Richardson Boats Richardson Boat Owners Association

2001 Summer Rendezvous
Cayuga Lake, Ithaca New York
2001 Summer Rendezvous, Cayuga Lake, Ithaca New York

Meetings Calendar

2009 FALL MEETING

  The Fall Meeting of the RBOA will be on 16 and 17 October. The lodging will be at The Shamrock Motel and Cottages, Long Lake, NY 12847. We have reserved a block of six rooms for the event at a price of $95.00. The motel does not have a restaurant on premises, however there are several restaurants nearby, and the Shamrock staff will assist us in arranging our reservations for Friday evening, for the Saturday evening meal and meeting arrangements. They will also help with any other needs. So, mark your calendars and call The Shamrock at 518-624-3861. When you have done that, please contact John Bowman by phone at 845-595-6127 or email johnbowman@optonline.net and let him know you are coming.

The Saturday morning activity is a boat ride on a 1916 craft, The Osprey, that follows Durant’s original route through Blue Mountain, Eagle and Utowana Lakes. From their web site we read “The trip is scheduled for Saturday, 10 to 12, and has a cost of $20 per person. This beautiful cedar-sided mahogany boat has a tunneled hull. The only surviving longboat by a renowned builder of Adirondack guide boats, she now runs on a quiet outboard. Originally functioning as a mail boat throughout the Saranac Chain of Lakes, she now takes human cargo".

After lunch we will visit the Adirondack Museum (during the last weekend they will be open this year) where we will see the Featured Exhibit "A Wild, Unsettled Country": Early Reflections of the Adirondacks with Paintings, maps, prints, and photographs that illustrate the untamed Adirondack wilderness discovered by early artists, cartographers, and photographers. Afterward we will gather for dinner and our meeting.

Travel Directions: From Albany: Route 87 North to Exit 23 (Warrensburg). At the exit ramp turn left at stop sign, then right at stop light onto Route 9 through Warrensburg, then turn left left onto Route 28 toward Iron Lake and Blue Mountain Lake. Turn right at the stop sign in Blue Mountain Lake onto 28N/30 to Long Lake. The Shamrock will be on your left(lake side of the road) in approx. 2 miles.

From Utica: Route 28 through Old Forge, Raquette Lake and Blue Mountain Lake. Go Straight in Blue Mountain Lake. When you enter the hamlet of Long Lake The Shamrock will be on your left (lake side of the road) in approx. 2 miles.

From Watertown and Plattsburg: Route 3 to Tupper Lake, and the route 30 to Long Lake. In Long Lake you will come to a “T” intersection. Make a right onto 28/30 and proceed approximately 1/4 mle; The Shamrock will be on your right.

This should be a great weekend of fun, conversation, fun, sightseeing, fun, touring and fun. WE Look forward to seeing you there.

RBOA Summer 2004 Rendezvous-Brockville, Ontario

The boats shown are, from right to left, a Richardson, "Off the Job" owned by Joe & Jo Grimaldi; a Chris Craft, "Phase 3"; owned by Dick and Ann Ashley, and the third boat in the line is also a Chris Craft, "Teachers Pet" owned by David and Luciah Ashley.

2003 Summer Rendezvous

The municipal dock on the river wall in the Seneca River at the town of Seneca Falls, NY.