Sara and her friends: Catherine and Kiran arrive at 17:00 ready to depart. John and Mindy also arrive around that time to join us on a cruise to Kingsland Bay and North Bay. Other boats in the RSYC are also leaving port. We motor past the reef just South of the marina where a classic Chris Craft ran around earlier today. The Lake level is 6 feet lower than it was in the Spring and currently in accord with the charted depths. Unfortunately that reef is not in the charted location. Once past the reef we set sail and proceed to Kingsland Bay. Coquina also sets sail. We find a mooring with several other RSYS boats nearby. It has been warmer than usual and Sara dives in for a swim in the clear waters. I start working on dinner preparations. Coquina arrives with a tangled jib on the foredeck and rafts up. Both Kiran and Catherine are excellent crew adapting quickly to boating needs whether at the helm, working with the sails or handling docking lines. I take the dinghy around the Bay to invite fellow boaters for appetizers. Before long we are all gathered aboard Coquina: Susan and Roger, John and Mindy, Bob, Sara, Catherine, Kiran and myself in the large cockpit. We discuss plans for a transatlantic crossing (Roger and Susan) and our own plans for a trip to Florida and the Islands in 2020. Dinner is soon served aboard Coquina in their large main cabin around the great table. Coquina, a Cabo Rico 38 is an excellent party boat.
Saturday morning we are off to explore the trails of Kingsland By State Park. We took the perimeter trail along the rocky shore and along several cliffs all with spectacular views including Split Rock Mountain in the Adirondack Mountains of New York to the West. We then went over to Basin Harbor to tour the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum as well as the Basin Harbor Club Resort. The Resort was busy with two weddings being held that evening. We enjoyed dinner at the Red Mill Restaurant.
Sunday was back at the Point Bay Marina to take down and fold all of the sails for the season. We were lucky to have a sunny day and dry sails to put in storage for next year. Lucy III is to be hauled out this week.
