Now that's what I call Frost Biting! Haven't had to shovel snow out of a boat since I was a kid.
Sending Ward out with the PNW blower after he finishes his hot choc.That and a broom = PNW Snowblower
Any self respecting frog would be hibernating in this weather.Are y’all NUTS?
If the water under the hull is not hard, the sailing is fine! When I first moved to Oak Harbor I made a comment about the great sailing weather for the first race of the Frostbite Series continuing for the full series. Another skipper gave me a quote that I have lived by ever since. "There is no such thing as bad sailing weather, just inappropriate sailing clothing."Are y’all NUTS?
I like cold-weather sailing, too. But dang.If the water under the hull is not hard, the sailing is fine! When I first moved to Oak Harbor I made a comment about the great sailing weather for the first race of the Frostbite Series continuing for the full series. Another skipper gave me a quote that I have lived by ever since. "There is no such thing as bad sailing weather, just inappropriate sailing clothing."
I took that to heart and got a very good set of foulies and greatly enjoy winter sailing.
That anchor was there last year. What are the chances that it was left there from last year. ha haNot sure JOHN’s Anchor pic’s got the app reaction they needed. The galvanized one is a 275Kg anchor. Not sure my winless would pick it up and they said I’d have to haul it in alone.
And good friends to make good future stories to tell. "I remember back in the winter of 2019 . . . "What more can you ask for.
And we will all watch the snow totals grow. Today it is six inches and 20 knots of wind. In a couple of years it will six feet of snow and gale force winds. And that anchor will be 150 KG.And good friends to make good future stories to tell. "I remember back in the winter of 2019 . . . "
They don't have Stus MAGNETIC personalityMissed the ferries yet again.