Geoff Schultz wrote:
This year we're headed NORTH with BlueJacket and will do what's known as
the Down East Cirle Route. This will take us through the Hudson River &
Erie/Oswego Canals to Lake Erie. Then we'll take the St. Lawrence to the
Canadian Maritimes where we'll explore Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland
and Nova Scotia. We'll head back down the coast and probably end up in RI.
Many more details, including maps, can be found at
http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=1128
It's a shame to miss the Champlain valley & canal, and of course Lake
Champlain. Beautiful place, great sailing. When you get up to the
eastern side of Lake Ontario, two stops we liked were Sackett's Harbor
(home of "War of 1812 Beer") and Clayton. Clayton has an awesome small
boat museum, don't miss it. You can test your sailing skills in one of
their rudderless St Lawrence Skiffs (actually a clinker double-ender
like a peapod).
I've heard that the trip down the St Lawrence is less pleasure & more
work.... rocks, fog, commercial traffic, fewer pleasant places to
stop... but we hope to get to PEI & Nova Scotia one day ourselves.
Fresh Breezes- Doug King