| Tuesday Evening Races - 6:30 PM Start |
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| Date |
River/Lake |
Meeting Place |
Course |
| May 26 |
Waterbury Reservoir |
Waterbury Reservoir Dam |
North from the dam, around a buoy up past the Blush Hill access, return and slalom
through No Wake buoys up in the north arm, and back: Approx 7 miles. Directions: From exit 10 on I-89, take Rt
100 south, and then turn right onto Rt 2 west in Waterbury. After 0.5 mile, turn right on
to Little River Road, signed for Little River State Park, and follow to the dam.
Recover at the Alchemist
in Waterbury. |
| June 2 |
Lamoille River |
Jeffersonville - 108N Bridge |
A technical climb upstream to a buoy and back from the Rt 108N bridge: 7 miles. Directions: Turn on to
Rt 108 North from Rt 15 in Jeffersonville. The put-in is at the bridge which soon follows. |
| June 9 |
Winooski River |
North Williston Road Bridge |
Downstream and back up to the bridge: not sure how many miles yet.
Directions: Take the North Williston Road either from US 2 in Williston or VT 117
in Essex. The bridge is 0.25 miles east of VT 117 (River Road). |
| June 16 |
Lamoille River |
Fairfax - Fairfax Falls Dam on Rt 104 |
Scenic course upstream from the dam to a buoy on a corner by a red barn, and back: 6.5
miles. Directions: The put-in is just upstream of the dam, on Rt 104, a couple miles
east of Fairfax village. |
| June 23 |
Winooski River |
Colchester - Town river access at the Heineberg Bridge, VT 127 |
Upstream from the Heineberg Bridge to a midstream tree at the Ethan Allen Homestead,
and back: 7.2 miles. Directions: The access is a Colchester Town park, next to the VT
127 bridge crossing the Winooski at the end of the Burlington Northern Connector. |
| June 30 |
Lamoille River |
Milton - State Fishing Access off Rt 2 at Bear Trap Rd |
Upstream to the Bear Trap Road Bridge and back: 7.3 miles. Directions: Turn off
Rt 2 south on to Cub Rd (across from Bear Trap Rd), turn left at T, then right onto
dirt Access Rd. Follow to end. Mosquito Alert! |
| July 7 |
Lamoille River |
Milton - Peterson Dam |
Deep water course upstream from the dam and back: 5 miles. Directions: Take US 2 east from exit 17 on
I-89 toward the Islands. Take next right onto Jasper Mine Rd, 0.25 miles from the exit. Turn
right onto Mayo Rd (paved). Follow Mayo Rd north along the Lamoille River (road name
changes to West Milton Rd). Within view of the dam, the road swings away from the river.
Take next left onto Peterson Dam access road. From New York, turn left off US 2 onto Bear
Trap Rd. Go over the Lamoille bridge and turn left upstream on to West Milton Rd. The dam
access road is the next left. |
| July 14 |
Winooski River |
Colchester - Town river access at the Heineberg Bridge, VT 127 |
Upstream a short ways from the bridge, downstream to the mouth around a buoy a
short distance out in the Lake, and back to the bridge: approx 6 miles. Directions: The
access is a Colchester Town park, next to the VT 127 bridge crossing the Winooski at
the end of the Burlington Northern Connector. |
| July 21 |
Waterbury Reservoir |
Waterbury Reservoir Dam |
North from the dam, around a buoy up past the Blush Hill access, return and slalom
through No Wake buoys up in the north arm, and back: Approx 7 miles. Directions: From exit 10 on I-89, take Rt
100 south, and then turn right onto Rt 2 west in Waterbury. After 0.5 mile, turn right on
to Little River Road, signed for Little River State Park, and follow to the dam.
Recover at the Alchemist
in Waterbury. |
| July 28 |
Lamoille River mouth |
Milton - Fishing Access off Rt 2 at Bear Trap Rd |
Downstream to Lake Champlain, around the island that forms the mouth, back upstream
past the start, around a navigational buoy just upstream of the Rt 2 bridge, and
back: 5.0 miles. Directions: See June 30. Small Craft Advisory! |
| August 4 |
Post Series Party |
Cambridge - Boyden Farm |
End of season Pot Luck dinner and raffle. Food at about 6 pm. Bring a salad or pasta
to share. Bert is bringing burgers, veggie burgers, dogs, chicken, plates and utencils. BYOB.
Show up early to paddle if you want. Directions: The
Boyden Farm gravel driveway
is at the intersection of VT 15 and VT 104 in Cambridge. The party is at the pavillon. |
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