VT Lake Champlain Paddlers

Willoughby

August 18, 2012 · 1:00 PM
Willoughby north beach

If you haven't been, you're missing a splendid jewel of the Northeast Kingdom. My suggestion is to paddle the length of Willoughby twice with a swim, lunch and maybe a nap on the beach at the turnaround, then stop at lovely miniscule May Pond afterward as dessert.
Total distance: 15 km. at a leisurely pace. This is a sightseeing trip.
It's a good long drive, though, so carpooling is in order.

I'm scheduling this for the afternoon to mesh with a sanctioned swim in the morning. (I'm meeting a swimmer friend from NYC.) Anyone interested in escorting a swimmer is welcome to come with me. Volunteers are needed; it's easy and fun. Please contact me ASAP for details.

However, if there's interest in a whole-day paddle on Willoughby without swimmer involvement, I can be talked into scheduling a second trip pretty easily. It's one of my favorite destinations.

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Karl Riemer

Well, I enjoyed it.

0 · August 18
Karl Riemer

This is a fine place to launch but mid-day Saturday, if the weather is hot, it can be jam-packed with sunbathers. If my earlier event ends at the north end, I'll be 'way early. That wouldn't be a bad strategy for others, too, to find a parking spot and a path through the crowd. If it's even slightly cool or cloudy, no problem.

0 · August 13
Karl Riemer

This trip will go ahead but anyone who wants a later date, earlier start, different pace or some other modification could bring that up here. If there's sufficient consensus I'll happily post another, different Willoughby trip. Also, ask neighbors about carpooling. (Except Cathy - two boats on a Miata sounds like something the Wright brothers should investigate!)

0 · August 2
- Cathy
  
  Hey!!!! I think I'm being made fun of here!!!! :) Hahahaha! What's wrong with two boats longer than the miata on the miata??? If I flip I can do a water landing!!!
  
  0 · August 2
- Sandy
  
  This is worth a picture...
  
  0 · August 2
ray ginsbury

Really would like to do this but just noticed its the same date as the Maine trip

0 · July 23
Cathy

I'm not sure if I will be able to go yet, but regarding carpools: I will be coming from the south via 91. I transport with a miata which should take 1 more boat, but I haven't tried it yet. So this your warning... my whole set up is a gerry-rigg operation! :) My boat is just under 14'

0 · July 22
Karl Riemer

OK, maybe two trips is a good idea. I'm committed to swimmer support on 18 August so I'm going to schedule this trip for after that and offer to transport anyone willing to volunteer to do that as well. In fact, I'm going to urge everyone to consider doing that. Contact me and I'll hook you up.

0 · July 21
ray ginsbury

how about two trips?

0 · July 20
Karl Riemer

21 July works for me but it's too close for most people. So far we have that, 18 Aug (1 yea, 1 nay), and nays for 4 & 11 Aug. Anyone else?

0 · July 20
Sandy

Sat July 21?

0 · July 19
Karl Riemer

"Been on the bucket list for awhile.... "
I laughed long and loud at that; the best kind of bucket list is one you have for a good long time, full of safe, fun activities close to home. There's wisdom to be gleaned from this meetup.

0 · July 19
Cathy Foley

I can't do Aug 4th.....we have a meet-up for a southern Lake Champlain paddle in the works.....Can't do the 11th due to a family visit

0 · July 17
Jim Delp

I can't handle 18 August.

0 · July 12
Karl Riemer

I'm probably escorting a swimmer 18 August 2012. That meet should be over by 12:00, but at which end is decided that morning. To give me time to get back up the lake if I have to, what do people think of a 13:30 launch? (18 August 2012 is a Saturday. Sunset is 19:54, twilight > 21:00. The lake is 7.7 km long meaning it's theoretically possible to paddle it in 1 hour; 2 is more comfortable.)
Also, if anyone feels like escorting a swimmer beforehand, this course is easy.

0 · July 12
ray ginsbury

beautiful spot. I'm in depending on date!

0 · July 10