Since 1996, Whistling Man Schooner has hosted thousands of tourists and locals on sailboat rides around Lake Champlain. The current owner, Capt. Cory Dalsimer, is a University of Vermont graduate who started as a deckhand and earned a commercial captain’s license. Many other crew members have become captains; promoting careers in the maritime industry is part of the company’s mission.
In the latest episode of “Stuck in Vermont,” Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger took a sunset cruise on the Friend Ship, a classic sailing sloop. It got good wind and sailed around Juniper Island. Smoke from the Canadian wildfires muted the sunset, but it was still a memorable evening.
Filming date: 6/2/25 & 6/3/25
Music: Telecasted, “Sailing” & “Breeze”
This episode of “Stuck in Vermont” was supported by The Vermont Community Foundation.
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