Lake Champlain

[destination unknown]

Ok all you hudson folks:

I am looking on planning my summer 2011 trip. I have a few questions:

1. Distance from NYC to Lake Champlain by boat?
2. where to stop along the way on the Hudson South of Troy and north of Troy.
3. Where to go once I am in the Lake?
4. Everything if possible kid freindly 14 and 15 y/o but history or forts would be cool, Pool is great but not neccessary.
5. How far into the lake do I need to go to make the trip worth it?
6. Would like to travel 4 hours a day each way and try to spend a whole week in the lake.
7. Any advice would be great thanks.......

Kevin

 

[boatbum]

2) Kingston, Schuyerville and Westport
3) Vergennes?, Mallet's, Burlington and various bays to anchor out in.

Got two weeks? At 4 hours a day you will need at least that to spend a week on the lake IMHO. Think about traveling a little more each day. Don't forget the speed limit on the canal is 10 mph.

 

[btoran]

get the "cruising guide to new york waterways and lake champlain". it'll tell you everything you need to know (mile by mile, lock by lock, marina by marina).

 

[blackdog]

3 days of 8 hours running each day will put you in Montreal, Canada. It's a trip of a boater's lifetime. One of my favorite trips.

 

[millsan1]

I made the same trip three years ago. My take and blow by blow is in this thread:

http://www.boated.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=104436

Hogan posted this in the past:
http://www.boatered.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=95482

http://www.nyscanals.gov/?source=BoatingOnTheHudson.com

http://www.lakestolocks.com/?source=BoatingOnTheHudson.com

http://www.hrmm.org/links.htm

http://members.aol.com/americacruising/hudson.html

Long story short, it is a great trip. As a side note, make sure your insurance covers you where you go. Both policies I have had covered me up to some town in Maine, which is parallel to Burlington, VT. Any farther north and you will need a rider, if you have the same policies I do.

 

[Early Bird]

We did this trip a few years ago. It was amazing!! Starting from Croton, we took three nights in transit northbound, stopping at Troy Town Docks, a marina inside the locks, and Whitehall. Southbound, we returned with two nights stopover, in Whitehall, then Troy town docks. Watch the speed limits in the canal. I recommend the cruising guide mentioned above, which has all the right pointers, including getting rubber gloves for the rope handlers.