The world’s smallest drawbridge, the Route 78 bridge crossing the Missiquoi River in Swanton, VT, has been out of operation since 1988. Because it is blocking access to a navigable waterway, the Coast Guard could levy a $1000 per day fine for every day the bridge is not operable. According to Sherwood Fahnswick of the […]
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The submerged wreck of the canal schooner General Butler was vandalized in September, 1995, by someone taking a Dead Eye. Prior to then, she had been left pristine by the many divers who have visited the site. Local diving shops have posted a $100 reward for information about the theft. Anyone with information should call […]
At its 1995 annual meeting in Hamburg the International Yacht Racing Union approved the 1996 Experimental Right-of-Way Rules and Definitions. The IYRU is encouraging national organizations, clubs, and classes to use the rules in 1996 and send in their comments. The experimental rules will then become the basis for the Right-of-way section of the official […]
John Reynolds led Lake Champlain J/24 fleet to win the fleet trophy at the 1995 “changing of the colors” Regatta on Lake George. John Reynolds on Downtown took first place in a fleet of 56 boats in six races. Other local crews included; Tim McKegney on the North Sails boat American Garage, Al Hobart on […]
Zebra mussels have made their way north and were found around Rouse’s Point this summer. Divers servicing moorings in the Broad Lake this fall have reported chains and mooring balls being covered with the mollusks. A photo story in the October 28 edition of the Burlington Free Press shows them covering the bottom of the […]