Club de Yates de Chapala was inaugurated
in 1960. Many of the original Guadalajaran and local families who were
members when the Club opened, are still members today. Whereas the level
of water in the lake was once in peril, Lake Chapala has rebounded due
to several years of heavy rainfall, a local group Los Amigos del Lago
applying for and being granted membership in Living Lakes (a non-governmental
worldwide project to save lakes), and other intervention on the lake's
behalf.
Located on the shore of Lake Chapala, Club
de Yates de Chapala's beautiful facility includes boat launching and
storage, restaurant, swimming pool, soccer field, and beautiful grounds.
Whereas, a few years ago, you would not have seen pleasure boats on
the lake, today the boat tours to Mexcala and Alacran Islands are up
and running from the Chapala pier, and members of the yacht club regularly
take out their sailboats, etc. to enjoy the lake.
Comodoro
(commodore) Juan Luis de Limelette is dedicated to bringing culture
and new members to the yacht club. The Feria was delighted when in 2007
this facility became the new home for Feria Maestros del Arte. We hope
to be here for many years to come. The location is a beautiful one with
all the white tents set up against the backdrop of Lake Chapala.
The folk and indigenous
art available at this show is diverse and there are no middle-man prices
because the artists pay nothing to attend the show - no booth fee, no
percentage of sales, they are housed with local families and fed while
at the show. We are very grateful to the Club de Yates de Chapala for
allowing us to use their facility.
Club de Yates
de Chapala is very easy to find - it is nestled between two Mexican
seafood restaurants on Paseo Ramon Corona as shown on the map.
This map shows the
many locations from which our artists travel to visit the Feria. (Map
courtest of Don Wright)
For information about
the Club de Yates
de Chapala, call Claudia Avalos, Manager, 376 765 2276 or 045 333
570 7718 (cellular).
For further information
on Feria Maestros del Arte, please contact
Marianne Carlson (01152 from outside of Mexico) (376) 765 7485 or email
mariannecarlson@gmail.com
or Donna Williams (01152 from outside of Mexico) (376) 765-5937 or email
wmsdonna@gmail.com.
