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Roger Long

Roger Long

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Nov 22, 2008
3,562
Endeavour 32 Portland, Maine
To Einstein's famous definition of madness, I would like to add:

Owning a boat capable of sailing around the world and being here.

 
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bruce1309

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Jun 4, 2004
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Hunter 30 Union Springs, NY
Amen brother. We've had 10 feet so far this winter with 18" on the ground steadily since 12/1. Di I hear someone say Soggy Dollar!!
 
Tim R.

Tim R.

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May 27, 2004
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Caliber 40 Long Range Cruiser Portland, Maine
Sitting on the boat right now. Had a great walk in the storm this morning with the pup. Listening to the snow and wind while rocking and doing some work stuff. Later I will be working on the fuel polishing system. I love snow days!
 
Buck420

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Apr 22, 2001
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Hunter 420 Norfolk, VA
Rodger,
That's an idyllic Winter scene ... straight from a Norman Rockwell painting ... beautiful ...
but, aren't you retired ???
If so, why are you shoveling snow instead of sitting on your boat in South Fla ( where it's ~ 80deg today) ??
My excuse is, I still have to work, or I'd be there myself.
 
Roger Long

Roger Long

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Nov 22, 2008
3,562
Endeavour 32 Portland, Maine
Buck420 said:
aren't you retired ??? If so, why are you shoveling snow instead of sitting on your boat in South Fla
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Semi retired. I just take on projects that interest me for their own sake. Not many of those in this economy. I get to work on my boat a lot.

My youngest son is still in high school and I want to be around until he graduates next spring. I guess I'd better enjoy the snow, I may not see much of it after this year.
 
shemandr

shemandr

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Jan 1, 2006
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Slickcraft 26 Sailfish
Roger Long said:
To Einstein's famous definition of madness, I would like to add:

Owning a boat capable of sailing around the world and being here.
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And doing it again and again!

My buddy just made it to the Bahamas. He left in early December. It was a long, cold trip. He's happy now and I'm still here with cold feet.
I need a recalulation or recalibration or re-something.
Off to chip ice!
 
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Rick Sylvester

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Jul 1, 2004
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Hunter 40 St. Petersburg
Jeez Roger,

what does that say about those of us living in Florida? Heck, we don't have any excuse, nut-jobs that we are.

I feel your pain brother.
 
Cest La Vie

Cest La Vie

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Jun 2, 2004
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Beneteau 393 Lake Texoma, Texas
Roger, not a clue how you folks in the frequently frozen north maintain your sanity without access to your boat. We managed to grab a sail this past weekend here in north Texas with 75 degree temps, only to find ourselves iced in for what looks like a three-day period. I must admit however, that I would be happy to trade your snow for the one inch of ice that has brought everything here, including the pre-Super Bowl festivities, to a halt. These are the longest three days that one can imagine. I can now "feel your pain."
 
Snotter

Snotter

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Sep 25, 2008
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Morgan 415 Out Island Rogersville, AL
Roger, it just makes me miss Maine that much more.
 
Stu Jackson

Stu Jackson

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Feb 26, 2004
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Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
Aw shucks, Roger, I get to see those kinda flix every time I get a new Cruising World. But Facebook? It's a way more time-consumer than even this message board! :):):)

Stay with it, spring will come.
 
Ed Schenck

Ed Schenck

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Jun 2, 2004
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Hunter 37-cutter, '79 41 23' 30"N 82 33' 20"W--------Huron, OH
Never really minded the five months on the hard too much. Usually had several days when I could work on the boat to get ready for spring. But this winter has been brutal in the midst of the terrible throes of global warming. Coupled with owning a condo in Florida that circumstances prevent us using. Plus all the pictures coming back from my bicycle club in Venice, Fl and you guys with the sailing pictures.

But before too long when you are buttoning up against heat, humidty, and hurricanes I'll be anchored in the islands. Or hiking on my Highlander. :dance:
 

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Roger Long

Roger Long

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Nov 22, 2008
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Endeavour 32 Portland, Maine
Ed Schenck said:
But this winter has been brutal in the midst of the terrible throes of global warming.
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Long before climate change was a political football I had a physical oceanographer (who I've met a lot of in my business) explain to me how ice ages are actually global warming events. That's 30 year old science so maybe it isn't the current consensus (at least among people who believe in evolution and don't believe in the tooth fairy) but it shows that people who study these things don't consider them as simple as they sound on talk radio.

This current weather pattern was recently described as the result of weakening of the typical arctic weather pattern in which a band of winds act like a fence keeping the cold up in Canada. These patterns weaken as the arctic warms so we can expect more of it. It isn't that it's colder but that a small amount of warming lets the same overall amount of cold spread over a larger area. The overall average temperature from the Tropic of Cancer to the pole is only a tiny bit higher but the distribution is drastically different.
 
Witzend

Witzend

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Dec 25, 2008
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catalina 310 Elk River
Mother Earth has lots of tricks in her hand that she can play. One of the less talked about is the "Conveyor Belt" (AKA "The Gulf Stream") This is responsible for moderating the climate in the north Atlantic. Study of the ice cores in Greenland indicates that cooling cycles appear to have happen very quickly a number of times in the past, in the order of a decade or so. The theory has it that during a warming cycle enormous dammed up bodies of water under the Greenland ice sheet eventually breach and mass quantities of fresh water is let into the north Atlantic is short order. Since fresh water is less dense that salt water, it sits on top and disrupts the normal convection that normally occurs that drives the "Conveyor Belt", thus shutting it down. Once this happens, than the climate gets much colder in Maritime Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and Northern Europe especially, Ireland and England.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/coldscience/2004-08-30-n-grip-main_x.htm
 
All U Get

All U Get

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Oct 2, 2008
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Roger Long said:
To Einstein's famous definition of madness, I would like to add:

Owning a boat capable of sailing around the world and being here.
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So many flakes, so little time. I've got a secret for that.
All U Get
 
vikki0730

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Feb 1, 2011
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Sabre 426 Liberty Landing Marina
Hubby and I live on our Sabre 426 across form lower Manhattan. At the moment we are covered in ice with snow and ice falling off the spreaders onto the top deck (very loudly). We have been on board this boat since May 2004 and are heading to the Caribbean and beyond in 2012 which is the only thing gettin me through this really, really bad winter. From spring (May) through October we sail from NY to New England/Maine and back. This year we won't come back to NY but will go to Baltimore Harbor. Counting gthe days on the calendar like a prison sentance.
 
Roger Long

Roger Long

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Nov 22, 2008
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Endeavour 32 Portland, Maine
vikki0730 said:
From spring (May) through October we sail from NY to New England/Maine and back.
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How far east do you go? Have you folks been around Schoodic? The Great Wass Island / Roque Island region is the best part of Maine IMO. I also can't recommend highly enough getting up into Passamaquoddy Bay and Canada. No lobster pots!

Next year for me, Maine will be just a speed bump on the way to Canada.
 
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