Rosslyn Redux

Tag: Dory

  • Midwinter Champlaining

    Midwinter Champlaining

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    Geo Davis
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    As I see it, we’re about 2/3 of the way through winter with one month to go until we round the corner into springtime. Despite the fact that today didn’t exactly offer perfect conditions to launch the dory for a frosty February row, I do have a bit of good news. Atypically high water levels…

  • First Forays in Vermont Dory

    First Forays in Vermont Dory

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    Geo Davis
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    This post began as “Maiden Voyages in Vermont Dory”, but the title struck me as somewhat tone deaf at a time when we endeavor to sidestep gender sloppiness. Especially since I’m not a maiden. Nor a bachelor. Nor, frankly, does gender matter at all. And so, “First Forays in Vermont Dory” was born. Better. But…

  • Adirondack Guideboat or Vermont Dory?

    Adirondack Guideboat or Vermont Dory?

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    Geo Davis
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    “Today,” as the cool kids say, “I did a thing.” I’ve been lusting after an Adirondack Guideboat, well, probably since the late 1970’s when I enjoyed my first rowed ride in this quintessentially ADK conveyance at the Ausable Club. During the early days of the pandemic my mind returned this timeless watercraft, as elegant today…