Harry
>Harry, et al.
>
>I was just talking to a couple of the local Sheriff's officers who run the
>patrol boat here at Lake Tahoe about just that subject, bow riding. Here, if
>you get a ticket for that, it is $250 per violation. If you have three kids
>on the bow, that's $750!
>
>On a more positive note of our local gendarmes: Last week while out on the
>lake, perhaps 1/2 mile from shore off Sand Harbor, I was approached by a
>Sheriffs boat with lights and sirens going. At the time I was adrift because
>I was pulling in my fenders, coiling my dock lines, etc., getting ready for
>an afternoon of cruising. The patrol boat pulled up alongside.
>
>Many of you may remember my first mate, Dillon, a Cocker Spaniel. Dill is
>now 15 years old, deaf, blind, and afflicted with a few other more minor
>problems. Lollipop has never been on the water without Dillon aboard.
>
>Well, back to the Sheriff's boat. They pulled alongside and asked me how
>Dillon was doing! They remembered us from last season. They seemed
>genuinely excited when Dillon stuck his head out of the passageway.
>
>Dill and I are both sailing to the end.
>
>It is fun to live in an area where everyone is a friend.
>
>See y'all August 13 for the sail of a lifetime!
>
>Geoff
>P-15 Lollipop
>N. Lake Tahoe, NV