We woke up in the morning to discover where we landed in the dark. It was very neat to see something that hadn't been used in over 50 years. We pulled away and pulled in all 20 fenders (slight exaggeration) that held us away from the wall. We were heading to Sorel (which is the top of the Champlain system). Yesterday, we had expected to land at the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club and as we were underway, we thought that we should stop in anyway. It was a zig-zagged pattern of markers that got us into the club. We had met some people at the club that suggested that we take the mast off here and not at Sorel. They had a nice electric crane and before you knew it - we were taking off the sail and pulling the lines - The mast is coming down today! I had to be hoisted up the mast to tie on the sling for the crane. There was a very knowledgeable fellow that helped us out (thankfully) as you need another set of hands to handle the mast as it is lifted. I was glad to see the mast resting comfortably on the cabin top. Since the kids were hanging out while we did all of this we left Kerry as he tied down the mast further and we hit the local park. Connor and Dylan took no time to get completely soaked in the splash pad little chilly for such things....but, it was fun. 
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