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f you were standing on the edge of the HudsonI River during the cold and rainy months of April and May this spring, you may have witnessed two handsome wooden canoes pass by, loaded with a cheerful cohort of twelve (12) high school students, paddling downriver with hand-made wooden paddles. And, if you were able to follow them into the evening, you would find them setting up tents in some hidden corner of the riverbank, collecting firewood, and gathering around a warm pot of soup, for an evening of songs and academic studies. This unique tribe happens to be the latest cohort of the Kroka Expeditions Winter Semester Program – a five-month 750km outdoor expedition study program that has been taking place for the past 15 years. In previous years students have traveled through Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Canada – however in 2019 the decision was made to attempt the first- ever Kroka expedition down the Hudson River. A Their entire 5-month journey took place on the water – however the first few months were skiing on a snowy landscape of frozen water! In January the students made their preparations at the Kroka base camp in Marlow NH and BOLD then ventured by skis and snowshoes through Vermont towards the far northern wilderness of the Uapishka Mountains in northern Quebec. After the ski expedition, the students traveled south towards the Richelieu River at the northern HUDSON end of Lake Champlain – and from there began their month-long paddling odyssey. While on expedition students engaged in a challenging academic program encompassing humanities, social studies, natural science, and applied mathematics. While all students are required to give 100% effort to disciplined study, training, and work, Kroka also respects RIVER individual learning differences and is committed to supporting all striving, hardworking students, regardless of their learning needs. PADDLING Here is their story, in their own words: On February 20th we ventured out from our basecamp in Marlow with high spirits, excited that we were finally getting on the trail. We learned about site selection for our tent, stove setup, and evergreen bough harvesting for our JOURNEY tent floor. This would become our routine for the duration of our winter legs. The amount of food needed for 15 people for such a long expedition required two sleds that we took turns pulling behind us. These first few “From the heart of the winter wilderness days physically taxed us more than any other to the soul of American Civilization”. time. When we finally made it to Lac Magique, many of us were beat beyond belief. We had 8 July - August 2019 made an elevation gain of 1,700ft in just two and each other through the thick and myself thrilled. They beat into the fact days. On our rest day we had time to learn beating snow. that I am really out here, accomplishing about this land reigned by spruce, whose Back down at camp, our canvas tent amazing things and living life to the spiky boughs would become our carpet and became a cozy classroom for studying The fullest way more then I would back in whose wood became fuel for our stove. Endurance by Ernest Shackleton, listening Wisconsin, still in high school. On the Above the spruce we found windswept peaks to wilderness medical lectures, reviewing coldest days and longest stretches a bordering perfect powder skiing bowl. weather patterns, and learning about grin will often spread across my face After Lac Magique, we pointed our skis east poetry. and I find myself even laughing out and headed toward Mont Lucie, with blue It was really fun seeing how we could rely loud at the absurdity of us out here skies above. In the dazzling winter sunshine, on each other and work as a team to get choosing, even paying, to go through we took a break from our packs and followed camp set up, and even with that we still this. However I am also grinning at the our teacher as he glided ahead of us to the had our serious set backs. For the girls it environment that surrounds me and the top of a slope. Then he turned to us and was a tent that was so frozen from melted people who are right along side me said “like this” before gracefully telemark snow that we had to stuff it into a backpack going through the same things, we are skiing back down. Soon a hoard of semester and strap the excess to the outside of the experiencing what so few people get students careened down the slope. It was bag. For the boys it was managing cooking to… pure wilderness. While sometimes incredibly fun to soak up the warmth of the and melting water on a much smaller stove. I am worn down and hurting, I never sun on our cheeks and be free, for a moment, Something we learned was how much we question why I chose to do this, for I from our packs. need each other in order to efficiently and know this is what satisfies me and When we broke camp the next morning we enjoyably live in this landscape. We met ignites my soul.” –Rosa Koehnlein knew we would have a hard day ahead of back with our instructors the next day to Spring came in quickly for us in early us, traveling 11k across a treeless plateau. complete our academic work and prepare April, as we stepped out of the depths When we arrived to the top of the plateau we to return from the mountains. of winter and into the waters of Lake

met whiteout conditions. It was hard to tell When we all joined together our breath Champlain. After a quick stop in Quebec where we were, or what the contours of the was caught on the wind as we saw the City, we exchanged our faithful skis land were actually like, because everything vast frozen swaths of the Manicougan for two lofty 20-foot long wood canvas was grey-white: above, below, and all around. Reservoir ahead of us. We were so in awe voyager canoes, crafted by previous What seemed like a flat stretch could have a of it that we could do nothing but sing, and Kroka students and re-varnished and steep slope in the middle. We were happy to when our voices where carried away by the re-painted by our semester. These new have our competent navigator, River, who led wind we howled at the top of our lungs. We vessels would be our main mode of us down safely from the plateau to our Mont had made it, we were not only alive but transportation on our venture to New Lucie camp fully living. York City. The next day we summited the 3,500ft “I am here for adventure, the risk factor, When we were starting out we mountain and were caught in whiteout the unknown. I grow the most in the hardest were apprehensive of what we might conditions again, experiencing ripping winds parts of my life & I enjoy the challenge. encounter. We learned a new style of and a lunar landscape. It was quite the Without a risk, the unknown, a challenge, I camping, which consisted of a summer experience straining our eyes to try peering feel like there’s no point to life. During the stove, a tarp for group gatherings, and through the swirling white, and in the end we hardest part of this expedition I have found three tents for sleeping. The first night could only see the outlines of nearby rocks boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 9 was bitterly cold, and many faces on that night were solemn with finish line the patch of still water by the shore. We called to River fear, that this chill might become a consistent trend. We heard who was steering in an attempt to distract her. At first she stayed that the lake was frozen over, which posed a potential problem strong and focused on the prize, but curiosity crept over her like for our travel plans. Yet as we went we were slowly greeted by the waters crept over the gunwales and in a moment of weakness clear water and stunning days. On our third day we had our first she looked back at us. In that same moment she re-positioned (and last) encounter with the ice. After a long day of travel and her paddle maneuvering her boat to the side. This gave us a few only a mile from our intended destination, we came upon a stretch precious moments to gain the lead and as we passed we cackled of water that sat placid in our gaze. At first we perceived it to like a flocks of crows. The only prize for the race awarded was a be clear, calm waters as a result of a bay blocking the wind. As beautiful sunset and the perfect campsite. we drew nearer we were astonished by the sound of ice, like On the next day we were greeted by a cheery NE wind. We a massive wind chime cascading against itself. One of our two hoisted our mast, tethered on our square sails and by their fair mighty boats sped towards it in an attempt to break through, but and forceful breath were sent 34 miles in a single day. All of us to no avail. Instead we watched as their bow slid atop the ice were thrilled by the gift of going such a great distance, and found and momentarily trapped them. At this point our only choice was our spirits lifted. to find a place to set up camp and devise a plan for crossing. We touched down at the inlet of East Creek, where we would We spied a thin channel in the pack that seemed like it passed have a rest day, this time spanning two days. It was an utterly through but we were uncertain. In the end we decided it was our beautiful place, barely touched, because it is often as flooded as only option. Our plan for the following day was to find our way it was when we visited it. There we noted such signs of spring as through. In the end, as we slept, a warm southern rain came and toads, snakes, muskrats, and the distinct song of the loon.

by morning we were astonished by a perfectly clear expanse of For our culminating day of the Champlain Leg we traveled 25 water. miles to Whitehall, NY. We paddled non-stop across silky still Though the ice had left us we weren’t out of the woods yet. waters. While we pushed, the sun parted the overcast blanket We started by travelling into the headwinds, and as they picked that had shielded its golden rays from us in the morning. It was up throughout the day so did the waves. Soon we were paddling t-shirt weather! Misha, feeling it’s warmth, announced from the hard, leaning into every oncoming wave. It was hard to believe we stern of our canoe that we would go swimming. Two at a time weren’t in some vast ocean. Several times the bow dipped under jumped from the boats into the chilly water. Moments later heads the waves or a back splash sloshed over the stern. We endured would re-emerge from the water and quivering bodies would flop these conditions for five straight hours, and as we moved slowly into the boat shortly behind. It felt so lovely afterward, to be dried onward, Valcour Island came into sight. First its outline became by the sun. distinct against the land behind it. Then the trees were visible, At the end of that sunny day we came to Lock 12, the first (for and finally we could see the rocks lining the shore. We declared it us) of the twelve locks that make up the Champlain Canal. Though a race by hounding our boat to push and so we kicked it into high the locks were off-season, the NY State Canal System pushed gear. A cacophony of absurd insults and yips of encouragement maintenance earlier so that we could continue our journey without boomed about the crashing waves. We were neck to neck, our portaging our boats. It was an event all of us had been envisioning since the first week of semester. Our two lovely vessels floated 10 July - August 2019 before the yellow gates and waited for the green light. Before the green light could even illuminate, the sound of the lock with its mighty metal arms resonated across the water. Once inside we held onto the ropes so our boats wouldn’t be tossed about by the water. It was barely noticeable at first, but soon strong white patches of foam bubbled up around us and the water level rose. When it again came to a rest, we were done with our Champlain leg, having traveled 120 miles in 16 days. As far as we were concerned, it was an adventure. We’d only been in the lock system for 2 days, completing 4 of the 11 locks, before we learned we could go no further. The northern end of the Hudson was flooding and the NY State Canal Corporation thought it would be better if we took out and put in again in Waterford right before Lock #1. We would need to travel 40 miles over land. Thankfully, instead of spending the rest of our expedition portaging our boats, the abundant hospitality of the canal system allowed us to travel that distance in a day. Though we would have loved to complete the canal on our own, this created a chance for spontaneity and divergence from the plan, an important part of every adventure. We now had time to live into our Hudson River life and learn the ways of the river, transitioning away from lake life. Unfortunately, the first real difference we saw was an increase in pollution and trash. Little plastic bottles and cans floated mindlessly downstream, and a grove of glass bottles littered one of our first campsites. Though this was worrisome, we were assured by our instructors that through the efforts of organizations like the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, the river has become much cleaner. In its past the river was said to have run in a variety of colors from red to purple, due to several dye factories that used the river as a dump. When we arrived in Poughkeepsie we learned that the Hudson is an estuary- this means that the river becomes brackish and responds to ocean tides the closer we get to the ocean. Because the Hudson flows from north to south we also had a handful of beautiful days for sailing, a group favorite, as it allows us to kick up our feet and send our gaze out to the world beyond our boat, the gunwales, and our paddles. While we journeyed down the river we learned a lot more about hospitality and human kindness. Over the course of our expedition we have become accustomed to staying in the wild, but that isn’t always possible on an industrial waterway. We stayed in public parks, canoe clubs, and on small islands. We stayed at several farms, such as Camphill Village Copake, where we spent a day doing service. It was a special thing to give back through working the land with our hands and feet. A highlight from Copake

boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 11 was the torrential downpour that pummeled at the crowns of our From Croton Point southward campsites were scarce, and luckily heads while we placed the mulching tarp. It felt liberating to work we enjoyed the hospitality of the First Presbyterian Church of barefoot, fully drenched from head to toe in these conditions, Dobbs Ferry, as well as the Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club as we connected fully with the elements. At Seed Song Farm and the Inwood Canoe Club. Before we knew it we were paddling we truly loved the experience of lifting our voices in song while towards the George Washington Bridge and right beneath it was our mulching the raspberries and weeding the peas. We were also destination, the place we’d ultimately been headed towards since honored to be included in a celebration of life for Pete Seeger. the first day of expedition was in our sights: Manhattan. In every interaction with others, we gained new understanding of We finished our river journey at the Gowanus Canal, one of the our own culture. Though each place was unique, all of them had most polluted waterways of our country. We were shocked to see in common the love and hospitality they gifted us. the shimmering veil of oil dance away from the disturbance of our The sound of trains is prolific on the Hudson. There are train paddles as we skimmed across the murky surface. The smell that tracks of both sides of the river- the passenger train on the east hung in the air was no longer the crisp salt spray lifting from the bay, side, and the cargo trains on the west. Many of us are fond but rather the pungent odor of a mixture of chemical and rot. We of their distant whistle as a reminder of home, and others get would learn that the eutrophication in the canal is so dense that fish incredibly excited by an inbound train and will run to get closer if regularly die from de-oxygenation. We carefully navigated around the opportunity is provided. On one occasion we happened to find the shopping carts and circuit boards that had been discarded in our campsite situated not 30 feet from the track. This prospect the dark waters. At the dock we had a moment of silence, to reflect was amusing at first. It was even fun to carry our dry bags and on the distance we had travelled. We had journeyed from the cold wannigans past the tracks and up the little slope to camp. And the snowy reaches of northern Quebec, and then by canoe from the first couple ding-ding-dings of the train crossing light was cute, Richelieu River in Quebec to Manhattan (though we were technically as it gave us a warning to close our ears and look with excitement staying in Brooklyn) in 37 days. This moment marked the end of our toward the tracks. But by dinner, after having more than three 90- time on trail. We left our boats and entered a new realm; the city. car trains whoosh past, it began to get old. Our ears were already We were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to see some starting to ache. After two more trains passed and it was time for classic sights of the city like Central Park, Times Square, and bed we all found ourselves anxious over the quality of sleep we Broadway. Each of these places had something to teach us. In would be having through the night. On the bright side, by morning Central Park we saw nature in the city- though vast and tumbling we had learned a really cool lesson that interestingly enough, in places, also well-manicured. We were delighted to see so many cargo trains do not stop at night. It was such an effective lesson people dancing, laughing, and enjoying their green space. In Times that it left us cringing for the next couple days whenever we heard Square we encountered the opposite of our winter experience; in the distant call of the whistle. the Canadian wilderness, silence is the dominate sound, our voices a rare and mellow accent of its quiet grandness. In the city, silence

12 July - August 2019 never visits, not even for a moment. The bustling of cars and the Our trip back to Kroka Base Camp consisted of one very long scraping of shoes on pavement echoed off the concrete earth. train ride to Bellows Falls, a time we used to finish up our Roused voices spring from every passerby. The sensory overload academics. At the station we met a trailerful of bikes that would was far from the life we’d been living for the past 4 1/2 months. On aid our travel to Kroka, 14 miles away (uphill, of course). This Broadway we learned about the United States Constitution through was the final part of the final stretch. We were riding into the Heidi Schreck’s play “What the Constitution Means to Me”. The end of expedition. We were coming home. As the sun set and we culmination of the play saw her and her young co-star having a came down the final hill to Kroka Base Camp our voices turned debate-style conversation on how our generation will play in the to joyous shrieking. We had made it back after 3 1/2 months of shaping of our future government, a dialogue that left us with much being away. to consider and discuss among ourselves. Now home at base camp we will spend the remainder of our time One of the projects we enjoyed most was our neighborhood doing service, finishing academics, and relishing the moments navigation solos. For class that day each group of two was send we’ve had together and the ones we still have before going home. to one of six neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Manhattan: Brighton Beach, Greenwich, Sunset Park, Chinatown, East Harlem, and Students: Harlem. We observed the culture and infrastructure, as well as class Robert Alexander Boulder, CO and racial distribution. It was a positive experience for us to look at Ethan Andrus Camden, ME the city through this lens in order to recognize the privileges, bias, Sophia Cable Amherst, MA and injustices that we have encountered and carry with us. Besides Fynn Greene South Londonderry, VT this academic outlook we also took time to connect with strangers, Grace Jessiman Newton, MA The founding director take fun photos, and one group even went for a swim. Rosa Koehnlein Eagle, WI and expedition leader A favorite service project of ours was the Billion-Oyster Project Simone LePage Brooklyn, NY of Kroka Expeditions is at Governors Island. It was there that we learned the amazing River Pasquale Holyoke, MA Misha Golfman restorative power that oysters have in their ecosystem. A single Callie Pittman Leverett, MA Kroka Expeditions oyster can filter 50 gallons of water a day. If there were 1 billion Emma Smith Plaistow, NH 767 Forest Road oysters in the New York harbor then it would only take 3 days to Ethan Wahanik Rohnert Park, CA Marlow, NH 03456 be completely filtered. That is mind-boggling! The project currently Grace Zaboski Chatsworth, CA www.kroka.org has 28 million oysters in the harbor. To assist their efforts we made 603-835-9087 oyster habitats to be placed in the Hudson near where the Tappan Zee Bridge once stood.

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by Pete Bardunias, President/CEO, the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County I n May, 7000 people visited the harbor area in Waterford to There’s no question that our waterways matter when it attend the Canal Festival, enjoy the food, visit the vendors, comes not only to the lifestyle and enjoyment of upstate New listen to music, partake in the various attractions, and most York but also the future of economic development in this importantly, participate in activities involving the water, the region. All along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers lie cities, marine industry and the marine lifestyle. Some 650-700 people towns and villages which once were home to industry and a rode on boats along the canal, about 450 of them aboard the burgeoning economy yet now contain vast expanses of open first-ever USCG licensed passenger tour vessel, Solaris (now brownfield space (former industrial sites) and a potential based at the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston), and workforce with industrial DNA in its veins yet a decades- others on shuttles through Lock 2. Many experienced a Lock old mindset that “things cant change and good jobs lie for the first time, courtesy of the many sponsors who supported elsewhere, if at all”. Some believe the era of industry along the event, especially Momentive Performance Materials the waterways is in the past, but thankfully others see a new (makers of GE Silicones) and Scenic Hudson. Thousands age just beginning. Look at the flurry of activities these days more witnessed the acrobatic demonstrations of Captain Mike at the Ports of Coeymans and Albany, for example, or the Kiley of Extreme Hydroflight, learned about the Port of Albany attention given to the Area 3 intermodal industrial concept in and its vessel, the Spirit of Albany, learned about preserving Halfmoon, the use of the canals for transporting large objects the River’s environmental health from Scenic Hudson, and by GE, GLOBALFOUNDRIES and other industrial firms, the chatted with professionals and active amateurs involved in massive amount of stone being hauled southwards by the all aspects of the Hudson River and upstate canal boating NYS Marine Highway Transportation Company tugboats, the lifestyle. 75 children participated in the Kids’ Fishing Contest, construction and development of the Solar Sal line of boats sponsored by the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association, had (available designs from 16-45 feet), and the massive Rivers the opportunity to win prizes, and all walked away from the Casino and residential/hotel development built at Mohawk event with good memories plus a $10 gift certificate to The Harbor in Schenectady, as examples of new waterfront Wiggly Worm Bait Supply in Burnt Hills. economic activity.

16 July - August 2019 At the other end of the spectrum are the kayak hubs operating officer of the SUNY College of Environmental being installed on the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers as well Science and Forestry and Reimagine the Canals Task as inland lakes by Upstate Kayak Rentals, the new picnic Force Chair, noted that “as it nears its third century, now area in the Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve, the Historic is a great time to look at how the canal corridor can help Lock 19 preservation and maintenance project, the great increase community resilience, offer new and exciting marine facilities in Mechanicville and Schuylerville recreational opportunities and boost the economies of the and the upgrades to the Empire State Trail going on at communities it travels through. The Erie Canal has long many places along the waterways, as examples of the been the source of inspiration and no doubt will be again.” recreational opportunities for all to enjoy. New York More information on this initiative is available at www. State’s waterfronts are so important to the economy that canals.ny.gov . Governor Cuomo has announced a task force to re-imagine Inland waterways made New York the Empire State and the 195 year old system to boost local economies, inspire helped build a nation. Surely our marine heritage will new economies for tourism and recreation and strengthen continue to impact our economic output far into the future. environmental resiliency. Joanie Mahoney, chief

The Waterford Canal Festival, viewed from atop the Peebles Island Bridge, was a very busy place with activities lining its banks and vessels traveling through the Locks headed to points near and far.

boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 17 Team Momentive gave Historic Lock 19 its annual maintenance plus a makeover last month as a large number of volunteers cleaned up the site and painted the bridge structure. Communities need the involvement of their corporate partners to make a better place to live for all, and also spur economic activity and the retention of the younger generations needed to comprise the future workforce.

Scarlet Griffin shows off an 8” rock bass The Solar Sal 44 not only carried caught in the Mohawk River in Waterford passengers at the Waterford Canal during the Canal Festival. She also sports a Festival for the first time since becoming sticker by Code Ninjas, a franchise offering our nation’s only USCG-certified solar- specialized training to young students electric tour boat, but it will spend to teach computer languages and how to summers at the Hudson River Maritime master the science of modern computing. Museum in Kingston and (the best part) its Made in NY! The Solar Sal 44 uses zero fossil fuels, is reasonably priced and should be at the forefront of any charter tour operator’s plans in the future, as well as a trawler yacht design which could A picnic area along the Mohawk River in be a comfortable, safe and economical Vischer Ferry, refurbished by the Chamber of choice for long distance cruisers. Southern Saratoga County and maintained by the Town of Clifton Park, is an example of the public/private partnerships that will enhance the quality of life and build a stronger economy along upstate New York’s waterways.

18 July - August 2019 Hudson River Maritime Museum Solar Boat Tours Now Available

The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to On Thursday and Friday evenings, starting on Thursday, announce a slate of new tours aboard the 100% solar- June 27, 2019, the Hudson River Maritime Museum is powered tour boat Solaris are now available. offering Evening Cruises. Starting at 6:30 p.m. this one and a half hour tour includes light narration. Passengers are Tours include Rondout Lighthouse tours every Thursday, welcome to bring their own beverages or snacks. Tickets Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, starting Saturday, June 22, are $20 for adults (17+) and $18 for seniors (62+). 2019. Rondout Lighthouse tours include the boat ride to the lighthouse and a guided tour of the historic interior, To register for any of these tours or boat rides, please including access to the tower with stunning views of the visit www.hrmm.org/solar-boat-tours or call 845-338-0071. Hudson. Tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors (62+) and $20 for children (6-12 years). The Solaris is also available for charter for any of these options or for special private events. Pricing starts at $350 On several Saturdays and Sundays per month, new for the first hour and $250 for subsequent hours. To submit Industrial Waterfront tours are also available, starting a charter request, please visit www.hrmm.org/book-a- Sunday, June 23, 2019. Take a ride up Rondout Creek and charter. learn about the industrial history of the waterfront, including about the Built by the Hudson River Maritime D&H Canal, Island Dock, the Wurts Museum’s restoration crew under the Street suspension bridge, railroad Lighthouse Tours, direction of Jim Kricker, Solaris is the bridge, sunken barges, the Mary only solar powered boat in operation on Powell, and more. On the first and Industrial Waterfront the Hudson River and does not require third Saturdays of the month, the Tours, Sunset Cruises, fossil fuels to operate. Designed by boat tours will coincide with the marine architect Dave Gerr from a Rondout Waterfront Walking Tours and more! concept developed by David Borton, offered by the museum, which owner of Sustainable Energy, the focuses on the section of waterfront Solaris is commercial in design, from the Cornell Steamboat Company buildings (now Ole meeting all U.S. Coast Guard regulations for commercial Savannah restaurant) to Island Dock. Tickets for the boat passenger-carrying vessels. In late 2018, the vessel tour are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors (62+) and $20 for passed her speed/range endurance test under the watchful children (0-16 years). Tickets for the walking tour are $10 eye of Coast Guard inspectors, using only reserve battery for museum members and $15 for non-members. power. In early 2019, the vessel passed her stability test and received United States Coast Guard Certification. The For the first time in many years, the Hudson River Solaris can travel up to 50 miles at night without the use Maritime Museum is also partnering with the Esopus of her solar panels. Even on cloudy days, the solar panels Meadows Lighthouse Commission to offer tours of the are so efficient that they continue to power the batteries. Esopus Meadows Lighthouse aboard the Solaris. Twice a month on Sunday mornings, this three hour boat ride Support for this vessel comes from the New York State and tour opens the beautifully restored Esopus Meadows Department of Environmental Conservation, Scenic Hudson Lighthouse for guided tours. Enjoy a one hour boat ride (ScenicHudson.org), and Sustainable Energy Corp. If you out and back on the Hudson River. Tickets are $45 for have questions, or wish to support this unique vessel and adults, $42 for seniors. its programming, please contact Executive Director Lisa Cline at 845-338-0071 ext. 20. For those who just want to get out on the water aboard this extraordinary boat without narration, the Hudson About the Hudson River Maritime Museum. Located along River Maritime Museum offers two options. The first is the historic Rondout Creek in downtown Kingston, N.Y., a one hour boat ride at 2:30 pm each day on Thursdays, the Hudson River Maritime Museum is a 501(c)(3) not- Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, starting Saturday, June for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and 22, 2019. This short cruise is perfect for busy families or interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, those who just wish to enjoy being on the water. Direction its tributaries, and related industries. HRMM opened the of the cruise is Captain’s choice. Tickets are $15 for Riverport Wooden Boat School in 2016 and the adults, $13 for seniors, and $10 for children (0-16). Riverport Sailing School in 2017.

boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 19 Stonecrop Gardens

by Ralph J. Ferrusi

20 July - August 2019 Stonecrop Gardens 63-acre Stonecrop Gardens, “A plant enthusiast’s garden”, “perched in a dramatic setting in the Hudson Highlands, just sixty miles north of New York City”, and a mere five miles up Route 301 from the Hudson’s edge in Cold Spring, are a Jewel, a Visual Feast. The gardens—there was a huge “crop” of stones that had to be cleared to build them, thus “Stonecrop”—were originally the home of Anne and Frank Cabot, became a public garden in 1992 under the direction of Caroline Burgess, and since have become a very significant destination for garden visitors and plant enthusiasts. The 15-acre display gardens, at an altitude of 1,100 feet on the Fahnestock plateau in the eastern Hudson Highlands, have a Zone 6a climate, much cooler and more “weather-beaten” than the valleys below. 40 acres of the garden are protected inside a “New Zealand-style” deer fence. boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 21 In the mid-80’s they decided to share their gardens with the Zillions of cars roar past the “Stonecrop” sign every day, in public, and hired horticulturist Caroline Burgess to direct what seems to have become in this day and age an almost and develop it. An Englishwoman by birth, Caroline arrived universal mindless urgency to “get from here to there”. Those in the United States in 1984 as Director of Stonecrop, having lucky (or wise) enough to put on their directionals and scootch completed a three-year diploma in Horticulture at the Royal up the steep narrow drive will be rewarded, particularly in Botanic Gardens in Kew, England. mid-summer, by a mind-boggling, astounding profusion Her impressive credentials also included working in England of COLOR, starting in the big, walled-in Enclosed English- for Rosemary Verey at Barnsley House and in the elite style Flower Garden. And, there’s more: much much more, horticulture program at the Royal Botanic Gardens. including, but not inclusive, “A diverse collection of gardens Kew Gardens, a 330-acre botanical garden in southwest and plants, including woodland and water gardens, a grass London is one of the city’s top tourist attractions—with 1.35 garden, raised alpine stone beds, cliff rock gardens, and an million visitors a year—and, a World Heritage Site. It was enclosed English-style flower garden”. founded in 1840 and houses the “largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world”. The Cabots and Caroline Burgess How about these very impressive figures/statistics: it has a In 1958 Garden Conservancy founder Frank Cabot and “living collection” of more than 30,000 different kinds of plants. his wife, Anne built a home on sixty wooded acres high Its herbarium (“a room or building housing a collection of on a rocky, windswept Hudson Highlands hilltop east of dried plants”), is one of the world’s largest, with an astounding Cold Spring. The land was a gift from Anne’s grandmother, seven million preserved plant specimens. The library has Evelina Ball Perkins (hmmmm, the Perkins Memorial Tower more than 750,000 volumes, with an “illustrations collection” and Drive in Bear Mountain/Harriman, the Perkins Trail in that contains more than 175,000 prints and drawings of Fahnestock???). plants. The garden has 40 “Grade I or II” listed buildings and Avid collectors of alpine plants—now very much featured structures, “all set in an internationally significant landscape”, in the current garden, indoors and out—their private garden including a Conservatory, Orangery, Palm House, Rhizotron grew over the years, as they dug out rocks and stones and (!!!), Pagoda, several temples, a Palace, museums and experimented with ideas, horticulture, and, rocks. galleries, and a treetop walkway. And, “one of the largest

22 July - August 2019 The very eye-catching, architecturally-striking 2,000-square-foot mostly-glass Conservatory, overlooking a picture-perfect small pond, is jam-packed year-round with lush, tropical plants (stunning to behold, and “feel” in early April—I’ve been there—after a typically harsh Hudson Valley Winter) and, astonishing to me, also features Mediterranean plants, non-hardy evergreens, an Australian collection, “an extensive succulent collection” and flowering South African bulbs. The aforementioned English-style Enclosed Flower Garden includes a diverse collection of perennials, and, a central vegetable garden. Behind the Potting Shed are the Alpine, Tropical, and End Houses, and beyond is The Pit House. Five display greenhouses contain rare plants from all over the world—alpines, tropicals, and succulents—many in bloom, and are also used to over-winter plants that require protection. Don’t miss the Rock Ledge and the Lake below it, and, the mysterious Bamboo Grove. A Word of Warning: be careful—like myself—you may just compost heaps in Europe”!!! want to live here...forever. Rosemary Verey, born Rosemary Isabel Baird Sandilands, “was an internationally known English garden designer, Stonecrop is open to the public Monday through Saturday, April lecturer and prolific garden writer who designed the 1 through October 31,from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Admission is famous garden at Barnsley House, near Cirencester” in $10.00 per person for a self-guided tour. A nicely-detailed map Gloucestershire. In 1939 she married David Verey, whose and a thorough, very serious plant list is available. family owned Barnsley House. Her most famous garden 845-265-2000 www.stonecrop.org. design was that of this house, though she eventually From the Taconic Parkway, Exit 31B, Route 301 WEST designed gardens for Elton John; Charles, Prince of Wales; COLD SPRING, west 3.5 miles, big “Stonecrop” sign and main the Marquess of Bute; and the New York Botanical Garden. entrance on the right. In 1970 she opened the garden for a day to the public, but From Route 9, 301 east 2.7 miles, main entrance/sign on the left. eventually it was opened six days a week to accommodate its 30,000 annual visitors. Get in touch with Ralph at: [email protected] Back to Stonecrop In the last several decades, under Caroline’s direction, Stonecrop Gardens has expanded, currently containing “an encyclopedic collection of plants”. A School of Practical Horticulture was established and interns join the garden’s professional staff every year, immersed in priceless hands-in-the-dirt instruction and very serious plant studies. The acreage includes more than 500 species of Alpine plants. Other highlights include raised alpine stone beds, “systematic order beds” that represent over 50 plant families, and a very large, unique, very cleverly designed (and built) “cliff rock garden” with walking paths leading downhill to a pond and a stone bridge, water bubbling and gurgling from the top all the way down to the pond through some very large—some weighing mega tons—rocks.

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boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 27 The Philadelphia II, an exact replica of a 54-foot gunboat that fought in the Revolutionary War, is one of the most visited places at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. photo: Betsy Frawley Haggerty

28 July - August 2019 Vergennes, Vermont A Friendly Boating Haven on Lake Champlain

by Betsy Frawley Haggerty photo: Betsy Frawley Haggerty Main Street Vergennes is home to eclectic shops, V ergennes, the “little city with a big heart” that good restaurants and handsome 19th-century buildings. prides itself on being Vermont’s oldest (1788) and the U.S.’s smallest incorporated city (population 2,588), is a hidden haven for Lake Champlain boaters, with three engaging attractions—a boater- friendly resort, a fascinating maritime museum and an iconic New England downtown with free overnight dockage hard by an impressive waterfall. The Basin Harbor Club For me, Vergennes was a welcome port in a storm a few years back when I was nearing the end of a “Little Loop” cruise, traveling from the Hudson River to the Hudson River aboard a 34-foot trawler, via the New York State Canals, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence Seaway (with a long stop in Montreal), the Richelieu River, the Chambly Canal and Lake Champlain. It was early October and we’d had glorious weather until we left Burlington, but as we made our way south along the lake, enjoying views of the Adirondacks on the west and the Green Mountains on the east, the skies darkened, Guests enjoy al fresco dining photo:Basin Harbor Club. the temperature dropped, heavy rain fell and the lake became a at Basin Harbor Club’s North Dock. whitecap-laced dark gray that made for a bumpy ride. A friend had told us about a marina at the Basin Harbor Club on Vergennes’ Lake Champlain shore about 20 miles south of Burlington, and we headed there not knowing what to expect. What we found was a friendly resort with a storied history where the marina staff welcomed us, suggested dinner at the nearby Red Mill Restaurant and recommended we explore the adjacent Lake Champlain Maritime Museum the next morning. That sounded like a plan since cold rain dominated the weather forecast. We walked over to the Red Mill in damp boat clothes beneath drippy foul weather gear, and happily dined in a renovated 1940s sawmill, with pub-style fresh local food and Vermont craft beers, where no one paid any mind to our clothes. The hot, cheddar-ale soup was a winner, and the burgers hit the spot. The Red Mill is just one of the restaurants in this 700-acre resort. Ardelia’s, named for Ardelia Beach, the woman who first opened the family farm to guests 1886, features white-tablecloth gourmet dining photo: Betsy Frawley Haggerty where guests dress for dinner. The North Dock offers summertime Boaters can find free dockage near the handsome Otter outdoor dining, with live music on some nights, and there are bars Creek waterfall in Vergennes, just a short walk from the and/or cafes at the golf course, pool and boat club. lively downtown shopping area.

boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 29 Five generations and 133 years later, the Beach family still Archeology Center, a direct outgrowth of Beach’s and Cohn’s owns and operates the Basin Harbor Club as an upscale family- interest in diving, is widely respected, unusually interesting and oriented, pet-friendly summer camp in a country village setting, often open to the public. with 40 guest rooms in the main lodge and 77 cottages scattered What researchers have learned from the 300 mostly intact throughout the property. Amenities include an 18-hole golf shipwrecks preserved by the lake’s cold, dark, deep water is course, five tennis courts, a spa and fitness center, a heated amazing, and the results are shown throughout the museum. Nine outdoor swimming pool, several shops, children’s programs, a of the shipwrecks are official Vermont and New York Underwater private dog beach, lakeside nature trails, narrated boat tours, Historic Preserves open to registered divers. Twice a month, a 66-slip marina and an airstrip. Overnight dockage includes the museum and Basin Harbor Club take visitors on a ninety- access to all resort facilities, some with additional fees. minute narrated boat tour to explore the wreck of the steamship Champlain II, which sank in 1875. A remotely operated vehicle The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum sends a live feed from the wreck to a screen aboard the tour boat. After coffee and hot oatmeal on our boat, we walked over One exhibit, Key to Liberty, uses shipwrecks from 1776 to tell to the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, just ten minutes the how a naval battle on Lake Champlain changed the outcome away. Its proximity to the Basin Harbor Club is no coincidence of the Revolutionary War. I got goose bumps when I touched the I learned when I visited again last summer. Bob Beach, Jr., partially exploded cannon, recovered from the gunboat New York Ardelia’s great-grandnephew who runs the resort with his that killed a young Massachusetts sailor named Thomas Rogers sister and niece, founded the on October 11, 1776 at the Battle museum with his friend Art of Valcour Island. A replica of his Cohn in 1986 and essentially gravestone stands near the cannon. donated the property, leasing My favorite moment came three-and-a-half-acres to the when museum docent Michael not-for-profit museum for $1 Beller handed me a 12-pound year for 100 years. Revolutionary War cannonball as Growing up, Beach told me, we stood on the deck of the 54- he’d listened to his grandfather’s foot gunboat Philadelphia II, an stories about Lake Champlain exact replica of one of the ships history. The many shipwrecks that American hero (later infamous that lay on the lake’s bottom traitor) Benedict Arnold lost in the fascinated him, and he began battle of Valcour Island. I’d seen diving on the wreck of a large the original Philadelphia, which was vessel in Basin Harbor. raised in tact from the bottom of the In the 1980s a group of lake in 1935, at the Smithsonian’s nautical archeologists, led by National Museum of American Art Cohn, came to explore the History in Washington, D.C. just wreck, with Beach acting as a few months before. Holding the the local expert. Cohn, also a hefty bruised cannonball in my history enthusiast, and Beach began talking about how great hands made that long-ago war tangible. it would be if there were a place where the artifacts divers There’s a lot more to this eclectic museum, including long boats had discovered could be exhibited to tell the story of Lake you can row, a blacksmithing shop and courses you can take. Be Champlain. The next year they assembled a pictorial display of sure to leave enough time to explore on your own. 10,000 years of Lake Champlain history and set it up it in the Homestead, the oldest building at Basin Harbor. The following Downtown Vergennes year a local resident donated an early 19th century stone While the museum and Basin Harbor Club are right on the schoolhouse for use as a museum building. Beach moved it to lake, downtown Vergennes, which is named for a French count Basin Harbor and reconstructed it, and the museum was born, who supported the American Revolution, is seven miles inland with the schoolhouse as its first building and Beach as chairman via Otter Creek, a winding rural waterway where osprey and bald of the board and Cohn as executive director. Both men are still eagles nest. Though narrow, the creek carries a seven-foot depth actively involved. to the municipal docks in Otter Creek Basin near the waterfalls Today the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and Research at the center of town. When I stopped last summer, two sailboats Institute has morphed from that single schoolhouse into a rustic flying Canadian flags were tied up at floating park-side docks. campus with 16 buildings and an active waterfront cove that bring Town officials say between 700 and 900 recreational boats visit life to Lake Champlain’s history through an array of compelling each year. exhibits and active education and research programs. One could In the 19th century the basin was a hub of industry, with happily spend a day or two there, soaking in culture and learning sawmills, gristmills, ironworks and shipyards. A large dockside the stories of the lake, its ships and its people. poster tells the stories of Thomas Macdonough who built nine The collections and exhibits include watercraft of all kinds, ships there that helped Americans defeat the British in the War from dugout canoes to Hudson River iceboats and vintage Chris of 1812; Jahaziel Sherman who built and ran steamships for the Craft runabouts; more than 100 outboard motors dating back to Lake Champlain Steamboat Company, and the Daniels family 1911, and an extensive history of Lake Champlain steamboats that ran another steamship line from the basin. “Philomene with posters, historic photos and artifacts. The Nautical Daniels,” the sign says, “became the first female steamboat pilot in the world; Captain “Phil” was famous for her piloting skills, 30 July - August 2019 top: A glowing Lake Champlain sunset shines over the marina at Basin Harbor Club. photo:Basin Harbor Club. bottom: The rustic campus of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is home to scores of exhibits that tell the history of Lake Champlain. photo: Betsy Frawley Haggerty

boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 31 her no-nonsense attitude and her elegant dresses and hats.” stage curtain and mix of musical and theatrical programs, is said This summer the maritime museum has a special exhibit about to have been a catalyst for a downtown revival. Sherman and the steamboats he built and ran. Divers can The vibrant downtown, which extends just over three blocks, explore one of Sherman’s vessels, the Phoenix, which burned is filled with all kinds of enticing temptations. I fell in love with and sank in 1819, through the Vermont Underwater Historic a few items at Malabar, a “carefully curated” home goods store, Preserves program. run by a sailing family and named for a John Alden-designed Most everything boaters need to know about goings-on in schooner. Some of the handcrafted jewelry at Raintree went on Vergennes is posted on the large bulletin board beside the the wish list for when I win the lottery, but the big surprise was docks—chicken and biscuit supper at the Methodist church the number of eateries packed into this tiny downtown. I counted Saturday night, farmers market on Thursdays, book sale at the nine. This being Vermont, the restaurants all tout fresh farm-to- library Saturday mornings, music performances at the Hired table food, and two have become foodie destinations. Vermont Hand Brewing Co. Cards and flyers from restaurants, specialty friends told me they happily travel 60 miles to dine at the Black shops, pharmacies, a grocery, liquor store, Laundromat, a local Sheep Bistro, a small handsome restaurant that serves French- babysitter and a taxi service provide practical information. inspired gourmet food. The Vergennes Laundry by CK, so named Main Street, the heart of historic Vergennes, is a short walk because it is located in a former Laundromat, got its start as a

Dugout canoes, rowboats and iceboats fill the Hazelett Small Watercraft Center at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. photo: Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

from the city docks. There you will find well-kept 19th century bakery with a wood-burning oven. Last year award-winning chef buildings in a mix of Italianate, Greek revival and Victorian Christian Kruse, the CK in the name, became an owner and added styles, many on the National Register of Historic Places. Two— a seafood-themed dinner menu. the Bixby Memorial Library and the Vergennes Opera House— Alas, it was midafternoon when we visited, and Bistro and are especially noteworthy. The 100-year-old library, built of Laundry did not open for dinner until 5 p.m., so we focused on yellow brick with limestone columns, has a marble interior with sweet snacks and debated handcrafted chocolate confections at a grand staircase and a spectacular stained-glass dome high the Daily Chocolate vs. artisanal unusually flavored ice cream above a rotunda. Besides an extensive book collection, it is at lu.lu’s vs. traditional Vermont-made Wilcox ice cream at the home to a small museum with Vermont artifacts, and, nodding to Main Scoop. The Scoop won out. I thoroughly enjoyed my black the 21st century, it has several computers and free wifi—a boon raspberry cone, but I wonder what I missed out on. Another visit for visiting boaters. to Vergennes is in my future. The red brick Vergennes Opera House/City Hall is the city’s cultural and civic hub, with an unusual upstairs/downstairs Award-winning maritime journalist Betsy Frawley Haggerty is a configuration—a theater on the second floor and city offices on former columnist for this magazine, the former editor of Offshore the first. Built in 1897, and restored and reopened in 1997, the Magazine and a Coast Guard licensed captain who teaches opera house, known for its fine acoustics, hand-painted canvas sailing on the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. 32 July - August 2019 By Pete Bardunias, President/CEO, the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County

Vergennes at a Glance Park Squeeze (802) 877-9962; parksqueeze.com Cozy neighborhood bar and eatery specializing in burgers, Getting There flatbreads and salads. Downtown Vergennes is seven miles southeast of Lake Champlain via Otter Creek. The creek joins Lake Champlain just 3 Squares Café south of Cassin Point (44°13’ 37.2” N; 73°19’ 29.5” W). Mind your (802) 877-2722; threesquarescafe.com chart carefully as there are shallow spots near the entrance. A local favorite since 2007 serving casual, creative cuisine Basin Harbor (44°11’ 46.3”N; 73°21’50.2”W) is four nautical for breakfast, lunch and dinner. miles to the south of Cassin Point with a wide easy entrance from the lake. Vergennes Laundry by BK (802) 879-7157; vergenneslaundry.net Dockage, Moorings & Anchorages Wood-fired baked goods and gourmet dinners. Vergennes Municipal Docks Cool Shops (802) 877-2841; vergennes.org/government/municipal-docks/ Free dockage for up to 48 hours, includes water and power. No other services. Boaters can also anchor in Otter Creek Basin just beyond the docks. Everywear for Everybody (802) 877-6811; everywearforeverybody.com Basin Harbor Boat Club Everything from casual clothes to evening wear for women and men. (802) 475-7891; basinharbor.com Marina with 66 slips, and a dozen transient moorings. Slips are Malabar $3.75 per foot/night, plus a daily $20 per person resort fee, with a (802) 870-7035; malabarshop.com $100 per boat maximum. Moorings are $25 per night. Short daytime Tableware, gift items, toys, bags and bling. tie-ups are free. Showers, restaurants and laundry services are on site. No fuel or pumpout available. The nearest locations are Point Raintree Bay Marina (802) 425-2431 in Charlotte, VT, and Westport Marina (802) 430-4825; raintreevt.com (518) 962-4356 in Westport, NY. High-end, creatively designed handcrafted jewelry. Places to Eat Stone Block Art and Antiques (802) 989-1158; stoneblockartandantiques.com Ardelia’s and the Red Mill Antiques store and gallery with art, furniture, jewelry and more. (802) 475-2311; basinharbor.com Resort dining, open to the public. Places to Visit Bar Antidote (802) 877-2555; barantidote.com Downtown Vergennes Farm to table comfort food, creative cocktails and local craft vergennesdowntown.org beer. Live music most Wednesdays. Excellent website with links to events, attractions and businesses. Black Sheep Bistro (802) 877-9991; blacksheepbistrovt.com Lake Champlain Maritime Museum A destination restaurant serving French food with a Vermont twist. (802) 475-2022; lcmm.org Open seven days a week late May through mid October; Daily Chocolate admission $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, $8 for students, (802) 877-0087; dailychocolate.net children under five, free. Dogs welcome. Chocolate candy made on site with local organic ingredients. Vermont Underwater Historic Preserves Hired Hand Brewing Company lcmm.org/explore/vermont-underwater-historic-preserves/ (802) 870-7191; hiredhandbrewing.com Nine Lake Champlain shipwrecks, marked by large yellow Local craft beers, spirits, specialty pizzas and small plates. buoys and open to divers at no cost. Information and registration through the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. lu.lu (802) 777-3933; luluvt.com Bixby Memorial Library Small batch “farm to spoon” ice cream. (802) 877-2211; bixbylibrary.org Free public library, open Monday through Saturday The Main Scoop (802) 458-5789 Vergennes Opera House Local favorite for Vermont cremees (a.k.a. soft-serve ice (802) 877-6737; vergennesoperahouse.org cream), hard ice cream and frozen yogurt. Historic venue for concerts, theater and film.

boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 33 Insurance Your Insurance For Your “She with Cathy Karas

Shed” and Cathy J. Karas, Certified Insurance Counselor, President, Karas Insurance Agencies Inc, 321 So. Riverside Ave., Other Detached Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 Structures on Your Property By now your boat is probably in the water and hopefully you are following my May/June article for safe operation. The season is now in full swing and let’s hope for a lot of good weather through the end of the boating season. You and your family are probably also spending more time in your yard and possibly building or already have detached structures on your property or perhaps a pool. Do you know how your policy responds to insurance coverage for these structures in terms of physical insurance to repair or replace them or for bodily injury/property damage liability coverage homes often have a higher than a 10% automatic limit and that may result from their use? insure these structures the same as the main house, on a You may have seen or heard about an insurance commercial replacement cost basis, with no depreciation for age. These where a man and woman are witnessing a shed on their policy contracts are usually much more expensive than the property burn to the ground. They are calling this structure standard homeowners form, which also known as Homeowners a “She Shed” since the woman was using it for her own Special Form #3 in New York. use. These sheds are becoming more and more popular and Besides being concerned about what type of insurance and sometimes resemble small houses. They can be used for what the limit is for your other structure(s), you also need to be personal or commercial use, which could mean making crafts sure that the bodily injury/property damage liability insurance that are sold or as an office. The insurance coverage on your will be covered. If you are using a separate structure for any homeowners policy is usually different for these separate business purpose such as making crafts to sell, using as an structures than for the main house. Most people are unaware office for your consulting business or perhaps even renting to of these differences, and also do not know what limit of a tenant, you need to check with your insurance company or insurance would apply to the structure. Before we investigate agent about endorsing your policy to accommodate this type what the coverage might be, first we need to understand what of situation not intended for a personal homeowners policy. is considered an “other structure” as determined by the policy Usually a special endorsement, or a separate policy might be language. On a standard New York homeowners policy form needed to insure a business or rental exposure. “other structures” are defined as a structure “set apart from Back to the TV advertisement. The problem I have with the the dwelling be clear space”. “She Shed” commercial is that the insurer does not address Examples can be: what the use of the structure was for, nor the coverage. • Garage In New York, the standard HO3 policy form insures other • Studio (“She Shed”) • Fence • Pool • Satellite dish • Child’s playhouse or jungle gym • Cottage The amount of insurance afforded for these separate structures is typically 10% of the limit your main home is insured for and valuation usually on an actual cash value basis , with depreciation for age taken into consideration. If this 10% limit is insufficient, you can usually endorse this limit higher in increments of thousands for an additional premium. Some companies, usually those that insure the higher valued

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This restaurant is directly on the Hudson River in Athens, NY (At by John H. Vargo, Publisher the top of the photo, past the island is Hudson, NY)

An opportunity like no other! A beautifully, carries a fee of twelve dollars and delivers well-built restaurant situated on the banks of customers just a few hundred feet from this the Hudson River in Athens, NY. This stunning restaurant. turn key operation is the chance of a lifetime. Others use the newly offered services of Uber, The relationship between Hudson and Athens rent a car, or have friends pick them up and is key to the success of anyone who purchases travel to Greene County. Athens and Hudson this waterfront dream. While it may be the are about 9 miles apart and takes about 14 “Local’s”, who are the main customers of this minutes by car. restaurant, it is the tourists and regular out I mention all of this because investors who of town visitors, who will continue to grow see the big picture realize that GROWTH IN the market. Promoting this tourism effort is GREENE COUNTY, especially in real estate, is greatly supported by the “very active” Greene booming. The opportunities to buy are NOW! County Tourism Agency. This outstanding restaurant building with its Athens is the center focus of a “Real Estate” gleaming heavy oak interior, was constructed boom like no other. The reason being, a in 2003. The beautiful, fully equipped kitchen, dramatic favorable property price difference, the dining areas, outside patio, outdoor bar, and lower taxes in Greene County, which and decks are all screaming OPPORTUNITY! Athens resides. This property was never marketed to its On Friday nights, throughout the year, major feature, the Hudson River, boasting an hundreds of second homeowners from the 5 amazing 225 feet of waterfront. It makes your boroughs and New Jersey travel the railroad head swim with endless possibilities. into Hudson, NY. During Spring, Summer and Besides all the features that this restaurant Fall, many of these property owners take the has to offer, there is an apartment/office Hudson Cruise Ferry the short ride across the upstairs that incorporates wonderful views Hudson River to get to their vacation homes in of the Hudson River. With the eagles, ospreys Sleepy Hollow Lake and the surrounding areas. and ducks that populate the island only a few This short ferry ride takes about 10 minutes, hundred feet away.

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The entire interior of this building is solid oak paneling, making for an elegant dining experience. boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 41 On a cold winters night, dining here with the warming fireplace, this can be an unforgettable experience.

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42 July - August 2019 MERNA POPPER Passed May 24, 2019

by John H. Vargo, Publisher

There have been two woman in my life. My wife of 54 years that were giving woman equal rights with men. The most influential passed in 2013 and Merna Popper who I met only two short years individuals in Westchester Country were Merna’s friends and she ago and passed quite suddenly on May 24 2019. used the friendships and acquaintances wisely. Merna Popper was a character! Raised by a father and mother In 1999 Merna sold Womans News to a group of Wall Streeters. On that loved her dearly and brought her into the business world of Febuary 6, 2000, Elsa Brenner of the New York Times interviewed her fathers in New York City. When only in her teens Merna would Merna as to why she sold the newspaper when other newspapers play sercratary in her fathers office. One day her father yelled were thriving. through the door, Toot’s, (her father always called Merna Toots). Typically Merna answered, “They lie!” Further she said, you have “get Jack Kennedy on the phone,, here is the telephone number for to be a Rupert Murdoch to own a newspaper, I could not afford it!”. the presidents office in Washington!” Merna’s love of art led her to opening an antique and art business Toots dialed the number and sure enough the presidents secretary in Andes. NY under the name of Andes Art and Antiques. This was answered the telephone call. Toot’s father and Jack Kennedy spoke about as far away as you can get from the roaring New York City for 45 minutes according to Merna’s recollection. crowd and Merna Love of country life. Over the past 12 years Merna After Sara Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY she had a series of had serious bouts with lung cancer. She would beat it, then, after jobs, and travaled the world. In 1983, Merna with a partner created a period of time it would come back. Stubborn and a decision a monthly newspaper in Westchester County, New York that opened maker to the end she decided that she would put a hospital bed in up an entirely new world to Merna. Sixty thousand copies a month, her house and try to recover there. Women’s News focused on the ability of woman to have equal Merna always believed in first person journalism. She was an rights with men. It devoted itself to individuals and events that inspiration to me. I throughly enjoyed her company!

boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 43 inside of the barge. At low tide, the diver jumps into the river and can see the light penetrating throughout the holes. Great way to locate holes! Night is working great for us so far. Alarm goes off and not much later I’m in the truck driving. I feel quite tired and sleepy and at about 2 a.m. taking a bath in the river to investigate the carnage. River is calm, hmmm I rather be in bed. Massive 5000 lumens light goes inside to the barge belly and I can begin to see light show on the other side. Blade OMG- marking on the barge sides the location of all holes. Some are small 4x4 inch going to 2x 4 ft.!!! And more and more and even more. Over 40 ft. of the side is rusted and was patched many times before. Hudson is venturing in and gushing out with brute force with every wake. Nothing stays in the way of the mass of water. As the water rises against the side of the barge it rushes in with whirlpool forming on top. Barge Very easy to take a ride with it. Not sure how navigating over the rusty edges of the holes would go. My thoughts are more like vegetable shredder…. Does not get much better when the wake recedes and water is seeking its way out of the barge-walls are flexing some about 8 inches in and out. Holes are opening and closing almost like giant jaws. by As I’m holding onto the sides of the hole, water rushes in with Z the force around me taking my mask out and on its way out I fly like a kite. My mask is pushed against my face when I look L ast check -2 packs of wooden boat plugs, some bigger directly in the giant jaws. I find it somehow fun and refreshing. cones to plug bigger holes, and one piece of plywood with some I’m seeing a lot of light. It looks beautiful as the river gets foam backing and threaded rod to patch even large holes if illuminated from the side of the barge. Following new positions it needs to be. Almost on the road throwing some underwater of the light, I keep marking the locations of the holes. Some epoxy to be well prepared to handle the call. looks easy to deal with. I’m noticing shapes of the holes, sea Heading down to the city responding the call to put some patch horse, giant fish and so on. None of these images are easing on the barge which is taking on water. my mind thou. Not my first rodeo, I’m well prepared, and I can even handle At the low tide, approximately 2 ft. of the side of the barge is a bigger patch. visible above the water line rest of its 20 ft. is below water with This is how it started for the diver on this call. Little did I know giant holes. that the barge is 10 ft. shy of 300 ft. and only half the deck is By 4 a.m., the tides comes up again, I’m tired and the deck of visible. Barge walls are 20 ft. tall and completely underwater. the barge is crayoned with yellow marker to locate and describe Where is that barge??? It is hard to believe that this small the underwater carnage. At first it looks like a kid’s playground... Island of the steel deck is the barge. Completely flush with we are engaged. the mighty Hudson. Looking back at the pickup truck all “well Night has its charm in NY City, and the river is nothing but prepared patches” seems obsolete. gentle. Down below I have great Caribbean visibility with my There are some pumps on top of the deck screaming madly and head lamp, just shy of 10 inches. water is gushing out from the hoses. Lots of questions, constructive thinking, my brain is restless Seems like a desperate weeping of the monster. As the tide and a short dream about how to make it happen is what makes reseeds a little more of the deck is awash. my 3 hrs. rest after I got home. By daylight we are all back, Some hatches otherwise under the water are now offering a pick-up trucks loaded with 2x4 lumber, plywood, hand tools, peek inside the rusty giant. carpentry setups, all hardware, screws and so on… Stuffing hoses from the pumps into the hatch openings and A Home Depot sign would be appropriate, that’s is how much over 10 pumps are rumbling the deck and throwing water back to stuff we have here. the Hudson in a desperate attempt to refloat the giant. Phone call discussion yielded to this scenario and we start We all hope that massive steel monster will start emerging again. from the water. Three days later and many gallons of gasoline It will be easy -screw plywood over the holes and pump the burned by the pumps no one imagines that days will become water out. That’s it. weeks. The Mighty Hudson has its claim on this one. Now a diver goes in. As the tide reseeds, I notice some hand sized holes on the Being tossed around like a leaf –this is the Hudson River being side of the barge wall, and see perfect fit for my “big” cone foam in business-ferries, charters, big DEP vessels, tug boats, and plugs. With lots of enthusiasm, they take a place in the rusty strong wind gives way to 5 ft. wakes. walls and pumps go mad again, rumbling pumping water out. I’m being thrown 10 ft. each direction along the side of the Finally, the decision is made to move our work operation for barge catching myself on the beams extending over the barge nighttime when the river is at rest, and we can also light up the 44 July - August 2019 deck. Many times just not to hit my head against them as the and out. Swapping the drill for an impact gun, loading the self- water literally throws me 5 ft. up and gives up on me when I go taping metal screw, and after about the 5th one, this one begins down again. My foot just caught the edge of the big hole on the to make a bond between the barge and the wood. Seems like side of the barge as I went down….I take it as a warning sign. that neither the barge nor plywood like this merge! I’m pushing Plywood attached to the 2x4 lumber goes down from the top hard and impact is struggling. 2 inch screw is making its way deck against the hull where the hole is. in. Unwillingly, but now it is tight. Fantastic, this will work! I’m I go down holding onto the lumber and began to drill holes convinced. So far 10 broken drill bits, 4 hrs. of work, taking a through plywood and steel. My shoulders is in pain as I hold beating the first screw is in. I’m heading up. My head almost myself pushing against the drill, kicking, swimming, and moving collided with the barge ceiling as the water got up inside because my whole body to compensate for the surge. Seeing absolutely the tide is going up. Tight space in a sunken vessel, with little nothing. I only know when my drill bit breaks. Coming up and space above. It is like in the movies…”you pick one “… after few broken bits, plywood catches wake from the side and There is maybe 10 inches from the ceiling. Swimming to the like a giant hand pushes me away along the side of the barge. hatch awaited by top support crew. That is it!!! Crawling out and the side beam I’m standing on underwater I’m out of the water, deck of the barge is awash as the tide is just broke. My suit rips as my hands are out of the hatch and my still low .Looking into the hatch on the side of the barge I see torso is half way down. Bracing my knees against the rusty walls, that water is below the deck inside of the barge approx. 2-3 ft. getting hatches deck bolts pinched into to my underarms I lift down. I see whirlpools as the Hudson makes its way in, and myself up. I’m glad I was not told that this would be the scenario when it rushes out. Yes this is the side of the barge where we for next 3 + weeks … need to patch. I’m inside. Well, today we got proof of what works. Patching will begin at Light, tools, tape measure all with me as I proceed deeper night time. It is better to locate the holes with light, I get better down inside the barge. Pipes, broken pieces of steel, all in the visibility underwater, and sneaking up on the resting Hudson way. Climbing down underwater, stepping on the side beams. pays off with minimum surge= we can make progress. I feel the water gushing around my legs as I’m getting closer After each night my routine is conducted by good planning, to the holes. Now water wiggles my mask. I’m inside the giant getting all my dive tanks filled up, dive gear maintenance, lights, mouth. Big rusted out opening is right in front of me. tools, charged, and cleaned up. Now I’m packed again and ready Holding onto the sides of the hole inside the barge, water to carry it all down 2 flights of stairs and go for the night run. It pushes my mask against my face and quickly returning its favor is easier now rather than brining it all up after coming exhausted trying to take it off on the way out. Wall is flexing, and a lot!!! after night work. All that takes away from my resting time. We I take out the tape measure and measure the hole. Next step: have to be working with the tide, low tide. Tonight I meet with pushing a plywood against the opening with brace against the top support crew at 8 p.m. It takes a good effort to set everything opposite wall-and it seems to work. Great job up there as they up. Everything is precisely organized: 3 different kinds of drill attached the brace on the hinge on the plywood so I could bits, screws and washers all sized up so I can keep going. By wedge it against the opposite wall, and it holds!!!! This patch 9p.m., the barge deck is filled with tools right next to the yellow is approx. 2x2 ft. Underwater cordless screw gun gets my grip, crayon marks locating the holes down below–we are engaging my feet against some metal piece and I squeeze the trigger in the game. Heavy rain comes right with the storm. Counting and start drilling the hole to begin a merge of the plywood with less than 10 seconds between lighting and the thunder. Storm is the steel. It is hard task. Steel is still hard, and the surge is close- just a little over 2 miles. strong even inside the barge. I can feel how the wall bulges in Sky is illuminated by lightning, so is the deck of the steel barge and tall steel barge spuds. Earring on the smart side we step out boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 45 from the magnetic tray stuck to the side of the barge and now the impact gun is having its time driving the screw in. Each patch takes about 40 drills and screws with washers. Drills break often, and we use a lot of them. It is getting harder to find a Home Depot having any of those bits left. Every day I buy about 20! I come up, my crew is there loading the tray with more screws, and plywood is handed to me cut to the size I measured. My shoulders are in severe pain. The River is kind to us during the night. We installed 2 patches and with the tide coming up flooding the top deck, this is it for this trip. It is around 3 a.m. and my truck is loaded, well to be exact, all the stuff is thrown in, to be cleaned, organized, and washed to be ready for the next one. It takes me 3 hrs.to get back, of the barge and wait out the storm on land. Count is now well taking naps on the side of the road. Getting shopping done and over 20 seconds. Stronger rain with less lighting. We are going everything else ready and later that afternoon, I crash into bed, for it! My female help is the brave one! I’m in the water and light just to be back before 9 p.m. This is the second week, and I’m is on inside of the barge. The water gets illuminated like under starting to feel it. At least I’m getting fresher top side help. The some luxury yacht, as the light passes through the holes to the key is for me to not to loose it and keep it calm in any situation. outside of the barge. I feel overworked. On a rare occasion it takes 2 shifts at the Clamping long 2x4 lumber from the top deck down to the mud same day. Starting at 4 a.m. finishing with the high tide later, and line about 14 ft. below the water right next to the holes. Adding coming back the same day in the evening as tide is low again. some clamps as handles for my one arm pull ups, while my other That is a real test! 50 miles later I get some rest for 2 hrs. and hand is squeezing the trigger of the drill and pushing the bit 100 miles in total I’m back in the game. I know that big day is to go through the plywood and barge steel. Grabbing a screw coming. Patches are taking a beating by the busy Hudson River.

46 July - August 2019 Last day or I shall say last night of patching. Last few feet to the diver signal OK sign, and in an effort to get up, my right go, my arm tendons are hurt and my arm gets numb. I get out shoulder is badly hurt and my arm is numb. Well, finally I got to of the water unable to hold the drill. Do not know what to do. stop for some time. Get me that plywood we have to put it in. Taking a 5 minute break -and strong imagination of my pain free Being helped to my feet, adrenaline rush does its trick and I’m arm takes place! Back down there holding a drill and going installing the last patch. again. We cannot lose it now! Morning will be testimony of our Holding my other hand with another one trigger gets pressed efforts. Big pumps I suggested are delayed for one more day. on the drill and each hole takes new sharp bit because I cannot Next day is here and I moved inside the barge to continue. We press any more. Patch is in and I get help to come up. Past are able to pump one compartment dry and surrounding outside midnight, ironically we awaken the monster! The huge 20 ft. water line is 20 feet higher. Giant force of water is pushing tall barge emerged into the night. With the city lights in the against the walls. Water is gushing through small holes the size background, it feels like riding a Godzilla when it slightly moves of a fist, splashing all over my body, while pushing a piece of side to side with wakes of the river. It is an amazing feeling! plywood against it bracing it and screwing it in. Feels like saving Our band of brothers and one sister is dead tired, pumps gets a submarine except here it is all rusty. Water is gushing in and switched off for the most part and we are all enjoying the NY city one plywood after another quiets the loud water sound. It is hard sight form our own ship… at least for now! I feel fortunate to be to comprehend that there is a whole river outside separated only part of such an operation!!! Colossal 290 feet of the aged steel by thin wall of rusty steel. Ok I’m done, I’m out of there, walls barge is again seeing the sight of New York City. The next day are flexing with each wake out there. Crawling through out the I understood the magnitude of the barge. This is happy picture openings, climbing upward using the steel wall beams. Whenever time, from every angle, every detail. It is huge! Barge is proudly they break under my feet, I catch myself somewhere on another displaying all patches like a veteran still standing. They are all rusty piece hoping this one is good one. About 8 more feet and well above water with hundreds of screws. I got one comment I’m up. Pushing myself up, through the hatch, my strength is that screws are all in a nice straight line. Yes that is true... I’m gone. It is replaced with achy muscles. proud of everyone I worked with. Pumps are confirmed and next morning all gets assembled, It is worth of a good party. Filled with joy, coming the next heavy houses connected, and dropped in the hatches. Every day to take more even pictures, now in nice clothes and clean pump is deployed, about 12 smaller ones and 2 big ones on Poseidon T shirt. Shoulder still reminds me of the massive shore. We are ready to remove about 7000 Gallons per minute successful operation. Sleep was 4 hrs. on average, close to through over 300 ft. of hoses. Lots of work to put this maze 800 screws, 3 weeks of effort and millions of gallons of water together. Rumble is loud! moved. More than a week of recovery time for me. Time well Now we are all together on the barge and I get to meet everyone used to put all expenses together and final bill. All went smooth who was helping me at the same time here on the deck. and I even received an email from one of the owners. “Thanks Water is being pumped all over the place, and the river seems for the effort. “ Nothing matters to me now, the monster is up as to pick up on its wakes today! Just like it is fighting against its an undisputable memo of good planning, determination, great defeat. Battle is on! All we want to do is to reunite the trapped team effort and perseverance!!! Another day in the waters of the river back with its mighty Hudson majesty. Big Apple. By Diver “Z” Marine Diving Service. “Saving little bag Running around with gas tanks and filing thirsty pumps is a with wooden plugs for next one…” full task for one crew member at all times. It is over an hour and we go to check our marks on the barge spud. Yellow line Contact Z at: www.marinedivingservice.com says: 1.pm. and here we go! Barge moved up about 2 inches!!! We are starting to feel great joy and relief. More marks are being drawn, and the yellow marker is in high demand now as a symbol of good news. It feels terrific to make mark after mark. By 10 pm 4 headlamps are running around moving hoses and keeping pumps going. There are a few more holes to be patched. Tips of installed patches are starting to emerge from the water. Barge is about 6 feet up. “Okay one more patch,” I say quickly! Running to check the size of the plywood before I go back in the water. We have to be fast, one pump quits and we are not gaining anymore! I follow my headlamp, eying the size of the patch, as my buddy is bringing it over. It looks good. I’m focused on it as I walk over the running pump, the patch suddenly disappears. With the pain in my elbow and chest I’m face down on the deck exhaling heavily into the water puddle. All I hear is the pump rumble, and now I hear, “are you OK???” I realized that I fell through the hatch. I’m signaling

boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 47 by Pete Bardunias, President/CEO, the Empire State Chamber of Southern Saratoga County

Trail Section Cyclists will have some great opportunities to ride alongside upstate New York waterways as the Empire State Trail continues to take shape. While the Trail meanders across many inland routes south of Albany, it essentially follows the old Erie and Dedicated in Champlain Canal towpaths wherever possible across the state. A new section was dedicated in Schuylerville just steps from the Schuyler Yacht Basin, the new Gateway Visitor Center (under Schuylerville construction) and the very spot where General Burgoyne’s men lay down their arms in 1777 after the British defeat at Saratoga. “The completion of the Schuylerville section of the Empire State Trail provides an important opportunity for recreational, economic and historical development,” said Tom Wood, Supervisor of the Town of Saratoga. “Local businesses will benefit and visitors will have the opportunity to learn about local history while improving their physical fitness.” Schuylerville Mayor Dan Carpenter added, “The new section of the Empire State Trail in the Village is already making a difference. The businesses are stepping up to provide amenities and information for visitors. And the village is hoping to get a grant to expand and organize the recreational opportunities between the trail and the River - a significant link in energizing the community.” Many groups got together to get the job done, including the Empire State Trail (directed by Andy Beers), the Town of Saratoga, the Village of Schuylerville, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County, the Schuylerville Area Chamber of Commerce, The Hudson – Hoosic Partnership, Saratoga PLAN, and more. “The section of the EST/Champlain Canalway Trail in Schuylerville is an important piece of a major interconnected trail system in Saratoga County,” said Julie Stokes, emeritus board member of Saratoga PLAN. With the grant from New York State we brought together municipal, business and private partners to build this section.” “The completion of this trail is the result of several people and groups all working hard together,” adds Supervisor Wood. “We all share a common vision for making the Schuylerville area the best it can be.” As the Canal continues to re-shape itself for the 21st Century economy, many cyclists are trying the Canalway Challenge – an individualized contest which encourages people to try cycling, paddling, running, hiking or walking along the 524 miles of inland waterways that comprise the Canal System. “My dog and I are part of the Canalway Challenge,” says Stokes. “We are over halfway to our 90 mile goal. We hope many people use this section to complete portions of this statewide challenge.”

Right above:This photo collage from the Town of Saratoga Historian’s Office describes it all – a joyous occasion along the Hudson River on June 4, 2019 as the new sections of the Empire State Trail were dedicated in Schuylerville.

Right below: A great shot as Town of Saratoga Supervisor Tom Wood (center, holding scissors) cuts the ribbon on the new section of the Empire State Trail. Cyclists and walkers will now have an easy trek from the Schuyler House, right through the Village to Lock C-5. 48 July - August 2019 boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 49 ALEX SALOMATOFF HAS THE ANSWERS TO YOUR BOAT QUESTIONS!

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boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 51 A Striper Season to Remember We here in the Hudson Valley are spoiled every May with the arrival of Morone Saxatilis, the Atlantic Striped Bass. In 1792 when J.J. Walbaum named Morone Saxatilis he may not have known what joy the big fish would bring to thousands of anglers over the coming centuries, including those who ply the waters of the Hudson River every year from mid-April to June. The Striped Bass is an anadromous species, meaning that it travels from its salt water home into the fresh water of the Hudson River and other fresh and brackish waters along the East Coast to spawn. Thus, each year from mid - April through early June fisherman from Manhattan to Troy enjoy catching, and frequently releasing the “Striper”. Striper feed on a large variety of foods, depending on where you are fishing for them. In the Hudson River we find that fisherman in the southern reaches find chunk herring or bunker effective, while in upper reaches live herring seem to be the trick and in the middle sections of the river, eels, blood worms and sand worms seem to be the ticket, all of which we had in ample supply thanks to Ceeley’s Bait Bucket in Cornwall.

While this season saw many large fish caught in every town up and down the river, this story focuses on a much smaller area that is essentially within 20 miles North or South of Marlboro, N.Y., from West Shore Marina to be exact. Since 1986 Luke and Alex at West Shore have been accommodating Striped Bass Fisherman from various parts of the State and many from N.J. and Pennsylvania. Striper fisherman come from all walks to make their Striper dreams come true in the central reaches of the Hudson River. 2019 has been a special year however for many reasons, particularly for the Striper Fleet at West Shore Marina. Every year West Shore sees some new boats arrive because they have heard that West Shore has many dedicated Striper Fisherman but this year saw the gathering of some of the best and most well-known Striper Boats on the Hudson River. The 2019 Season saw boats with names like Veronica Rose (Captained by the Famous Doc Z), Wingnut, Jayliner, POW, Restless, Century One, PaddyKake, and my own Lighthouse Express, as well as several others.

52 July - August 2019 not far from a few of the other boats mentioned in this article, when she hooked, fought and landed a 40” pre-spawn female Striped A Striper Season to Remember Lady’s Day Bass. Needless to say, she had quite the battle and experienced all Then there is one of the Greatest Striped Bass Fishing Stories the heart pumping thrill of a big fish, especially when trying to net ever! On June 1, on a sunny Saturday, I was down in NY Harbor the fish alone with one hand on the rod and one with the net. But it fishing in The Armed Forces Invitational Striped Bass Tournament does get better because you see, while she is netting the fish and when I received a call from my Wife Linda. She intended to take the excited 15 lb. male swims alongside the female and into the same Lighthouse Express out fishing for Striped Bass, by herself, for the net as she lands the female. You guessed it, one worm, and 50 lbs. first time ever. Of course, she had never taken the boat off the dock of Striped Bass in the net! Thankfully, Doc Z and his indefatigable by herself before, nor had she docked solo before, nor had she baited Mate Rachel was nearby to assist in the safe release of both fish, the hooks, set the rods, and netted a fish solo before, but she was and to provide an excellent photo. In spite of my two 25 lb. East doing this, and of course I encouraged her to do so. It was not long River Striper caught during my Tournament, I was out-fished by after she set her baits on just two rods, with a bloodworm on each, my wife in just 40 minutes! Some call it beginner’s luck, Linda will say otherwise, and I say that it was the icing on the cake of one fantastic Striped Bass Season on the Hudson River! Of course, Striped Bass Fishing didn’t end there. There are always a few of us that will not give up and fish right until the fish finder screen is empty or the white perch and catfish take over the bite, which is what Doc, Joe K., Doc’s ever-present Fishing Partner, and I did through the 9th. Granted, there were some fish to be caught between the interlopers, by Doc at least, who added 8 fish up to 39” to his Season count. All of the Fleet from West Shore will be proud to say they were part of such a great season and proud to know that they spent so many wonderful hours on the River, and with friends, and catching the amazing Morone Saxatilis, and most of all that between the 4,096 Striper caught by the West Shore Fleet in 2019, that over 4,000 of them were successfully released to fight another day!

BY THE NUMBERS What makes 2019 so special? The West Shore Fleet landed a recorded 4,096 Striped Bass over a six-week time period including several Bass over 40 lbs. with the largest just over 49 lbs.! But it’s not just the total number of the sizes that stand out, it’s also the individual successes that took place on these boats and the amazing dedication to the sport that was exhibited by some of the Fleet Members. Joe on the Jayliner fished every single day except one from Mid-April to the end of May with a boat total of an amazing 1,507 Striper caught. Doc Z and the Team fishing the Veronica Rose, fishing both day and night, boated an incredible 1,272 Striper to 44 lbs. But there are so many other stories. There is POW’s newly-wed Daughter-in-law’s 20 lb. plus first Striper ever, Restless’s first Striper Season ever boating over 70 Bass, Wingnut’s average of 22 Striper per trip, Century One’s 40 lb. solo Bass, G. Appler’s day with his son and Striper of 40, 42, 44, and 49”, and PaddyKake’s 423 fish Season, and my own meager 139 fish total, which pales in comparison.

boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 53 Ask Dr. Gel

Dave Weakley is the owner of American Boat Restoration and has been helping by Dave Weakley Northeastern boaters keep their boats in fine trim and good repair for over 40 years. “Email me or call me with your questions! I’ll be happy to help you out” americanboatrestoration.com / email: [email protected] / Office: 413.665.7424 / Cell: 518.577.7799 Got minor surface scratches, dock rash, faded gelcoat? With proper training

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Dr Gel “I bought a Gelcoat Repair Kit and did a minor repair. The repair is still tacky, the color does not match, and it looks terrible! Help! Brian, Northampton, MA

Gelcoat is a very unique surface material on a boat. There is a lot to know about it. Have you ever tried to attempt a repair on gelcoat? Used a gelcoat “repair kit” with Patch Paste off the shelf or a Preval? Don’t waste your time or money on what I call “snake oil”. I have tried the repair kits and I don’t get a satisfactory repair. If you can prove me wrong call me. Gelcoat repairs can be challenging even for the

54 July - August 2019 professional! There is a lot you need to know about it before you attempt a repair. Gelcoat is affected by many things including age, temperature, humidity, hardener, surfacing agent, additives, and application methods. The amount of color fade the boat has will also determine how nice the repair will look. Important things to understand about gelcoat; AGE- Gelcoat has a shelf life! Hopefully that Repair Kit you used was fresh and not sitting on the shelf for a couple of years! Gelcoat has its best quality if used within three months of being made but may work up to 6 months old. I won’t use gelcoat if it is more than 3 months old. There are chemicals in the gelcoat that evaporate over time. The chemicals Fractured fiberglass from impact damage. are crucial to insure a proper cure. Once a boat manufacturer sent unknown to me, outdated gelcoat to do a warranty repair! I sprayed the gelcoat and it would not fully cure – it was TACKY! Hummm, brand new boat, outdated gelcoat. I asked the manufacturer to please ship me some fresh gelcoat! Repair was redone successfully. That will only happen to me once! TEMPERATURE – Gelcoat is very temperature sensitive. Apply it in a minimum temp. of 68 degrees - maximum 98 degrees. I don’t recommend 98 degrees! I think 73-75 degrees is the ideal temperature to work in. It is very important the boat and gelcoat be the same temperature when applying the gelcoat. HUMIDITY – Gelcoat and water don’t like each other. If there is heavy humidity in the air, wait to do your repair. A humid environment will create pin holes and affect the color and adhesion. These are just three of many problems humidity will cause. HARDENER- mekp - There is 50% mekp hardener for gelcoat and another type of mekp 9% for fiberglass resin. Be sure you have the proper type! At 68 degrees, 1- oz. of gelcoat will require 12 eye dropper drops of mekp. At 73 degrees you will need 9 drops of mekp, 88 degrees use 6 drops. 98 degrees requires 4 drops but trust me, at 98 Fractured fiberglass New fiberglass & degrees you won’t get it from the mixing cup to the ground off. resin layers applied. boat before it hardens. Too much mekp will change the color. Using the wrong mekp will affect the cure. SURFACING AGENT- A must! You need to apply a surfacing agent over gelcoat because air inhibits the curing of it. Cellophane is the type often included in Repair Kits. It will do the trick if you get a good enough seal! The instruction states to lay the cellophane on the wet gelcoat. Good luck with that! The cellophane causes air bubbles, irregularities and a ripple surface. Two other types used by professionals are sprayed on PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) or a mixture of Styrene/Paraffin Wax added to gelcoat before it is applied. APPLICATION METHODS- When you use a popsicle stick or brush to apply the gelcoat, it is often applied too thick & fast. The thicker the gelcoat, the Body lines restored.

boatingonthehudson.com July - August 2019 55 hotter the cure. Too much heat developing quickly will affect the color. Gelcoat is designed to be applied with a spray gun resulting in a better color match and finished product. GELCOAT COLOR FADE – It is important to compound the boat, make it look as nice as possible. You are now matching the color of the boat and not the dirty faded gelcoat. ACETONE INFO- Acetone is a cleaning solvent used to clean repair area and to clean your equipment No matter what you read or hear DO NOT use acetone to reduce (thin) gelcoat. Ever! Vinyl ester finish It will attack pigments cause gelcoat discoloration filler applied. and poor color match. It will slow down cure. It will shorten stability of gelcoat and likely to cause chalking and fading. It will cause a lack of shine. The cure will be soft and it will be difficult to sand and buff. It will not evaporate completely. It will often cause a halo. Repair Kits include Patch Paste = Unsightly repair Here’s my thoughts about why using patch paste is not a good idea. The “repair kit” Includes: gelcoat base,liquid hardener (MEKP), usually 6 Color resins, white, yellow, black, red, blue,brown for tinting gelcoat base,instruction guide,mixing sticks,plastic release film. An additive is used to make the gelcoat thicker turning it into a paste so it can be used like body filler. Cabosil is one type. Because the paste is thicker it is going to cure hotter and the heat will turn the repair spot darker. It will also cause little, tiny, New gelcoat applied. unsightly pin holes that you will not be able to get rid of. Also, the filler material used to make it a paste will cure harder than the adjacent area. So when you sand the filler the surrounding area will sand away faster leaving a bump. Also the more pigment used to tint the gelcoat the slower the gelcoat cure will be and it may not even harden at all. The surface would be soft and you wouldn’t be able to polish it and would always be dull. My thoughts on a Preval Prevals may have a useful purpose in certain applications but they should not be used for gelcoat repair. Many repair facilities use them with unsatisfactory results. The Preval Sprayer is an aerosol-based spray system. In order for the gelcoat to be sprayed from the paint can type tip the gelcoat needs to be mixed Repair complete. with a thinner. Adding a thinner as mentioned above such as acetone or styrene causes a bad color match. from a well know boat manufacturer. It’s all about the level of repairs you are looking to have. To do a expert gelcoat repair requires different Learn how to do successful professional level minor repairs. We at techniques and materials compared to paint. You American Boat Restoration teach all levels of repair to boat owners looking must know what they are or you’ll have a big mess to do their own minor repairs and those in the repair trade who want better on your hands. results in their repairs. If you goggle how to do gelcoat repairs you’ll come “Your knowledge and the quality of the materials you across many web sites full of instructions and many use will lead to successful repairs!” are giving wrong information. Recently I looked at a site about repairing “dock For more information about our gelcoat repair training class scars” and I could not believe how wrong the Contact us - [email protected] or 518.577.7799 or 413-665-7424 instructions were. 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