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APRIL 2007
Living History : The Lower Ottawa River Overflows with Charm and Adventure
May 1, 2007 - 9:00pm — Brad Roberts- APRIL 2007
- Desitinations
One of my goals as a boater has always been to cast off and do the Great Circle—I mean the entire circle in a single trip. However, given my life and editorial constraints, at present I’ll have to be content with experiencing, and sharing with our readers, only parts of the trip when the opportunity arises. One such chance came last summer when my fiancé and I were able to escape for a week-long trip alone on the Ottawa River. It left us wanting more.
Black Tie Affair : The Marquis 55 LS is The Epitome of Luxury Cruising
April 25, 2007 - 4:40pm — George Sass Jr.- 2007
- APRIL 2007
I remember when I first started cruising several decades ago. Even on larger 40-foot-plus boats, we had to lug down a cooler of grub, cram the contents into a small fridge that was about the size of a safe-deposit box, and squeeze our weeks worth of T-shirts into a mildew-lined locker. Entertainment usually revolved around somebody’s bad mix-tape and news from a shortwave radio. At night, we would sprawl ourselves out on a thin piece of foam pressed against a plywood base. Of course we enjoyed ourselves in this puritan cocoon. After all, we were on the water. But after a few days, the risk of desertion from friends and family grew exponentially. Mutiny was only one can of Dinty Moore stew away.
