Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Log of the Lucy III











Sail Lucy III, Boston, MA USA

Sail Lucy III, Boston, MA USA
The sailing adventures of the Gervais family aboard a 1975 Tartan 34' Yawl: links
Maine Cruise 2004
Version Francaise
2007 Sail to Lake Champlain
2008 Sail to Quebec
Carnet de Bord 2008


The travels of Lucy III.
Favorite harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket,
Cuttyhunk, Eel Pond, Woods Hole, Red Brook Harbor,
Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Newport, Point Judith, Rhode Island
Mystic, Stonington, Essex, Connecticut
New York City (Liberty Landing Marina, Jersey City, New Jersey), West Point, Waterford, Westport, New York
Bar Harbor, South Freeport, Maine
Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire
Malletts Bay, Burlington, Charlotte, Vergennes, Vermont
Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

About our boat and our Crew:

Crew: Marc, Susan, Sara and Stephanie Gervais


34' Tartan Yawl (1975) Homeport: Boston, MA Specifications: http://www.tartanyachts.com/

2001 Caribe 8' Tender
1990 Achilles 8' Tender
1980 8' sailing pram

Our Region: We are part of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). Officially, it runs from the Annisquam River in Cape Ann, Massachusetts, at the southern end of the Gulf of Maine, all the way down the East Coast and across the Gulf Coast to Brownsville, Texas, at the border with Mexico. It provides a protected route for vessels that otherwise travel on exposed bodies of water. Much of the ICW offers only limited protection since it includes open water such as Massachusetts Bay, Buzzards Bay, Block Island Sound, Long Island Sound, Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay. We do see many southbound boats in early Fall and northbound boats in the Spring. To many, the harbors of Buzzards Bay, Martha's Vineyard Sound and Nantucket Sound are destinations or turning points to a cruise. The area has exceptional beauty, great sailing conditions and fun ports of call during the summer months. The Hudson River opens up the interior of the northern United States and Canada, with many lakes and rivers, via the Erie and Champlain Canals.

mjg@gervaisdavenport.com