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August 27
Wardell’s Boatyard is situated about 50 feet from the first bridge on the Erie Canal, and getting the mast down and stored was the order of the day. Gorma is such a pretty boat with the mast up, and somewhat gangly when it is down. The scary part, as we are coming to understand, is the rather long tail (ten to twelve feet of mast) hanging over the back of the boat. It makes turning and maneuvering in tight quarters a bit of a challenge.
Note the boat beside us. It is a Columbia 30 owned by a lovely young couple from Poland. They are going through the Erie Canal to New York and then to St Pierre and Miquelon before heading to Bermuda and the Bahamas this winter. Next spring their plan is to sail back to Poland.
Wardell’s Boatyard is situated about 50 feet from the first bridge on the Erie Canal, and getting the mast down and stored was the order of the day. Gorma is such a pretty boat with the mast up, and somewhat gangly when it is down. The scary part, as we are coming to understand, is the rather long tail (ten to twelve feet of mast) hanging over the back of the boat. It makes turning and maneuvering in tight quarters a bit of a challenge.
Note the boat beside us. It is a Columbia 30 owned by a lovely young couple from Poland. They are going through the Erie Canal to New York and then to St Pierre and Miquelon before heading to Bermuda and the Bahamas this winter. Next spring their plan is to sail back to Poland.
