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Northshore October 2025
  Last July, sergeant Trevor Carbo, commander of the Vermont State Police’s Marine Division, was leaving Burlington Bay when he received a call. Two kayakers had overturned in the water eight miles north. Lake Champlain was having one of its infamously choppy days: two-and-a-half-foot waves and a stiff wind. For Carbo, the priority was speed. “The top concern was if they were not wearing lifejackets,” says the 16-year veteran and former State Police Scuba Team member. He raced north in the State Police’s new RIBCRAFT 7.8, a 25-foot rigid inflatable boat (RIB) with 300 horsepower and military-grade maneuve
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