leaving for the twin cities next week for a seminar.............don't say
the word snow
sailing season is about over here (well..it is for me....have no time)
decommisioning the yacht club next.
another winter to ponder the next seasons conquests.
gf.


"katysails" wrote in message
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I'm praying for that, too...so far the weekend looks really dismal...it's
"take out" day at the Yacht Club and we're supposed to get snow. How fun.
Maybe we'll be able to walk out to the can to bring the boat in rather
than row.

Maybe look at it as 5 months to accumulate more sailing stuff......

"gonefishiing" wrote in message
...

leaving for the twin cities next week for a seminar.............don't say
the word snow
sailing season is about over here (well..it is for me....have no time)
decommisioning the yacht club next.
another winter to ponder the next seasons conquests.
gf.


"katysails" wrote in message
...
I'm praying for that, too...so far the weekend looks really dismal...it's
"take out" day at the Yacht Club and we're supposed to get snow. How
fun. Maybe we'll be able to walk out to the can to bring the boat in
rather than row.

"katysails" wrote in message

I'm praying for that, too...so far the weekend looks really dismal...it's
"take out" day at the Yacht Club and we're supposed to get snow. How fun.
Maybe we'll be able to walk out to the can to bring the boat in rather
than
row.

That reminds me of a sailing experience. Once, racing and Ensign at Lake
Dillon in the Colorado Rockies, we left the dock in shorts and t-shirts. It
was about 70 degrees F and sunny, light breeze blowing from the west. By
mid-race, the clouds had rolled in over Buffalo Mountain and the temp was
dropping fast. On the final spinnaker run, the snow began. We'd donned our
jeans, sweaters, and foulies, and were still freezing. We placed second,
mostly because the winning boat had taken a flyer along the shore, where the
pines sheltered him from the 35kt. blow coming down the side of the
mountain. The fleet struggled to stay upright out on the lake. Back at the
dock it was nearly impossible to walk, thanks to about 2" of fresh, wet
snow. Temp was 33 degrees, and it dropped well into the 20s before midnight
that evening. 7" of snow, but all gone by noon the next day when the temp
got back to around 70. This was in mid-July.

And we think Michigan has variable weather.

Max

very nearly the same happened to me, although it did not involve sailing.
i was hiking up the side of mount rainier in the cascade mountains some
years ago when a snow squall blew thru.
and all the way up the signs kept saying be prepared for fast weather
changes..........and i kept saying .......oh sure how much can it change....
what did i know................
gf.


"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"katysails" wrote in message

I'm praying for that, too...so far the weekend looks really dismal...it's
"take out" day at the Yacht Club and we're supposed to get snow. How
fun.
Maybe we'll be able to walk out to the can to bring the boat in rather
than
row.

That reminds me of a sailing experience. Once, racing and Ensign at Lake
Dillon in the Colorado Rockies, we left the dock in shorts and t-shirts.
It
was about 70 degrees F and sunny, light breeze blowing from the west. By
mid-race, the clouds had rolled in over Buffalo Mountain and the temp was
dropping fast. On the final spinnaker run, the snow began. We'd donned
our
jeans, sweaters, and foulies, and were still freezing. We placed second,
mostly because the winning boat had taken a flyer along the shore, where
the
pines sheltered him from the 35kt. blow coming down the side of the
mountain. The fleet struggled to stay upright out on the lake. Back at
the
dock it was nearly impossible to walk, thanks to about 2" of fresh, wet
snow. Temp was 33 degrees, and it dropped well into the 20s before
midnight
that evening. 7" of snow, but all gone by noon the next day when the temp
got back to around 70. This was in mid-July.

And we think Michigan has variable weather.

Max

Had a similar experience camping in the Bighorns...was warm and balmy and we
were all in shorts and t-shirts and a massive black frontal system rolled
through and within 2 hours the roads were closed...end of June.....
"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"katysails" wrote in message

I'm praying for that, too...so far the weekend looks really dismal...it's
"take out" day at the Yacht Club and we're supposed to get snow. How
fun.
Maybe we'll be able to walk out to the can to bring the boat in rather
than
row.

That reminds me of a sailing experience. Once, racing and Ensign at Lake
Dillon in the Colorado Rockies, we left the dock in shorts and t-shirts.
It
was about 70 degrees F and sunny, light breeze blowing from the west. By
mid-race, the clouds had rolled in over Buffalo Mountain and the temp was
dropping fast. On the final spinnaker run, the snow began. We'd donned
our
jeans, sweaters, and foulies, and were still freezing. We placed second,
mostly because the winning boat had taken a flyer along the shore, where
the
pines sheltered him from the 35kt. blow coming down the side of the
mountain. The fleet struggled to stay upright out on the lake. Back at
the
dock it was nearly impossible to walk, thanks to about 2" of fresh, wet
snow. Temp was 33 degrees, and it dropped well into the 20s before
midnight
that evening. 7" of snow, but all gone by noon the next day when the temp
got back to around 70. This was in mid-July.

And we think Michigan has variable weather.

Max

In article ,
katysails wrote:
Had a similar experience camping in the Bighorns...was warm and balmy and we
were all in shorts and t-shirts and a massive black frontal system rolled
through and within 2 hours the roads were closed...end of June.....

We have a similar experience in the bay every summer... things change
pretty quickly. Some of the newbies think it's odd that several of us
start getting into our foulies after lunch when it's still sunny and
warm. When they ask, I say, well, I know what's coming. Then, when it
does get cold they have to scramble to get their stuff on.

--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message

We have a similar experience in the bay every summer... things change
pretty quickly. Some of the newbies think it's odd that several of us
start getting into our foulies after lunch when it's still sunny and
warm. When they ask, I say, well, I know what's coming. Then, when it
does get cold they have to scramble to get their stuff on.

What amazes me most about SF Bay is that it can be almost dead calm, and
within 5 minutes you're struggling against 30kts. Where does that wind come
from??

Max

In article . net,
Maxprop wrote:

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message

We have a similar experience in the bay every summer... things change
pretty quickly. Some of the newbies think it's odd that several of us
start getting into our foulies after lunch when it's still sunny and
warm. When they ask, I say, well, I know what's coming. Then, when it
does get cold they have to scramble to get their stuff on.

What amazes me most about SF Bay is that it can be almost dead calm, and
within 5 minutes you're struggling against 30kts. Where does that wind come
from??

Actually, it's pulled from the ocean, through the Golden Gate, and
toward Bezerkely through The Slot. The interior valley heats up, hot
air rises, cold air rushes in. It can also go from 30kts to zero. All
you have to do is go around a corner.



--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."

The sky......

"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message

We have a similar experience in the bay every summer... things change
pretty quickly. Some of the newbies think it's odd that several of us
start getting into our foulies after lunch when it's still sunny and
warm. When they ask, I say, well, I know what's coming. Then, when it
does get cold they have to scramble to get their stuff on.

What amazes me most about SF Bay is that it can be almost dead calm, and
within 5 minutes you're struggling against 30kts. Where does that wind
come
from??

Max

In article ,
katysails wrote:
The sky......

I should have written, from Joe's butt, but I was trying to be
polite.

--
Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."