Solo Sail-about

I managed to squeeze a 4-day sailing adventure into busy-busy July. Chalk that one up in the quality of life column!

It’s been a spectacular sailing season on Lake Champlain, and this latest junket was no exception. Decompression time. Mostly moderate winds (with a big-ish northerly on my homecoming leg from Plattsburgh to Essex). I slept like a baby. I ate and drank and exercised and swan and wrote and edited and caught up on podcasts and caught up on boat maintenance and caught up with friends and even helped prep a public mural in Downtown Plattsburgh.

And I returned home revitalized and ready for the next round of houseguests.

Special thanks to Amy Guglielmo (Twitter), Brian Giebel (Twitter), Burlington Community Boathouse Marina (website), Plattsburgh Boat Basin (website), North Country Food Co-op (website), Naked Turtle (website), Irises Cafe & Wine Bar (website), and Outside Art: Plattsburgh Public Art Project (Facebook).

Souvenirs

Scrapbook souvenirs (and maybe-future-useful items like the Plattsburgh Boat Basin dock diagram) from my July 2018 Solo Sail-about.

If you’re planning to hole up at the Plattsburgh Boat Basin anytime soon, you may find their dock plan useful. (Note: always double check dock plans since reconfiguration/changes are possible.)

Plattsburgh Boat Basin Dock Plan (Source: Plattsburgh Boat Basin, July 2018)
Plattsburgh Boat Basin Dock Plan (Source: Plattsburgh Boat Basin, July 2018)

And another interesting relic from my stay at PBB, this temporary permit is apparently provided to all transients. I asked where to post it and was told that having it aboard was sufficient.

Plattsburgh Boat Basin Temporary Docking Permit (Source: Plattsburgh Boat Basin, July 2018)
Plattsburgh Boat Basin Temporary Docking Permit (Source: Plattsburgh Boat Basin, July 2018)