Category Archives: 2017 Season

Two Cheapskates and two DN’s sailed Great Bay on Thursday. Maybe 2 inches of dry loose snow, fresh, sometime fresh plus West wind. The snow had no apparent effect on sailing except to quiet already often silent ice. In wind … Continue reading →

There is still snow on Damariscotta Lake. It was warm today which might have begun to thicken it. But there are still boats on the ice, and some out of staters who are hungry enough to show up and pray … Continue reading →

There is a zig zag crack 6-8 inches wide and 2-3 inches deep down to thinner ice (recently frozen water) across the South end of Great bay on Damariscotta. If the recent snow drifts and fills this crack it could … Continue reading →

Lloyd Roberts wrote this some years ago for all our benefit. Please take a moment and read it. We need to know this stuff. THINK ICE, SAFELY A PRIMER FOR THE NEW ICE SAILOR and A REVIEW FOR THE REST … Continue reading →

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 →