Braddock's Bay, NY Canoe Excursion

September 20, 2007

Carted the canoe over to Braddock's Bay tonight to test the outriggers. They worked great, as expected. Kept the boat super stable so I could stand up and take some pictures, move around freely, and do a headstand or two. Nice!

Braddock's Bay is also the place I intended to dock the power boat if I bought it. I wanted to check out the passage from the bay to the lake, I heard it was pretty much non-existent due to heavy sand/silt deposits. This was true! There is a channel marker buoy that is intended to mark passage into the bay. Leading up to the channel (if you were heading from the bay into Lake Ontario) there was MAYBE 8-10 inches of water below the canoe. In a few places that dropped to 2-3 inches, and I actually ran aground in one spot!!

Once I got past the channel markey buoy it dropped off to a staggering 2-3 feet, still not enough for most motor boats to navigate.

After checking out the area, I feel a little better about mu decision not to purchase. Hell, I wouldn't have even been able to get out of the place I intended to keep the boat, and I doubt it would be much better next year! So, for $1025 a season I would have bought the right to go sit on a boat that I couldn't get out of the bay and into Lake Ontario. Fun! I'll take the canoe excursions, thank you