Did.........Going Sailing This Weekend...
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Rich, that weather map looks great for Elk Mtn. Jiminy Peak, too ...
Rich, that weather map looks great for Elk Mtn. Jiminy Peak, too ...
I kept the boat in hoping to get one more weekend and this is Buzzards Bay's weather!
Sat...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt...increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sat Night...N winds 25 to 35 kt...becoming NW 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sun...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 50 kt...diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Coming out next week :cry:.
Why is it so many of us are out and you guys in Maine are still floating!
Kris....love your fireplace. Looks real inviting.
All U Get Great boat garage. There's a lot of canvas there!
Sat...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt...increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sat Night...N winds 25 to 35 kt...becoming NW 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Sun...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 50 kt...diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Coming out next week :cry:.
Why is it so many of us are out and you guys in Maine are still floating!
Kris....love your fireplace. Looks real inviting.
All U Get Great boat garage. There's a lot of canvas there!
Good question. I usually stay in until the end of October or beyond, because most of the heavy boat hauling is done at my yard. It allows me to pick my weather for haul out. I do alot of that myself and good weather helps(for instance, next week looks pretty good, sunny, 50).
But we usually get some great sailing in late October here. We burn a lot of wood in October too.
... the ski areas wont be opening for a while ... at least until the ground solidly freezes. Hell, they havent event hauled out nor tested out the snowguns yet.
So, XC 'kicking boots' and diagonal strides for me ... beats hell out of freezing your bippy off in a sailboat ... during a friggin BLIZZARD. Del. & Raritan Canal is great place for XC. :-o
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Kris - love the stove and the tendee. But for goodness sake, buy that poor lady a new pair of pants! Or at least get out your Sailrite and fix them!
Kris - love the stove and the tendee. But for goodness sake, buy that poor lady a new pair of pants! Or at least get out your Sailrite and fix them!
Had pancakes made with bananas from my yard this morning.
Rain has let up and if it dries out I'll need to trim and edge the grass.
Daughter is having a Halloween party in the back patio and there is another party and punkin carving down the street so that will take care of social activities for the evening.
Will need to dig out my long sleeved shorts soon for when it gets cold.
We're just breaking out as you Northern brothers and sisters are tucking in!
Rain has let up and if it dries out I'll need to trim and edge the grass.
Daughter is having a Halloween party in the back patio and there is another party and punkin carving down the street so that will take care of social activities for the evening.
Will need to dig out my long sleeved shorts soon for when it gets cold
.We're just breaking out as you Northern brothers and sisters are tucking in!
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It might be fun to sail tomorrow on a bright day and snow covering all the hills around us. We have close to 4" on our deck right now and much more is expected going into the evening and later. The largest trees have shed their leaves, it looks like, but there are a lot of understory maples that still have leaves and they are drooping over the fence in the backyard already. There may have to be a lot of clean-up with downed trees.
Our map is calling for 8" total but the coverage for the daytime was only supposed to be 2" ... we have more already and the snow is really coming down at the moment.
If I sail tomorrow, this will be a very unique opportunity!
It might be fun to sail tomorrow on a bright day and snow covering all the hills around us. We have close to 4" on our deck right now and much more is expected going into the evening and later. The largest trees have shed their leaves, it looks like, but there are a lot of understory maples that still have leaves and they are drooping over the fence in the backyard already. There may have to be a lot of clean-up with downed trees.
Our map is calling for 8" total but the coverage for the daytime was only supposed to be 2" ... we have more already and the snow is really coming down at the moment.
If I sail tomorrow, this will be a very unique opportunity!
Did go sailing today just to spite the storm.....
Got up early and took myself for a nice little sail before the storm set in. Just me & some seals on the bay...
Was a little ice on the deck this morning but nothing that didn't melt off when the sun hit it..Temps were in the low 30's but not too windy... Gotta love late fall. Stuck the boat back on the mooring and stripped the canvas off for the blow and snow. Will have to put it back on next week..
Got up early and took myself for a nice little sail before the storm set in. Just me & some seals on the bay...
Was a little ice on the deck this morning but nothing that didn't melt off when the sun hit it..Temps were in the low 30's but not too windy... Gotta love late fall. Stuck the boat back on the mooring and stripped the canvas off for the blow and snow. Will have to put it back on next week..
You da man!!!Got up early and took myself for a nice little sail before the storm set in. Just me & some seals on the bay...
Was a little ice on the deck this morning but nothing that didn't melt off when the sun hit it..Temps were in the low 30's but not too windy....
It was under 70 here this morning. Hoodys, gloves, and ear muffs were the clothing favored by the early dog walkers.
That is short pants and short sleeve shirt weather. Real men go out for the paper in the morning barefoot in six inches of snow. Don't want to get their shoes wet.
When I was stationed in the Philippines we had a couple of day when the temps dipped towards 60 degrees and the guys were walking around with blankets on their shoulders.
For two years in college, junior & senior year, in NH, I wore shorts to campus every day of the school year.. A buddy bet me I couldn't or wouldn't... I even commuted to campus on my mountain bike during those two years rain, sleet or snow, in shorts.. Never once had an issue, my legs just don't get cold, and, I generally hate pants... Of course I am Scottish, born in Alaska and my ancestors wore Kilts... I start sweating at 50f...
Hell, I open the windows at home when the temps get to 25F....
sleep alone do you??Hell, I open the windows at home when the temps get to 25F....
When i lived in Illinois in the bad old days, I never wore anything heavier that a harris tweed sport coat, but that was then, this is now
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