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Dammy ON
Five inches of perfectly recovered ice all the way to the north end of Muscongus Bay, where you’ll see a large area of open water. Deep Cove is good, as is the River down to the first turn. Very cold … Continue reading
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Weekend Ice Wrap
There was plenty of sailing this weekend. Sadly, nothing local. The Michigan group, along with Karen and T, had two days of good racing on an urban frog pond on the outskirts of Detroit. Preliminary results give T first in … Continue reading
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1/5 Sailing Roundup
Lake Megunticook had a wonderful surface today on about four inches. It was the plate that did NOT get away, and was sailed in the small window between dawn and the early morning rain. You can’t hop a jet plane … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Season
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The Plate That Got Away
In spite of the dire wind forecast for today, a breeze did build in a few times. But the rough surface killed all momentum in the lighter puffs. Just away to the north lay a plate of grade ten ice … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Season
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The Fine White Line
Who knows what Johnny Cash meant when singing about walking the line, or Glen Campbell about that guy from Witchita, but for us that line we walk is the one between wet and dry. No, not about Alcohol, that comes … Continue reading
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