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Sailing in Colorado Danger!
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Sailing in Colorado Danger!
"Bob Crantz" wrote in message . .. Do not fall into the water: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/3326546.html I used to live near the Cherry Creek Res. During my time there we saw alligators, koi, and other non-native species, apparently dumped by miscreants who'd tired of them. A pacu doesn't surprise me in the least. Max |
Sailing in Colorado Danger!
"Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message . .. Do not fall into the water: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/3326546.html I used to live near the Cherry Creek Res. During my time there we saw alligators, koi, and other non-native species, apparently dumped by miscreants who'd tired of them. A pacu doesn't surprise me in the least. Max Don't tell me you lived in Aurora! Cherry Creek Reservoir has good sailing. There was an alligator or similar in one of the city's lakes. |
Sailing in Colorado Danger!
"Bob Crantz" wrote in message ... "Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message . .. Do not fall into the water: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/3326546.html I used to live near the Cherry Creek Res. During my time there we saw alligators, koi, and other non-native species, apparently dumped by miscreants who'd tired of them. A pacu doesn't surprise me in the least. Max Don't tell me you lived in Aurora! Cherry Creek Reservoir has good sailing. There was an alligator or similar in one of the city's lakes. We lived just south of Parker Road but inside 225, which, IIRC, put us in Denver, not Aurora. The dam for the res loomed just to the southeast. We used to race in Sloan's Lake, in the city. Coming from Michigan and having raced Snipes, we located the only Snipe fleet in the city at the time. Sloan's was small and in a park. It was also shallow, which meant that a turtle put your mast in the muck. We did well there, but never won the fleet championship. There was one awesome sailor in the fleet who ultimately ended up as the tactician on America's Cup boats for three different nations depending upon the year in question. His wife won the Laser Nationals a few years after we left Denver. We also raced Ensigns on Lake Dillon. Interesting place: we'd leave the dock in shorts and t-shirts in 72 degree weather and be in foulies in blinding snow by the end of some races. When the storms came down over Buffalo Mt. they came with a vengeance. 40kt winds were not uncommon, or unexpected. You still living in the Denver area? Max |
Sailing in Colorado Danger!
"Maxprop" wrote in message news:Oj7tg.6653 We also raced Ensigns on Lake Dillon. Interesting place: we'd leave the dock in shorts and t-shirts in 72 degree weather and be in foulies in blinding snow by the end of some races. When the storms came down over Buffalo Mt. they came with a vengeance. 40kt winds were not uncommon, or unexpected. 40 kt winds on the bobspit scale? That's like 12 mph. Scotty |
Sailing in Colorado Danger!
"Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ... "Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message . .. Do not fall into the water: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/3326546.html I used to live near the Cherry Creek Res. During my time there we saw alligators, koi, and other non-native species, apparently dumped by miscreants who'd tired of them. A pacu doesn't surprise me in the least. Max Don't tell me you lived in Aurora! Cherry Creek Reservoir has good sailing. There was an alligator or similar in one of the city's lakes. We lived just south of Parker Road but inside 225, which, IIRC, put us in Denver, not Aurora. The dam for the res loomed just to the southeast. We used to race in Sloan's Lake, in the city. Coming from Michigan and having raced Snipes, we located the only Snipe fleet in the city at the time. Sloan's was small and in a park. It was also shallow, which meant that a turtle put your mast in the muck. We did well there, but never won the fleet championship. There was one awesome sailor in the fleet who ultimately ended up as the tactician on America's Cup boats for three different nations depending upon the year in question. His wife won the Laser Nationals a few years after we left Denver. We also raced Ensigns on Lake Dillon. Interesting place: we'd leave the dock in shorts and t-shirts in 72 degree weather and be in foulies in blinding snow by the end of some races. When the storms came down over Buffalo Mt. they came with a vengeance. 40kt winds were not uncommon, or unexpected. You still living in the Denver area? Max I live in the foothills. I know a few snipe sailors here. I believe they are having the Nationals here next year. The wind gusts in the mountains and foothills can be quite strong, in the Mach 2.7 regime on the Bobsprit Scale. Those wind gusts keep you alert. |
Sailing in Colorado Danger!
"Scotty" wrote in message ... "Maxprop" wrote in message news:Oj7tg.6653 We also raced Ensigns on Lake Dillon. Interesting place: we'd leave the dock in shorts and t-shirts in 72 degree weather and be in foulies in blinding snow by the end of some races. When the storms came down over Buffalo Mt. they came with a vengeance. 40kt winds were not uncommon, or unexpected. 40 kt winds on the bobspit scale? That's like 12 mph. The Bobsprit Scale is easy to read: he wets his pants above 10mph. Max |
Sailing in Colorado Danger!
"Bob Crantz" wrote in message ... "Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ... "Maxprop" wrote in message ink.net... "Bob Crantz" wrote in message . .. Do not fall into the water: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/3326546.html I used to live near the Cherry Creek Res. During my time there we saw alligators, koi, and other non-native species, apparently dumped by miscreants who'd tired of them. A pacu doesn't surprise me in the least. Max Don't tell me you lived in Aurora! Cherry Creek Reservoir has good sailing. There was an alligator or similar in one of the city's lakes. We lived just south of Parker Road but inside 225, which, IIRC, put us in Denver, not Aurora. The dam for the res loomed just to the southeast. We used to race in Sloan's Lake, in the city. Coming from Michigan and having raced Snipes, we located the only Snipe fleet in the city at the time. Sloan's was small and in a park. It was also shallow, which meant that a turtle put your mast in the muck. We did well there, but never won the fleet championship. There was one awesome sailor in the fleet who ultimately ended up as the tactician on America's Cup boats for three different nations depending upon the year in question. His wife won the Laser Nationals a few years after we left Denver. We also raced Ensigns on Lake Dillon. Interesting place: we'd leave the dock in shorts and t-shirts in 72 degree weather and be in foulies in blinding snow by the end of some races. When the storms came down over Buffalo Mt. they came with a vengeance. 40kt winds were not uncommon, or unexpected. You still living in the Denver area? Max I live in the foothills. I know a few snipe sailors here. I believe they are having the Nationals here next year. On what water? The wind gusts in the mountains and foothills can be quite strong, in the Mach 2.7 regime on the Bobsprit Scale. Those wind gusts keep you alert. You get plenty of warning. When you see the clouds ripping down Buffalo Mt., you've got about 7 minutes to get the chute doused and stowed, and your foulies on. I was crewing one weekend for a friend on his Lightning on the Reudi Reservoir near Aspen when the fleet got hit with a gust that some said exceeded 50kts. Knocked us all flat on the water, and two kids nearly drowned. Five minutes before it was 8kts., and it was the same five minutes after. Weird winds in the mountains. Max |
Sailing in Colorado Danger!
"Maxprop" wrote in message I believe they are having the Nationals here next year. On what water? http://snipe2007.org/ The wind gusts in the mountains and foothills can be quite strong, in the Mach 2.7 regime on the Bobsprit Scale. Those wind gusts keep you alert. You get plenty of warning. When you see the clouds ripping down Buffalo Mt., you've got about 7 minutes to get the chute doused and stowed, and your foulies on. I was crewing one weekend for a friend on his Lightning on the Reudi Reservoir near Aspen when the fleet got hit with a gust that some said exceeded 50kts. Knocked us all flat on the water, and two kids nearly drowned. Five minutes before it was 8kts., and it was the same five minutes after. Weird winds in the mountains. The wind can really hit without warning. Ever get hit with any of those microbursts? |
Sailing in Colorado Danger!
"Bob Crantz" wrote in message . .. "Maxprop" wrote in message I believe they are having the Nationals here next year. On what water? http://snipe2007.org/ We raced Ensigns on Dillon. I hope they tell the Snipe sailors to bring clothing for virtually any type of weather. The wind gusts in the mountains and foothills can be quite strong, in the Mach 2.7 regime on the Bobsprit Scale. Those wind gusts keep you alert. You get plenty of warning. When you see the clouds ripping down Buffalo Mt., you've got about 7 minutes to get the chute doused and stowed, and your foulies on. I was crewing one weekend for a friend on his Lightning on the Reudi Reservoir near Aspen when the fleet got hit with a gust that some said exceeded 50kts. Knocked us all flat on the water, and two kids nearly drowned. Five minutes before it was 8kts., and it was the same five minutes after. Weird winds in the mountains. The wind can really hit without warning. Ever get hit with any of those microbursts? Not on Dillon, but while sailing on Lake Michigan. And while flying. Max |
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