Friday, August 22, 2014

Westport, N.Y. - La 44.11.1', Lo 73.25.7'
We spent the first week of July sailing through Lake Champlain.
We re-visited some of our favourite anchorages and had front row seats to numerous fire-works displays as the U.S. celebrated it's Independence Day week-end.
The town (and marina) of Westport is located on North West Bay which is where Lake Champlain starts to narrow (60 miles south).  We had Sea Star's mast taken down here and made use of the marina and town's many amenities as we enjoyed the ever-changing view of Vermont's Green Mountains.
Westport is in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains Park; Lake Placid neighbours just 30 miles to the west.





Barry used Westport as a UPS shipping address to take delivery of a new compressor for our Sea Frost refrigeration unit.  He installed it, hoses and a receiver dryer.  As well he installed a sight glass and fixed the tach.
While in the process of repairs as we sat on anchor in the bay we heard a Coast Guard securite broadcast of a severe thunderstorm approaching (winds forecasted 50 to 60 miles per hour).  As Partridge Harbour was just 2 miles north of our location we lifted anchor and took shelter there for the night.

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