Yacht Club
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For more information on the Oakmont
Yacht Club and its upcoming Regatta
on July 18-20, visit the website at
OakmontYachtClub.com.
to take it downriver to the Louisville Yacht Club, over 600 miles away.”
Surprisingly, you don’t have to own a boat to be a member of the
Oakmont Yacht Club, you need only have an interest in boating.
According to Remick, “Allegheny County is the second-largest
county of boat owners, after Dade County, Florida.”
The Oakmont Regatta is the premier event at the Oakmont Yacht
Club and has been held for 112 years. Seventy boats navigate the
Allegheny and come to the club. Regatta events include volleyball
tournaments, horseshoes, paddle boat races and more. They begin
in the morning and go all day long, culminating with a late night
fireworks display.
Allegheny County is the
second-largest county of boat
owners, after Dade County, Florida
Back at the bar, Eicheldinger stares out the large window
mesmerized. “I like to sit and watch the water...Boating is a nice relaxing
way to get away from everything.”
Mike Buzzelli is a freelance writer, standup comedian and author of the humor book “Below
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