Marc- Sue and Stephanie and I arrived on board at about 18:00. We immediately set sail for Shelburne Bay to join up with the fleet. We were able to sail for perhaps 1/2 hour until the winds vanished. The engine brought us to our destination without a glitch. Our arrival was marked with the beginning of the fireworks display at Burlington. They were fantastic. We quickly rafted up with Coquina and enjoyed the show.
4 July 2016- Sailed on a beam reach all the way over to Spoon Cove on Valcour Island. The autopilot could not handle the wave and wind today on shut down after the first hour. Not a problem with three of us aboard. Lucy III enjoyed its best point for sailing staying ahead of a 36 foot Beneteau. Spoon cove was calm but busy when we arrived. We picked a spot near our fleet and dropped the anchor. It set immediately in the hard sandy bottom. Steph and I went ashore to explore a bit and then went over by Dinghy to Sloop Cove to see the several powerboats from our fleet anchored there. We all enjoyed an interested get together on the beach for appetizers and a few drinks. John Donnnelly had requested that each boat come up with a theme song and present it. Steph helped out with getting "Build me up Buttercup" on you-tube and then we played it on the speaker system provided.
5 July 2016- Early departure for Burton Island State Park. The fleet split at this point and half went to Deep Bay while the rest went to Burton Island. Since we were on a short cruise we decided to skip Deep Bay for our beloved Burton Island. We sailed and motored and then sailed up and across the Lake to get to Burton. We arrived at the Grand Isle Drawbridge only three minutes early. We were the first boat to arrive at Burton (sail or power) and quickly settled in at the new sailboat docks. After checking out the General Store we learned that they were having a special Lobster Omelet today. Sue and I both ordered this and Steph had excellent French Toast with strawberries and cream. I have included just a few photos of the many flowers we discovered around the island. Raspberries were also in season and tasty too. Steph and I enjoyed swimming off of the boat and Steph tried the paddleboard. It was a nice swim. A rather large steel houseboat came in and tied up behind us. When they plugged in it tripped all of the Marina circuits. I fear they have a ground fault in the hull making it unsafe to be in the water. The Park Rangers came over and fixed the problem by denying them electricity. Come nightfall the RSYC gang had a bonfire and marshmallow roast beneath a sky filled with stars. There is no background lighting in this part of Vermont so we could see a great many constellations.
6 July, 2016- 07:00 departure for the Bridge opening. This would end up being a total motoring day heading all of the way South to Kingsland Bay. There were several RSYC boats to greet us there. This was an excellent swimming day and we used the paddleboard extensively.
