capable of housing any two of the lake’s largest private boats. The shops have the latest equipment, and the support facilities are amazing. The building is home to John’s, a 67-foot long re-creation of a 19th century Lake Geneva yacht. Cocktails at 6:00pm, dinner at 7:30, program at 8:30.
Boats will be on exhibit all day Saturday, beginning at 10:00 am. Be sure you have your boat in the water by then, as we expect a lot of spectators. Local vendors will have items on display, and the Blackhawk Chapter’s tent will once again offer t-shirts, posters and other items. The annual “starting of the engines” and boat parade will commence at 4:00 pm.
The awards will be presented on Sunday at 2:00pm. In an effort to honor the winners of the award categories, and recognize the owners, you must register for the Saturday dinner and be in attendance in order to be qualified to win one of the show awards. Award categories:
Sunday, boats will be on exhibit again at 10 am. People’s Choice award and drawing winners announced at Blackhawk tent at 2 pm. Each year we have many spectators who attend the boat show on Sunday afternoon expecting to see the full line-up of boats on display. Therefore, participants are asked to leave their boats in the water (and land displays intact) on Sunday until 3:00 pm when the boat show officially ends.