Eleven of us, three dogs, one twelve-person pontoon, and four hours on the water.
Where
Lake Sonoma Marina
4200 Skaggs Springs Rd, Geyserville
When
Advance team docks 10:30, everyone else 10:45 sharp, cast off 11:00, back by 3:00.
Who
11 people (incl. Beck, 11, and Casper, 10) + Tony, Carmela & Craig. One seat spare.
How
Four cars from Oakland, Richmond and the Presidio. Leave-by times in Route & Timing.
Lunch
11 sandwiches from Big John's. Everyone brings drinks — unsure what else? Bring snacks.
After
Optional art party, 6–9 PM, Great Highway Gallery in the Outer Sunset. Tight but doable.
Route & Timing
Drive plan, check-in, parking
Boat & Marina Info
Rules, requirements, fuel
The Sandwich Order
Big John's pickup sheet — text it ahead
Provisions
Lunch for 10, ice, the 9:50 cutoff
The Day, Printed
Print this — it works with no signal
Packing List
What to bring for 4 hours on water
Crew Roster
11 aboard · who brings what · leave-by times
Lunch on the Boat
Who brings what
The Route
Where to point the boat, hour by hour
The Lake, On Paper
Anchorage map — print it, no signal needed
Swim & Explore
Coves, life jackets, no-wake zones
Dogs Aboard
Tony, Carmela & Craig's game plan
Eats
17 places, lake to city
Breakfast & Coffee
Verified Saturday opening times
Record Stores
The Skincheese tradition
Bars, Dives & Easy Beer
Before, after, or instead of wine
Sights & Stops
Healdsburg plaza, Dry Creek Road
Where You Actually Are
Pomo history, current headlines, bar-ready facts
Voyage of the Mimi
The 1984 whale series & Mimi's first boat day
History & Screen Time
The dam, the flood, two film footnotes
Shared Photo Album
Colin opens this Saturday — everyone drops photos in
Boat Day Playlist APPLE MUSIC
Breezy · indie · hazy hip hop · yacht rock
Going Back to Land APPLE MUSIC
Wistful closers · start it at 2:30
The Soundtrack
Both playlists, sequenced, in six acts
Side Quests
Gas, bathrooms, dead zones, detours
The Drive Home
Route south, the one stop, and the 6 PM art party
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VERSION 8 · VOYAGE OF THE MIMI Last updated August 14, 2026 · 11:22 PM PDT
Colin
The Parkland Farms Boulevard
Nicole
Egg salad, Swiss — on wheat
Tina · Dave H. · Genz
Traditional turkey & Swiss · The Matheson Street, no aioli · Traditional veggie w/ cheddar, no mustard, no onion
Charlie · Casper · Joji
Turkey / cheddar / everything but onion · The Russian River · The Grove Street — all on sliced sourdough
The Russian River is normally a hot panini. On sliced sourdough, ask whether they still press it. Cold by lunch either way, which is fine.
Carly · Dave L. · Beck
Three sandwiches, no order yet — they're buying for themselves.
Why bother claiming
So nobody arrives with the fourth bag of chips and no one brings the fruit. If it is on this page, it is handled.
Eat it one-handed
You are on a moving, occasionally splashy boat with three dogs underfoot. Skip anything that needs a knife and a steady surface.
Keep the mayo buried
Egg salad and anything like it is great on a boat and unforgiving in August heat. Under the ice, not on top of it, and back in after every round.
Two coolers, not one
One food, one drinks. Dave H. is bringing his own, so make his the drinks cooler — it is the one people open forty times.
Pack your trash back out
There are no bins on the water. Whatever comes aboard leaves with you.
Colin updates this page as people text him. Last change: open invitation replaced the per-person assignments.
The marina, the grocery run, the coves, and every stop worth making on the way up or the way home. Tap any pin or card to open it in Apple or Google Maps.
