2008 11th Annual LAKE DORA
SOUTHEASTERN AMPHICAR SWIM-IN
March 28-30, 2008 Friday to Sunday
The wonderful
Mount Dora Antique Boat Show has morphe= into the
Lake Dora Antique Boat Show. The event is still o= Lake Dora, but has shifted 5 miles West to Wooten Park on the NW shore in Tavares because it has become a victim of its own success and needs more sp=ce. Wooten Park has much more room for the over 150 antique Boats along with th= Amphicars and the Wooden bodied Cars ( Woodies ) as well as for the public =o park. Just for the record, 2008 will be the 21st Annual Antique Boat Show, =he 15th Annual Woodie Show and the 11th Annual Amphicar Swim-in on Lake Dora. =or the last 10 years, we have had great weather. The worst we have experienced=were temperatures in the 60’s on Friday at a couple of the complimentary=Captains’ Parties hosted by the Antique Boat people or a little cool or windy on Satu=day. In any event, the weather has certainly been an improvement on the temperat=res and snow up north - or so we have been told !
Actual AMPHICAR Registration as usual will be handled by Dave Monier r=ght at the show. However, to facilitate event activity planning and to ge= the $25 Show Registration rate, anybody bringing an Amphicar needs to contact D=ve Monier or
send the coupon which will be in the Jan/Feb Amphic=r Newsletter to Dave
BY MARCH 20th. Otherwise= the Registration will be $35 the same as the rest of the Antique Boat participants.
It is strongly suggested that anyone attending should make hotel reservations soon because this is traditionally a busy weekend. Dave will reserve a block of rooms at the Inn on the Green at a reduced rate, but you=20
MUST ASK FOR THE AMPHICAR CLUB RATE. An advantage of the n=w show location for the Amphicar folks is that the Inn on the Green, which is=our defacto headquarters, as well as the Golden Corral where we hold our Banque= and a nice RV park are only 2-3 miles from Wooten Park. The Lakeside Inn and th= other Mount Dora area hotels are still close by. In addition, the Event organizers are planning both land and water shuttles between Wooten Park an= the Mount Dora area and we expect to also utilize the Mount Dora Gilbert Park b=at ramp with our Amphicars for some of our “swimming.” <=DIV>
For additional Hotel or RV park information, please call Dave Monier a= (352) 726-5074 or Victor Nelson at (386)228-2118 or send an e-mail to
nelson625@aol.com If you call m= and get my answering machine, please leave a message with your phone number and=I will get back to you.
Directions to Wooten Park are very simple as the park is right on the =W border of Lake Dora and just off U.S.441. Victor (Capt. Spla=h) Nelson with the 1967 “Split Personality”