[Rhodes22-list] Michael's Boat trip

Thu Aug 4 09:09:29 EDT 2005

Michael,
	I guess what you are saying; you do not have a trailer?  Strategy,
get with Nick Hake and Elton and use your boat as family sailoring
promotion.  Where would you go?  Lake Champlain!  Nice clean water that is
good for swimming this time of year.  Visit one marina each day.  Maybe Mr.
Hake would even pay the rent (doubtful).

Where would you start?  I have been to: http://sayahoy.com/index.shtml,
which is just north of the Lake Champlain Crown Point Bridge.  There is no
motel with pool at the marina, in fact no motel.  There are several old
fashion motels not far.  There is only one restaurant of note at the fork in
the road where the road comes over the bridge.  

Another possibility would be at the south end of the lake at Whitehall.
Lock 12 has a large ramp on the west side, marina and restaurant on the east
side: http://www.visitwhitehall.com/pages/3/index.htm  This spot is a very
unique and educational setting.  See:
http://www.lakechamplainpub.com/Champlain_Canal.htm

The lake has many locations and marinas.  I have been to a few more on the
Vermont side.  Burlington has its city docks with it ECHO environmental
center, a pork barrel contribution of its Senator Leahy, which the girls
would love.  It has lots of fish tanks.

Other sites include:
http://www.champlainmarina.com/
http://www.communitysailingcenter.org/
http://www.shelburneshipyard.com/
http://www.wbm.us/index.html
http://verizonsupersite.com/northherocom/dockspaceandmooring/
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/seagrant/marinas/lcmarinas.html

This would be a good time of year to go.  And if you do not go, maybe some
of the northeast Rhodies would be interested.  Maybe even Bill Effros would
check it out.  There used to be one Rhodes Continental 

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of michael meltzer
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 10:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Boat trip

thanks, looking at the thread buy they seem to be
giving him a hard time, No dingy yet, rather spend the
money on food and things to do, buying a trailer is
"taxing" this year. :-)

--- Mary Lou Troy <mltroy at verizon.net> wrote:

> Michael,
> I can't help you on the specifics not knowing the
> area very well, but some 
> thoughts from friends of ours who have cruised
> successfully with small 
> active kids. Short passages, lots of stops, lots of
> swimming, a few 
> overnights in marinas with a pool and other
> amenities (beaches, miniature 
> golf, etc. - I think you had that in mind with the
> resort marina concept) 
> ways to get off the boat (dinghy?) in anchorages.
> Our friends kids kept 
> journals and were interested in the natural world so
> field guides and 
> cameras were in order. Maybe a cheap digital? You
> know your girls - what 
> would keep them interested and involved? One other
> thought - it pays to be 
> flexible, not too tightly scheduled and to have lots
> of options so there 
> are choices of things to do in the various ports.
> 
> BTW - there is a thread right now on the CSBB on
> this very topic 
>
http://www.cs-bb.com/forums/CSBB/index.cgi?read=15072
> - not too much 
> specific advice yet but something more might
> develop. The one good point 
> they made is to check out the land-based travel
> guides for your possible 
> ports. You might look for books like "The Unofficial
> Guide to New England 
> and New York with Kids" by Laurie Bain Wilson or 
> "Fun Places to Go with 
> Children in New England: 4th Edition, Over 500
> Listings" by Diane Bair or 
> "Fun with the Family in Massachusetts, 4th: Hundreds
> of Ideas for Day Trips 
> with the Kids" by Marcia Glassman-Jaffe (there is
> one for Connecticutt 
> too). I haven't any of these books but it might be
> worth spending some time 
> in the travel section of the local library or the
> Barnes & Noble just to 
> gather a bunch of ideas. There may be other similar
> titles out there. I 
> found those with a quick search on Amazon.
> 
> Good luck. It's a big project but it sounds like it
> could be a great 
> opportunity for some family fun.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 
> At 06:45 PM 8/3/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> >looks like I am taking vaction from 8/20 thought
> 9/5,
> >17 days total, now the delema, where to take the
> boat
> >:-)
> >
> >0)home
> >1)over night at the thimble islands
> >2)couple days in the montauk area
> >3)couple days in the newport area
> >4) a few days in Martha vinard
> >5) blockis land(maybe)
> >6)over night at the thimble islands
> >7)home
> >
> >Now the question, now we are talking a wife and 3
> kids
> >on a small boat, I can only cliam to leave them on
> >plum island so many times :-) before the complete
> >breakdown takes place :-) so I need any advice on
> >marinas and or places to go where the boat/wife and
> >kids will be happy? good fun ports? shoping for the
> >wife? marinas like a restorts? fun parks? better
> >places than I picked above? I take any advice(I
> know,
> >"do not do it" and "leave them home" not allowed
> :-),
> >I fishing for ideas and the guild books are so
> helpful -mjm
> >
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