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Visiting Beautiful Clayton NY by Sailboat. How they overcame the record flooding.
Ep131. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we sail to Clayton NY, which is a beautiful little town on the shores of the St Lawrence river, in the 1000 Islands area. Last year there was record flood levels that decimated many towns along the waterfront. ...
Boldt Castle. Breathtaking Crown Jewel of the 1000 Islands. (in 4K)
Ep130. We motor 4 hrs down the St Lawrence River through the 1000 Islands to explore Boldt Castle. This is the Breathtaking Crown Jewel of the 1000 Islands. This Castle is just baffling at it's size and Opulence. George Boldt and his family were very ...
Wolfe Island Ferry. Anchoring Issues! Wind/Weeds cause every boat to drag.
Ep129. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we head to Kingston and take the Free Wolfe Island Ferry across to explore the island by using our Folding Bikes. Then I sailed into the 1000 Islands, to Brakey Bay, on a friends boat and the combination of hi...
“Snake Island” Part 2. Exploring abandoned buildings filled with all sorts of critters. Ep126
Ep126. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue Part 2 of the "Snake Island" trip. We take our son Jake to an Island we have been to before, Main Duck Island. The Island is obviously a misnomer because we never see any Ducks but you can't go 10...
Update: Boat repaired. Better than new? Ready for Sailing Season! We launch May 4th.
Good news! Yesterday we went and saw our boat and it looked awesome! Even better than we expected. Let's hope it warms up soon because we have booked our boat to be launched on May 4th. Here comes sailing season ! ⛵🎉
Kingston. Our favorite city to visit by boat. Ep85
Ep85. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we continue our transit across Lake Ontario and head to our favorite city on the water, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Kingston is a very clean and well maintained city and it has transient docks you can use (for pr...
Ep84 Sailing Across Lake Ontario. Pt1. Weird weather!
Ep84. In this episode we head out from Oswego NY to cross Lake Ontario to head back toward our home base near Kingston Ontario. One thing we have learned about sailing out in Lake Ontario is how strange unforecasted weather happens. It could be calling f...
Sailing to Oswego NY and finding out what it has to offer (with drone footage). Ep83
Ep83. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we sail across Lake Ontario to visit Oswego NY. It was our first time visiting this city and we did not know what to expect or what it had to offer other than it is the city that you go to in order to enter the ...
Ep82. Sackets Harbor. Ghost Town. Like a scene from the Walking Dead
Ep82. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we sail to Sackets Harbor NY. It was a very cute looking town but it was freaky how there was no one anywhere in any of the restaurants or any of the stores. It felt like we were shooting footage for the TV se...
Poker Run 2017. Kingston, 1000 Islands. Ep81
Ep81. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we head to Kingston and film the 1000 Islands Poker Run. There are over 50 expensive and super fast boats involved in this event, including at least one that is propelled by 2 jet engines. They leave from King...
Exploring Duck Island (AKA Snake Island), by foot and by drone. Ep80
Ep80. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we explore Main Duck Island, which is located in the middle of Lake Ontario. The free docks on the island are something to look forward to because the waves can get pretty big out there, especially if it is bad...
Sailing to Duck Island. “Snake Island”. Seeing if it lives up to it’s name. Ep79
Ep79. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we sail out into the middle of Lake Ontario to Duck Island, which has a reputation of being an Island completely infested with Snakes. We are doing this first trip to the Island to "Recon" it to see if it lives...
Biking Wine Country, Cider Tastings. A windstorm drags our boat away without us. Ep78
Ep78. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we take you biking through Waupoos (Wine Country) and we go to the County Cider Company to do some Cider Tastings. We take the Mavic Pro drone up to get some aerial shots of the beauty of the area, when someone ...
Sailing the 1000 Islands. Exploring the bays of Howe Island and Wolfe Island. Ep69 (4K)
Ep69 (4K). In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we head west of Kingston and explore anchorages around Howe Island (Beaurivage Bay) and Wolfe Island (Brakey Bay). Janice, who I swear is part Polar Bear, decided that even though it has been cold all sprin...