After the long and cold winter, we finally get spring! Time to unpack the Spallpeen and start preparing for sailing down the St.Lawrence River.
Our destination for wintering – Crysler Park Marina
In the end, after cruising 106 miles on Lake Ontario and St.Lawrance River, we got to the Crysler Park Marina. This is the place of our wintering – after a couple of days of waiting, which we spent sailing and walking along the shore, we hauled the sailboat with the help of a large crane. Now it’s time to prepare the sailboat for the winter.
Passing the Iroquois Lock
The passage of locks on the St. Lawrence River is quite difficult in logistics. Mandatory pre-registration with the correct time of lockage of small vessels unknown until the last day, prepayment of lockage (25 dollars), poor communication with the operation of the locks and the lack of docks for overnight stay before the morning lockage – all this introduces some confusion in the planning of passage through them. And the most unexpected thing is that after all the ordeal, you will find out that in fact there is no level drop, and the lock is actually a double gates, which can only be passed through if all the requirements are met, at least that was the case with us – before one gate closed others began to open and we alone non-stop passed through the inner basin of the lock.
