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One ocean trip is not enough
As a kid I dreamed
of sailing oceans
even if I was born
far away from any
sizable water bodies.
I
realized that
dream in 2012-13
by sailing across
the Atlantic to Europe
and back via
the Caribbean and
the Bahamas.
The years that followed
I returned
to my home port
on Lake Champlain but I found that I had seen it all, I
was missing the large open space the ocean provides.
In 2016-18, I took my summer's vacation to sail to les Îles
de la Madeleine and back via the St-Lawrence river but
still the ocean was calling me again.
In 2019, I decided to depart in summer 2021 from my
home port Lake Champlain NY, USA to complete another
Atlantic Ocean tour but this time solo. I was planning to
retire from work in March 2021 which would leave me
enough time to provision and fit the boat before June of
the same year.
- by Richard Larivière
Of course Covid 19 came along and delayed my plans. As
Indian Summer 1 (my Tartan 34 Classic sailboat) was located
in the USA and the borders were closed (except by
air) I could not work on her to finalize the preparations.
The boat stayed on the hard for all of 2020 but in July
2021 I flew to Plattsburgh NY, a fifteen minute flight and a
taxi ride took me to the marina. I then asked the marina
staff to launch Indian Summer 1 and I motored back to
Canada via the Richelieu river. The Canadian border
agent advised me that I had to quarantine for 14 days
although this requirement was lifted for those coming
by car or plane (go figure).
At last I was able to work on my boat and get it prepared
for the next summer launch.
The work included a repair to the fuel and water tanks,
redoing the sole, adding two Lithium batteries, new solar
panels and MPPT controller, a bimini top and some
miscellaneous items.
The survey indicated that I should repair the rudder and
the skeg before leaving home. I redid the rudder completely
in the winter 2021 and repaired the skeg in the
spring 2022.
The departure date was set for June 3rd 2022 as the New
York State Canal System opens for navigation in mid May
each year but I wanted to let the water level go down as well
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Canadian Boating May 2024

AT THE HELM: We Are Lucky to be Boaters
FEATURE EDITORIAL: Boating & the Environment - Shifting Toward Sustainability
DESTINATION FEATURE: Cruising Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands
CRUISING: Crossing the Ocean in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC)
TECH FEATURE: Tricking out a New Lagoon 42 with Solar Power
THE PORT HOLE: May 2024
FEATURE: C-TOW Marine Assistance - 40 Years of Marine Rescues
POWER REVIEW: Sylvan G3 CLZ DC
CROSSING THE LINE: Timely Alternate Approaches to Antifouling
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Intro
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Cover1
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Cover2
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 3
Canadian Boating May 2024 - AT THE HELM: We Are Lucky to be Boaters
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 5
Canadian Boating May 2024 - FEATURE EDITORIAL: Boating & the Environment - Shifting Toward Sustainability
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 7
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 8
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 9
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 10
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 11
Canadian Boating May 2024 - DESTINATION FEATURE: Cruising Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - 15
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 16
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 17
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 18
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 19
Canadian Boating May 2024 - CRUISING: Crossing the Ocean in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC)
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - 22
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 23
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 24
Canadian Boating May 2024 - 25
Canadian Boating May 2024 - TECH FEATURE: Tricking out a New Lagoon 42 with Solar Power
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - THE PORT HOLE: May 2024
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - FEATURE: C-TOW Marine Assistance - 40 Years of Marine Rescues
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - POWER REVIEW: Sylvan G3 CLZ DC
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Canadian Boating May 2024 - CROSSING THE LINE: Timely Alternate Approaches to Antifouling
Canadian Boating May 2024 - Cover3
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