{"id":28648,"date":"2017-06-15T14:39:41","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T18:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=28648"},"modified":"2017-06-15T14:39:41","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T18:39:41","slug":"boat-tour-company-using-octagonal-boats-thatched-roofs-comes-lake-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2017\/06\/boat-tour-company-using-octagonal-boats-thatched-roofs-comes-lake-george\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Tour Company Using Octagonal Boats With Thatched Roofs Comes To Lake George"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28649\" style=\"width: 901px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2017\/06\/tiki-tours-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"901\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2017\/06\/tiki-tours-hc.jpg 901w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2017\/06\/tiki-tours-hc-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2017\/06\/tiki-tours-hc-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a tour boat belonging to Tiki Tours, a company that opened for business this month on Lake George. The vessel carries up to six passengers, plus a captain and deckhand.<br \/>Courtesy Tiki Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">By Jill Nagy<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Tiki Tours is a new boat touring business on Lake George.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Greg Teresi, an owner of the company, said he and his staff were spending an hour or two a day in early June fielding inquires and booking tours. The first tour went off June 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">He anticipates running two tours a day, each Thursday through Sunday in June, and expanding to a seven-day-a-week service in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The boat, decorated like a small Tiki lounge, measure 15.5 feet and by 16.5 feet and is powered by a 30-horsepower, outboard engine. The boat has an octagonal frame,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>a thatched roof and bar stools and is built with 20 55-gallon drums underneath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">A boat can accommodate six passengers. It is manned by a captain and a deckhand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">There are few amenities: an ice chest and ice, a portable toilet with a privacy shield, and a radio equipped with blue tooth technology, Teresi said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">It is a slow cruise, moving at about 5 miles per hour. Cruises leave from the Lake George Village Dock at 13 Beach Road and last 90 minutes. The fare is $300. Passengers determine where to go and whether to make stops on the way, said Teresi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><!--more-->Teresi\u2019s boat was built by Greg Darby in Pompano Beach, Fla. However, a local franchisee, Tiki Boatworks in Colonie, is fabricating the boats locally. According to Teresi, the Colonie company has sold boats for use on Saratoga Lake, Lake George and a lake in New Hampshire and has orders for several more. They sell at about $31,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Teresi said government approvals were a problem, mainly because the boat is somewhat unusual. The state reviewed its safety and the details of operating them. There were also some concerns about alcohol consumption on the lake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Teresi said it is a safe way to get on the lake, since the passengers do not operate the boat. There is a state-licensed captain as well as a deckhand to keep things under control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Teresi has several partners in the endeavor, \u201ca solid team of business professionals,\u201d he said. They include Bob Wolfgang, a former Albany police chief, and his son Brian Wolfgang, an Albany fireman; Anthony Ali, who is also involved in another Teresi enterprise, Troy-based Capital City Cycle Tours; Larry Davis, also a partner in the boat building company; and Frank Gasino, Tiki Tours general manager, responsible for day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">For Teresi, cycle tours and Tiki Tours are sidelines, for the time being. He is a trial attorney who has practiced in Albany for 10 years and recently opened a satellite office in Lake George about a year ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Tiki Tours can be reached online at www.<span class=\"s1\">thetikitours.com, or by phone at (800) 691-0770.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jill Nagy Tiki Tours is a new boat touring business on Lake George. Greg Teresi, an owner of the company, said he and his staff were spending an hour or two a day in early June fielding inquires and booking tours. The first tour went off June 8. 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