Jack Goff wrote:
.... Don't laugh, we consider North
Carolinians to be yankees. :-)


I know, I lived down there a while

You all have "barbecue" which contains rice & mustard....
that should at least get points for originality, I suppose



I hear ya. Our boat lives in a slip, and only comes out of the water
for maintenance and cleaning. It gets used year-round. But I
consider boating season to be when I can get into the water. That
means it runs from April-May until at least October. The rest of the
time I'm in the boat, and wishing it was warm enough to be in the
water.


We just got our boat launched, after it's first haul-out in
three years. As for swimming, it does tend to get a bit
nippy between Halloween & Valentines Day. But at least there
aren't any mosquitos then. These days I do most of my
swimming in a pool, and for those small boat sailing days, I
have a wetsuit. No problem!

As for Yankees, I don't mind them much. They crash their
cars in the winter and they burn themselves to a frazzle in
the summer... so far I have met very few who have figured
out that October thru May is the best season to be on the
water, they are still on Rhode Island time (or something). I
met a fellow a couople weeks back who was simultaneously
wiping sweat off his neck and saying that he hoped he could
launch his boat for "spring" a week early this year!

Oh well.

Regards
Doug King