Thom Stewart wrote:
Doug,

We do get good sailing weather all winter long. In fact we get better
winds in the winter than we do in summer. The problem is the cold. That
is why the PILOTHOUSE!

Understood.... BTW do you have a window in the roof your pilothouse, to
look up at the sails? Some of our friends have getting these installed
in their biminis.



I do a sought of a winterizing. Drain the fresh water tanks

Don't do that, pour in a bottle of Everclear instead

... and install
electric heater in the Cabin and light bulb in the engine compartment.

That wouldn't work here, as most hard freezes are accompanied by ice
storms that knock out the power.


Force 5 with light rain is OK but hvy rain or fog doesn't make for
pleasant sailing.

Agreed, but it's still sailing!



Just purchased a new digetal camera and waiting for a A/V jack (Back
ordered) Hoping to get some pictures of winter sailing to the group


Cool! We also just got a new digital camera, a Panasonic with a 12X
zoom. Should be nice for taking sailing pics. Looking forward to seeing
your pics!

BTW the Webshots site is good & useful IMHO, it's surprising how many
people view my pics there. Usually ~150 a week or so, I wonder how many
are randomly surfing thru.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King