Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance

Now officially hosted by the Tahoe Yacht Club, since 1994, the show has become a renowned event in the wooden boat world.

In 1994, the Tahoe Yacht Club (founded 1925) began hosting the show, and moved the event to Sierra Boat Company's marina in Carnelian Bay.

The show is a centerpiece of the Wooden Boat Week at Lake Tahoe, which consists of the show itself, various barbecue events for yacht club members, and the Woodie-Over-The-Bottom race,[2] which is a multi-step race over an annually changing course that consists of completing multiple tasks at predetermined speeds; the week is finished with a celebration called Mahogany Magic, which showcases a slideshow of all the events that transpired over that week.

The show originally started on a Thursday, closed to the public, where the boats' engines would be run as the first step in the judging process.

The show officially began on Friday, to VIP visitors, the day the judging would take place (although it would extend into Saturday).

The logo of the Concours as seen on flags at the 2011 show.
The show on judging day, as seen from atop the Sierra Boat building at the 2011 Concours.
An example of a blonde deck of a Chris-Craft, called so because of the gold varnish.
An example of a first-place winning Riva Tritone.