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Bill1565

Bill1565

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Jan 22, 2008
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Hunter 37 C sloop Punta Gorda FL
Fabulous 20 + mile sail on Charlotte harbor today. Apparent winds 10-15, gusts to 25. Seas 6" to 1'. 7 mile long beam reach, 2 jibe run, 2 mile beam reach up Peace River. Most fun you can have with your clothes on. Glad I don't have to pull my boat in the fall.
 
Chris Patterson

Chris Patterson

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Oct 17, 2011
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Ericson 29 Southport..
Yepper, we had a nice day ride yesterday. About 72 deg., 5 knot breeze on the beam, went out to Bald Head and back. Didn't break any speed records, which is probably just as well. We had company with us, an older power boat couple, so I'm glad we weren't heeling much. Very, very nice.
 
kpgraci

kpgraci

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Jun 12, 2010
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Oday 22 Orleans Marina, NOLA
It was a nice day...But I'm still grounded because of Isaac - admiral says I can't sail until the house is put back together - all the way down to the the baseboards; so my weekends have been filled up. I was thinking the other day this must be what it's like to live up north. :cry:
 
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Ray Bowles

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Oct 6, 2008
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Hunter, Island Packet, Catalina, San Juan 26,38,22,23 Kettle Falls, Washington
We're freezing at 13 degrees and watching the snow fall. LOATH is not a strong enough word.
Ray
 
Chris Patterson

Chris Patterson

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Oct 17, 2011
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Ericson 29 Southport..
Back in the crazy days when I was bouncing about all over the world, (I call it my Hunter S. Thompson days), I crash landed in the far reaches of the north of Canada. I got snowed in for MONTHS, could not leave. And while the people were nice enough, and it was in fact beautiful, I spent a considerable amount of time telling folks, "Go south!! What the hell is wrong with you". They spent fully half their lives simply trying to SURVIVE.
Not a very conducive sailing environment.

13 deg? It's 70 right now, at nine in the morning.. Yucch.
 
Sailm8

Sailm8

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Feb 21, 2008
1,751
Hunter 29.5 Punta Gorda
Had a friend who moved here to Florida. His house had a niche by the front door that was empty for a few months 'cuz he couldn't think of what to hang in it. I suggested a snow shovel. He thought it a brilliant idea and hung one up. His wife didn't talk to me for 6 months.
 
kloudie1

kloudie1

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Nov 6, 2006
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Hunter 34 Mandeville Louisiana
Reminds me of my buddy from Alaska.. we used to ride motorcycles together here in Louisiana. In January one year, he said that he could motorcycle in Alaska in the summer, but not a lot of people did because they went swimming on that day.
 
kpgraci

kpgraci

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Jun 12, 2010
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Oday 22 Orleans Marina, NOLA
kloudie1 said:
Reminds me of my buddy from Alaska.. we used to ride motorcycles together here in Louisiana. In January one year, he said that he could motorcycle in Alaska in the summer, but not a lot of people did because they went swimming on that day.
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I too have a buddy in Alaska...he prefers the winter because the lakes freeze over and you can get to more places on your snowmobile...that makes no sense to me at all, but you gotta be a little crazy to live up there anyway I suppose.
 
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