By Bill Fastiggi Bill Fastiggi, Andy Horton & Heather Rowe Andy Horton, I decided to team up for this event rather than sail both our boats (we had each qualified to compete in the trials), and convinced our good friend Heather Rowe to sail with us. The regatta was sailed on Lake Carlysle in Southern […]
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October 27, 1998 Lake Champlain Basin Program Logo With increasing concern over stormwater pollutants and the need to comply with state and local water quality mandates in NY and VT, planners, developers and engineers now have an opportunity to learn about he latest technology for treating storm water runoff. Stormwater run-off contributes a significant amount […]
3rd Annual Chittenden County Bass Masters Open Bass TournamentThe following are the final standings of the 13th Annual Chittenden County Bass Masters Open Bass Tournament, held September 13, 1998 at the Malletts Bay fishing access. Rank Weight Number of Fish Team Payout 1 26.22 8 Smallmouth St.Marie/St Marie $2,000 2 25.73 8 Smallmouth Savage/Savage $1,200 […]
The Vermont B.A.S.S. Federation held their qualifier for the 1999 state team on Lake Champlain, August 29-30. The weigh-in for the two day event was held at the Vermont Fish & Wildlife access at Chimney Point in West Addison, VT. There were 47 anglers competing for the 13 member team from the 7 Federated B.A.S.S. […]
Mike Dressel and Al Hobart have teamed together to purchase a Mumm 30 and will attend the Mumm 30 World Championship on November 14-22 at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Andy Horton will once again serve as helmsman. Mike Finch, Chris Morgan, Ernie Pomerleau and Scott Ikle will round out the crew. This past July, Horton […]
Ham Radio Course to be HeldA Ham Radio course will be offered in Essex Junction on Saturday and Sunday, October 17-18th, 9am until 6pm each day. A ham radio license allows access to the Amateur Radio Service frequencies and the provides the opportunity to contact over 1 million other ham operators worldwide. Many amateur operators […]
Visit the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum War of 1812 Anchor Raised for Conservation After resting at the bottom of Lake Champlain for over 180 years, a 13-foot anchor from the War of 1812 was raised from Plattsburgh Bay, New York, on Friday, September 11. This composite anchor is approximately 13 feet in size along its […]
by Mark Gardnersunset.jpg (5152 bytes) After last years adventure aboard “Witchcraft” I decided it would be interesting to race on our own boat, “Bark Ode” (Barky) in this event. We left Malletts Bay Friday around 1730 and headed northwest to Plattsburgh in a steady 15-knot breeze. It turned out to be a perfect night for […]
Stage One: “This is going to be one long race!“ Although each class has its own start, it would have been difficult to tell this year’s MacDonough from the Lake Champlain Yacht Club’s Ladies Cup which features a mass start. The non-spinnaker class started at 1030 in less than two knots of breeze from the […]
by Chris Costigan Boaters planning to kick back amongst the waves with an alcoholic beverage in hand should do so using discretion. This should be obvious to on-lake boaters navigating Lake Champlain. However, not knowing that a boating while intoxicated (BWI) law exists won’t save you from the long arm of the law. Serving as […]