Champlain Houseboat Charters
Wake up in the comfort of a double bed. Prepare your own meals in a full galley with stove, oven, refrigerator and sink, and shower off in the private shower. Champlain Houseboat Charters rents houseboats and includes an instruction session prior to turning you loose onto Lake Champlain. Stay in contact with the shore and any other ships via the marine radio. Navigate with the charts, GPS and depth finder on the control deck on the boat. Champlain Houseboat Charters asks you phone ahead to make reservations and requires a 50 percent deposit upon booking.
Champlain Houseboat Charters
P.O. Box 62
Orwell, VT 05760
802-948-2288
champlainhouseboatcharters.com
Houseboat Rentals - Executive Boat Rentals
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Rent from Executive Houseboat Rentals and enjoy a tour along the historic Erie Canal through upstate New York state all the way to Whitehall along Vermont's Lake Champlain. Boats sleep six to 10 people, have full galleys/kitchens, private showers and heads (toilets,) Bose home theater, hot tub, flying bridge with controls, depth finders and GPS navigation systems. Boats with two or four bedroom plans are available. Call to make reservations, or make them through the online portal.
Executive Boat Rentals
330 Rockland Road,
Hendersonville,TN 37075
785-364-4700
executiveboatrentals.com
Self Guided and Self Owned Houseboats
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Owners of houseboats have options for self-guided vacations and tours of Lake Champlain. Several public boat launches along the lake are equipped to handle houseboat launches. Rutland, Addison, Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, in Vermont, have public boat launches. Rutland County has one boat launch and is for smaller boats, houseboat or otherwise. Contact the Lake Champlain Recreation and Public Access Committee for information on precise boat size rules for boat launches. Navigational charts for Lake Champlain are available at marinas and boating stores in Burlington.
Article Written By Eric Cedric
A former Alaskan of 20 years, Eric Cedric now resides in California. He's published in "Outside" and "Backpacker" and has written a book on life in small-town Alaska, "North by Southeast." Cedric was a professional mountain guide and backcountry expedition leader for 18 years. He worked in Russia, Iceland, Greece, Turkey and Belize. Cedric attended Syracuse University and is a private pilot.
