What a difference a year makes

[Jackdaw]

Last November in Minnesota we had 12 days over 60F. This year, ZERO over 50F, and 1/2 have been freezing. The lake is almost ready to freeze. But we're still making our weekly Shackleton Cup runs to the other side of the lake for a beer, and last Thursday Dan (@cb32863 ) and I played PM hookey and went over for a late lunch. A professional photographer was taking pictures in Excelsior Bay and got this one of us leaving the bar and getting the spinnaker ready.

Cold, but a great spin run all the way home.

 

[jssailem]

leaving the bar

I read this and thought how the same words can have such different meanings to a sailor depending on where he lives...

 

[Ken Cross]

It may be nice and cool, but don't you miss the jet skis screaming around the lake.

Ken

 

[Will Gilmore]

This year, ZERO over 50F, and 1/2 have been freezing.

It has been like that here as well. Summer was great, came early but also left early.
The radio said 2017 was the 3rd warmest year on record right behind 2015 and 2016. This Winter doesn't look like it is going to hold the trend.
- Will (Dragonfly)
Great video. By the way.

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

sorry- it's 84 here now, but supposed to be in 40's by morning. Then it'll warm again by Tuesday

 

[Jackdaw]

It may be nice and cool, but don't you miss the jet skis screaming around the lake.

Not in the SLIGHTEST. ;^)

 

[Jackdaw]

To further the point, exactly one year ago...

 

[weinie]

And to think in less than one year, Trump ended global warming!

 

[capta]

We're on the other side of the coin. Everybody here is complaining that it's hotter than normal for this late in the year. Also, the wind has been much lighter than normal. Let us hope we have mild Christmas Winds this year, too.

 

[shemandr]

Those late season sails are priceless. There aren't too many boats left in the water in Cutchogue so chances are dwindling. But I hear that a friend is keeping some Rhodes 19's in the water all winter in Greenport and will be sailing on nicer days. Sounds good to me. Sunny day, 10 kts, a bit of Rum - pretty good Saturday.

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

And to think in less than one year, Trump ended global warming!

REALLY hate to see ANY posts of any sort of political nature here. On other sites I visit, verbotten

 

[Sailavie1]

REALLY hate to see ANY posts of any sort of political nature here.

Didn’t global warming end the Cold War?

 

[Will Gilmore]

Didn’t global warming end the Cold Wa

Maybe, but it did expand the navigable sailing range. I see that as a good thing and definitely "on subject" (kewl)
- Will (Dragonfly)

 

[jssailem]

Will could you be secretly waiting for the “Water World” coming.

 

[weinie]

REALLY hate to see ANY posts of any sort of political nature here. On other sites I visit, verbotten

Lighten up Francis. It's a joke.

 

[Will Gilmore]

Will could you be secretly waiting for the “Water World” coming.

I live in the mountains overlooking a valley and a mountain range. I'm hoping to wakeup one day and find i own waterfront property and there are coconuts washing up onto my shore line.
- Will (Dragonfly)

 

[rgranger]

Haha Stripes.... Haven't seen that moving in a very long time.

Lighten up Francis. It's a joke.

 

[Michael Davis]

I read this and thought how the same words can have such different meanings to a sailor depending on where he lives...
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John
Is that the Columbia R. bar on a nice day?

 

[capta]

I read this and thought how the same words can have such different meanings to a sailor depending on where he lives...

A nice day's sailing in Alaska is often in weather nobody in the lower 48 would consider a fit day for man or beast, out on the water. In Ak we went out almost daily on 30 footers, in weather our insurance company in Charleston, SC wouldn't have allowed us to leave the dock on an 84' schooner.

 

[jssailem]

Michael. Yes Columbia River. CG would term it Moderate. The sun was shining so for OR it’s a nice day. The bar has several sections. This one happens to be nasty and where the CG school likes to play.