It was a long day, but relatively easy day of sailing. We had a very nice, quiet night on the hook. The hook came up clean when we pulled it up at about 7:20 and set our course up the St. Lawrence River. The first major attraction was Canada's first capital city, Kingston. The traffic … Continue reading Wolfe Island, ON, to Trenton, ON: Gateway to the Trent Severn Waterway

It was a quick, easy cruise today. Well… sort of. The weather was absolutely beautiful today. With a light breeze and 78 degree high temperature, we decided to leave a day earlier than intended and find a nice spot to anchor for the night. The marina was getting jam-packed and the dockmaster seemed grateful that … Continue reading Clayton, NY to Wolfe Island, ON: A Wee Weedy Cruise

The Trent Severn Waterway was closed for a few days while rainwater receded. We decided to wait it out on the US side of the St. Lawrence Waterway. That kept us in Clayton for a few nice days. The downtown area is very compact and closely located to the marina. We were within walking distance … Continue reading Clayton, NY: Adorable Town

After an odd night that included the maniacal wailing of an F-bomb-throwing lunatic (outside the boat) for a long period of time around 1 am, we were ready to get started on our day. When we had taken a look at the lock the night before, one of the two doors at the exit was … Continue reading Oswego, NY, to Clayton, NY: Crossing a Great Lake

Leaving Sylvan Beach and heading west involves crossing the 22ish miles of Oneida Lake. It's not a big deal, but it's a big enough lake that it could be uncomfortable with winds and waves. The past few days had been so windy that there were quite a few loopers waiting to cross the lake. We … Continue reading Sylvan Beach, NY to Oswego, NY: Back to the Great Lakes

We decided to sleep in this Father's Day morning. By the time we woke up, our catamaran friends were long gone and headed on their way west. We weren't really that far behind them when we left the marina around 8 am. We are getting pretty good at leaving walls by using the technique we … Continue reading Ilion, NY to Sylvan Beach, NY: More Cold and Wind

After the warm, sunny day before, it was a bummer to wake up to a cold morning with the threat of rain. The locks on the Erie Canal open at 7 am, and we wanted to be in the first batch to get through the locks. After a boat passes through a lock, the lockmaster … Continue reading Amsterdam, NY to Ilion, NY: Cold and Dreary. And Cold. And Windy. And Cold.

Waterford was cool, but it was time to keep moving. It was time to start moving West! The thing about the Erie Canal is that it has locks. A LOT of locks. It's kind of a warm up for the Trent-Severn Waterway in Canada which has oodles and oodles of locks. Our experience with locks … Continue reading Waterford, NY to Amsterdam, NY: Locks-o-Plenty

Our plan was to leave at dawn to make the 70 mile trip to Waterford. The run includes one lock (Troy Lock) and we would be going against the current. Waterford has a free dock wall that is first come, first serve. With all of the other loopers in the creek, we wanted to try … Continue reading Kingston, NY to Waterford, NY: Gateway to the Erie Canal

It was finally time to head up the Hudson. We left Half Moon Bay Marina at about 10 AM to take advantage of the rising tide. Our slip was only about 5.5 feet at low tide and we wanted the current in our favor. The wind was calm and we had a clean exit from … Continue reading Croton-on-Hudson, NY to Kingston, NY: Into the Mountains