CODA : Opening announcement for partial Champlain Canal.
23 May 2025
Waterford Visitors Center free docks, Waterford, Erie Canal, New York
An overview.
Marc- It rained again most of the day. Coda has been in Waterford for over a week awaiting the opening of the Champlain Canal. Today at 14:01 the New York Canal Authority issued a statement that the canal would be partially open tomorrow morning at 08:00. Boaters scrambled. Boats started to leave the Waterford docks with actually no place to go. They somehow wanted to be sure that they would be first in line in the morning. It will be mayhem at lock C-1 in the morning. All that these boats can do is anchor in the narrow Hudson River below the lock. There is no place to tie up to an available wall. According to the announcement locks C-1 through C-6 will be opening. No passage further on is allowed until further notice. In a footnote mention is made that the canal from dock C-7 through C-9 may open on Sunday for shallow vessels only.
My new crew, Will Patten, is coming tomorrow afternoon. There will not be any time to head upstream. We will leave early Sunday morning for Lock C-1. I moved over to a new space on the wall until our departure. This will allow our Canadian buddy boat to depart tomorrow.
The main event of the day was a visit of very good friends Janet and her dog George. They felt their friend Marc need a list and they were absolutely correct. The reunion was fun even on a grey and wet day. We toured a local State Park (Peebles Island) and then we had a fantastic lunch at McGrivey's Restaurant (a very dog friendly place). It was a very happy time. Thank you so much Janet and George.
Welcome George and Janet.
Now we just need to get our guests aboard. Coda is rafted up to another sailboat that is tied to the mooring wall. Luckily Janet brought a set of expandable stairs.
Demonstration of the stairs.
These same stairs allowed George and Janet to easily board Coda.
Sailor George reporting for duty.
What do I do Captain Marc.
Time for you to take the helm George.
A hawk watched us on a hiking trail today.
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