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Ice and Wind

Shall ever the two meet? It’s not often, if ever, you see a wind forecast for 0, but that’s what it is for Sabbattus tomorrow. A second forecast couldn’t quite bring themselves to be so brutally honest, so went with … Continue reading →

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Ice Report Roundup

Count yourself fortunate if you looked at the Birches web cam yesterday: smooth black ice all the way to Kineo. And if you checked again today, you have my sympathy. It’s all white now. The snow also hit Great Pond, … Continue reading →

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North of The Border, con’t

“We were not sure if the wind would be good for us today or not. Forecast was not so good, but as I was drinking my coffee and looking at the trees, I noticed some movement. So I went out … Continue reading →

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Lake Wentworth 1/10

Mother nature threw us a bone today with above forecast winds, full sun and thirty degrees. March sailing mid winter, but no one was complaining. In addition to the rack of Whizz below, there was a clutch of classic DN’s, … Continue reading →

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North of the Border

Yesterday on Lac St. Francois: “We have a nice plate of grey ice here in Lambton. 3” thick with some darker areas which are also 3” thick. There is a large area with open water, but easy to see and … Continue reading →

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