We’ve owned Splendido for 15 seasons now, and I never tire of sailing her to take in all the beauty that is Lake Tahoe. Even on days where there’s little to no wind (which are actually pretty rare at Lake Tahoe), it’s amazing to just be out on her lapis lazuli-colored waters, which you can really get a sense of from this video. Special shout-outs to @fredmcelroy1908 for hooking me up with our beautiful boat back in the day and to @wakealmanor and Zack Sizemore for dropping by to say hi and capturing this gorgeous drone footage.

High pressure is back this week and it doesn’t look like there will be much sailing until next Tuesday, so I’ll be getting things organized for the inevitable haul-out come October. It’s always a bittersweet time of year for me, so I do my best to rally and squeeze every drop of sailing out of the season that I can, or, barring that, getting after related boat projects I’ve put off all summer. Today, I’m off to freshen up the paint on the frame for Splendido’s winter cover and do a bit of maintenance on her trailer as well. More when it happens… until then,

Fair winds! DB