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No Rest for the Desperate

Sebec Lake is looking pretty good right now. It’s north of Pushaw, and between Moosehead and South Twin, both of which display no springtime symptoms. Denis Guertin and myself will give it a shot tomorrow. Nasty weather coming Wednesday and … Continue reading

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Few More Moosehead Pix

Thanks to Kate Morone for taking these. In the low light of the morning the ice glowed like this all along the sun fetch. Its stunning in this picture, but when sailing fast it became massive uniform glow created by … Continue reading

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Lots Of Ice Weekend

Steve Lamb and others sailed Wentworth on ice that looked much better than what others found on Moosehead. But looks are only skim deep. The styrofoam patches were very loose and didn’t slow the boats at all. And the lake … Continue reading

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Pushaw lake

Bob Lombardo reports ice conditions similar to last year: 10+. Launch at Goulds landing . See you there.

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Moosehead

The sky might be beautiful, but the ice is not. We plan to sail tomorrow anyway and make the best of it. It is 30% covered with scabs of crusty snow. 7 sincere sailors say come sail with us.  

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