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Sailing Possibilities

There are still some boats set up on Dammy, and with the decent wind forecast there could be some sailing. The snow is very light and dry, and judging by the web cam, there’s only a couple of inches. Breck … Continue reading

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New Cheapskate Speed Record

Big tip of the helmet to Bob MacEwen for raising the bar. Just how fast will these things go? Is 50mph and 100 miles the next goal? Do we remember how hard it was blowing last Saturday? Cheapie Speed record … Continue reading

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More on Monday on Dammy

This one courtesy of Bill Bunting: “Monday was ultimately another delightful day on our magical lake, but very different from the last two. Gone was the weekend crowd, with perhaps a dozen boats left on the ice. The plate was … Continue reading

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Dammy 1/30

Quite a few folks set up today in spite of the low wind forecast. Sounds like it was worth it. Jim Gagnon sends this report, with pictures by Kate Morrone: “15 + or – boats were sailing at times; the … Continue reading

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Still Great After All These Days

Lighter wind then yesterday brought out still more boats. Lighter means 10-15 instead of the 15-25 from yesterday. There were boats up the lake, down the lake, in the narrows and on the race course. We held the Linc Davis … Continue reading

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