From Vermont to Maine: Our Epic Sailing Journey

SAILING OUR NEW ERICSON 35-3 FROM VERMONT TO MAINE // How do you get a sailboat from Vermont to Maine? Here are some highlights sailing our new Ericson 35-3 from Vermont to Maine, through Lake Champlain, the locks on the Champlain Canal, the Hudson River, New York Harbor, East River, Long Island Sound, Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod Canal, across Massachusetts Bay, and into Maine.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to sailing a new boat from Vermont to Maine
0:55 Overview of the journey sailing from Vermont to Maine
1:33 Sailing from Shelburne, VT in Lake Champlain to Whitehall, NY (Day 1)
5:01 Sailing from Whitehall, NY to Champlain Canal Lock 4 (Day 2)
6:15 Sailing from Champlain Canal Lock 4 to Catskill, NY (Day 3)
8:32 Stepping the mast and sailing from Catskill, NY, down the Hudson River, to Newburgh, NY (Day 4)
10:46 Sailing from Newburgh, NY, down the Hudson River, to Jersey City, NJ (Day 5)
15:05 Sailing from Jersey City, NJ, through the East River and "Hell Gate", to Oyster Bay, NY (Day 6)
18:34 Sailing from Oyster Bay, NY, through Long Island Sound, to Old Saybrook, CT (Day 7)
19:58 Sailing from Old Saybrook, CT, through "The Race", to Newport, RI (Day 8)
20:38 Sailing from Newport, RI, into Buzzards Bay, to Falmouth, MA (Day 9)
22:22 Sailing from Falmouth, MA, across Massachusetts Bay, to Gloucester, MA (Day 10)
24:39 Sailing around Cape Ann from Gloucester, MA to Newburyport, MA (Day 11)
25:05 Sailing from Newburyport, MA, past the Isles of Shoals, to Portland, ME (Day 12)
26:44 Sailing from Portland, ME, across Casco Bay, to Boothbay Harbor, ME (Day 13)
28:37 Wrap-up of sail from Vermont to Maine

Helpful resource for timing the East River passage
https://www.offshoreblue.com/cruise/e...

Helpful book for timing the tides through "The Race" and Cape Cod Canal
https://www.amazon.com/Eldridge-Tide-...