Great job Jess, bummer about the first day and driving 40 miles to find someone else there. i fished the same islands about 8yrs ago as a co angler in the bfl, and my boater ran flat out in a old ranger boat in 8' rollers to tear is boat apart, we made it back minus 1 trolling motor, 1 depth finder, 4-5 rods and a broken hydra foil. that was the worst ride i have ever experience. Good luck at Champlain.