More and more coastal communities are closing their facilities to non residents and we can understand why. We just a couple weeks ago said goodbye to over 30,000 young, immortal, know everything yet clueless, rules do not necessarily apply to me University of Virginia students, along with the incredible loss of revenue from them including the largest single source all year, graduation weekend. I do remember being that age and guilty of all the above. Many folks we know that are out cruising from the winter are struggling with returning as countries close borders, restrict boaters from going ashore, etc.
Last year was a bust due to injury, this year's looking like it might also be in jeopardy Mas is still home with us in a barn here. Interlude is currently on the hard in the southern Chesapeake area, bottom done, but gunna hold off splashing as the county's board of supervisors have sent directives to all the marina and facilities to tell slip holders who are from out of town to stay home for many of the reasons you might imagine. Our marina, which is family owned and relatively isolated, has indicated that all are still welcome if needing to work on or check on their boats but to please limit or delay discretionary visits (read actually sailing). This could change as stuff does daily. All restaurants are closed except any that offer 'to go'. All the activities with our little yacht club have been canceled, the sail loft can't meet customers on their boats as can't practice appropriate distancing, yada yada. Bottom line we don't wish to have a boat in the water that we can't check on or use. Until something changes, our summer cruising plans look less than spectacular. Hopeful though!
What's the summer cruising scene looking like for our Compac friends?
MAS, I think it makes total sense to hold off on splashing the old girl until a time where it looks like you could visit and put her to good use. As a trailer sailor, I'm not ready to give up on the season just yet. I'm still looking forward to some spring projects on the boat, followed by at least a few good sails. Seems once outside we ought to be able to social distance just fine. However, if the boat ramps are closed.. now that's gonna be a problem.
Driveway cruising. I'm raising the mast, leaning back with feet up on the opposite gunnel and tipping back a cold one in lieu of dipping the rail.
Honestly don't really know. Just mind wandering in isolation.
With MN just announcing a 2 week shelter in place I should have lots of time to get Sylvia ready to go. There's a few ramps around that may not be officially "open" and may not have docks out, but should still be accessible. But we're still over a month out from having open water that's not going to give you hypothermia from just looking at it. There were people ice fishing last weekend. And with no dock you're going to get your legs wet. So I'll probably wait till at least mid May, that is if we're allowed to leave our house for anything but buying food by then...
Launch time - soon come....no problem mon....
In Massachusetts, the Governor included Marinas as essential businesses that can stay open during the crisis. He must be a sailor!
Of course all is dependent on staff health and safety, but this certainly gives us hope.
Ricky,
Just trailer your 16 to Smith Mountain Lake, and sail here. I promise to stay 6' away.
TG
Well Timmy, Ricky appreciates the offer as good chance you couldn't get within feet of us anyway!
It is proving to be difficult for many who have already been out cruising to even get home. Know that on a Compac forum we are usually thinking a couple days sail at best but I'm talking folks who either live on their boats and cruise or at least half the year and they are all in warmer climes tryin to head home before the summer, read hurricane season.
...up über early as getting the land yacht loaded to drive down and prep interlude to be left unattended for an extended block of time.
At this point summer boating seems unrealistic for the majority of New Joysians. The national news might make it seem like all of NJ is the epicenter and just weeks from the peak but it's really northern near NYC. If the case pattern continues, can't really see how public health officials would deem it wise to allow hoards of people from all over NJ, NY, and PA onto tiny ill-equipped barrier islands for a week and then back to their communities. Seems like a recipe for disaster. Things are changing everyday so let's hope something breaks our way.
I hear ya Reighman. We are beginning to have Covid cases pop up here, One two weeks ago, 16 as of yesterday. I understand geometric expansion so we have only a short time before it could get pretty widespread here. The county where Interlude is on the hard has zero cases so far and the board of supervisors there have asked folks to please stay away. It is why I am now dealing with Interlude to be left unattended for an extended period as wish to respect that wish and not potentially bring issues to an area not the least bit equipped to deal with it. I am sure it is much the same there in your area, The county there depends heavily upon the boating season that they are asking to not happen. They are justifiably concerned.
I finally gave up with some folks, on the "big boat" forum I participate with, understand such requests from localities. Many folks on that forum keep saying that they won't cause any issues and they are still planning to go to their boats regardless because they are "self contained and won't be around others", understand that they will still be causing angst in the small coastal communities where they keep their boats by simply being there. They will fill up their boats, provision, pump out, need boat work, yada yada. It is not about them, it is about respecting people who call an area home and are knowingly sacrificing their livelihood.
We will prevail. Hang in there and sending fair winds to our New Joisey friends! Try to keep Bob from hoarding PBR, EPA already has enough super-fund clean up sites!
you talkin' about Bob's septic system?
Don't know what spring and summer will bring. Right now just stayin' home. Tried a recipe for 'beer bread' It's as basic as you can get'. Used one bottle PBR, (seriously) 2 3/4 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teasp. salt. Don't report me to the EPA. It was no hardship to use the PBR. It was hanging around since my brother in law's last visit. Anyway the bread is lot like a biscuit in a loaf and good enough that I made a second.
In case anyone thinks to try it: Mix the dry ingredients, add the beer, mix it all and bake at 45 min. at 375 in a greased loaf pan.
Bob did mention Guinness in a recent post, maybe trying to rehabilitate his image. I think using Guinness in bread might raise questions of judgement but bet it would be good.
Hey! I resemble that!
Rick...so true all that you say. We just had 2 deaths on LBI...ya know why? Because one of the deceased daughters came down to LBI to celebrate her mothers 90th birthday and was unknowingly infected. Both her mother and her also older friend passed away. Now that's some birthday gift! So, while I detest isolation I can see the logic here.
Anyway, lest I rant on and on, I raise my glass of PBR to you all!
Phil: Wow...Guinness bread...who could ask for anything more! I'll try this and get back to you! As for questions about my judgement, it is unquestionably questionable. But y'all can be the judge of that!!
Bob23
Can't speak for the summer, but from now until Memorial day it will be business as usual for me. Bay Springs Lake is the definition of social distancing, a Corp lake with no development on it. This time of year when I go to the marina I rarely see anyone much less get within six feet of them. Out on the lake there will be some fishermen as the fish go into the spawn, but not enough to create an illicit group and they use the Corp ramps not the marina. Looking at the weather and hoping for a decent weather window on 4/7 plus or minus to do an overnight cruise with a full moon.
Summer? I generally give it up in the Summer not wanting to compete with the powerboat crowd. Plus too hot and often without wind.
Stay safe folks, it is easy for me, but those with a lot more pop density have a challenge. Use common sense for your personal situation. My mother is 96 and the other four in her household are all over 60 and have chronic issues that would be consider immune system or lung capacity compromising. My mother is actually the healthiest. They are fully quarantined, I won't even go visit her, but call most days.
On the serious side of things, many of the sailors on this site are well over 60. We need to protect ourselves and our immediate families. In our mold mitigation business, we use PPE regularly. We use the equipment to isolate ourselves from the atmosphere we work in. It is entirely different equipment than what we see the folks on TV wearing.
Specifically, surgical n95 masks protect others from you more than you from others. Wear-em when visiting others.
And, after donning gloves, disinfect them (because you handled them) before touching common items like doorknobs, faucets and the like.
That is all!
I had been planning to go get my boat from Southern MD and bringing it to my house in Northern VA (by way of a DIY car wash) on this coming Saturday, so that I could do some Spring Projects, like bottom painting.
Today the Governors of VA and MD issued mandatory "stay at home orders"
"Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has issued a ?stay at home? order, directing Virginians to stay home except for getting food, supplies, medical care, to go to work and to get fresh air and exercise. Northam?s order follows a similar directive from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan."
So, can this qualify as getting fresh air and exercise? Or am I reaching?
FWIW, my wife and I have been staying at home (including the 5 monkeys) ..3 weeks now so I'm not just poo-pooing the whole thing.
what do you all think?
I'd say as long as you're staying away from everyone else what's the difference. Technically, you are getting supplies and medical care (the very important mental type) too. I do a lot of self psychological treatment while both working on, and sailing my boat!
I'll answer with a question. Are you a sensible individual? Do you have reasonable common sense? Then go for it, stay away from people, take your lunch for the trip, cause no one distress by your activity, and allow no one to cause you distress.
I think of this the way I think of mandatory evacuation orders for hurricanes. If you live well off beach in a sound structure with thirty feet of elevation no trees over it to blow across your house, have plenty of water, food and emergency power then you would be a fool to join the traffic log jam fleeing from the monster that can't hurt you. I remember the number of people who died of heart attacks in those Katrina evac logjams and would suggest that they would have been just fine at home.
Of course in this case it depends on the level of enforcement. Do the Govs. intend to have the highway patrol pull over every vehicle to check their status. You might have to convince them your boat is actually your home. :D
Went down to our nearby harbor today. When we walk there this time of year we often don't see anyone as it's off the beaten track and the docks and most of the fishing boats haven't gone in yet. We were surprised to find cones blocking the road with a sign "commercial fishermen only". While we will miss walking or parking and just sitting there we figured the town made the right decision as our very small fishing fleet needs to be able to work and make their living without added risk to their health.
Later in the day we found a 'stay at home order' was put in place for Maine to start Thursday. Retired, it's not a hardship as for so many others. The upside for us is we that talk much more frequently to our kids already in 'stay at home' states.
Bob, on the beer bread, I learned that unlike most beer Guinness uses nitrogen (air?) for carbonation and, apparently like other beers, it also produces CO2. Don't know if that will affect the bread's rising. I suspect most of that comes from the baking powder.
Phil: I'll do some in-kitchen research on the Guinness bread and get back to you. I'm definitely trying this bread either way...but can you believe I'm out of PBR? Horrors!!
We've still been working. Here in NJ, construction projects are deemed essential but we're closing down for a week starting next week. I'll get some work done on the boat, for sure! I hope NJ doesn't issue a "stay at home" order. I've never been good at following rules and walks on the beach are good for the soul...and no one is out there anyway!
Cheers!
Bob23
Well was already at our boat's marina preparing Interlude to be left alone fo some time when the governor of Virginia issued the new order. It was kinda surreal being there knowing what was coming down the pike and that sailing was gunna take a hit this year. Middlesex county, where the marina is located, has zero known cases of Covid so far but you can tell everyone is uneasy given the nature of a small coastal community with the potential for many "out of towners" (read myself) bringing themselves and potential infections to them. One older couple with some underlying health issues and a world voyaging boat (it was their home for 18 years) were down provisioning to head to a good storm hole, drop the hook, and stay the next weeks or so. They also live down there.
Out of respect for the community there we didn't need an executive order to stay away. We won't see interlude again for quite awhile.
On a lighter note: Bob, being out of PBR could be a turning point in your life!
In the greater scheme of things, this seems a very petty complaint, but it's looking more and more likely that my new (to me) Sun Cat will be sitting on her trailer for much, if not all of this season.
All things considered, I'm incredibly fortunate. As a recent retiree, I don't have to worry about loosing my job. More importantly, I'm healthy, but have both Medicare and good, though not inexpensive, supplemental insurance coverage to fall back on if needed. Though the various bicycle tours I do each summer have been cancelled or rescheduled, there are far fewer cars on the road, making solo riding much safer and more enjoyable. We have a good supply of food on hand and can easily supplement that via a local restaurant supply operation who will deliver. My local homebrew supply store got a waiver to sell via curbside delivery, so I can continue to brew and supply my family and the neighbors with custom craft beer. Our 9-month old Welshie bitch couldn't be happier having both her human parents around 24/7.
As far as sailing, at least there's You Tube . . .
at this point we only have a couple of ramps open on Carlyle lake in Illinois. I took my bass boat up for a test run wednsday and the ramp was unusually busy. a combination of people not working and cheap gas. this is not the best situation for launching for a day sail. we are used to sailing during the week and encountering no crowds at all. guess ill just have to adapt or not sail at all. and that aint happening. still hoping the rendezvous is going on as planned. stay safe sail on
That's about what we're seeing in RI. Most of the ramps we use are owned by the state. The Governor saw the increase in gatherings at state parks and beaches as the weather warmed so she closed the access roads and parking lots. Pedestrian use is still allowed, for now. Most towns followed her lead. We have a lot of commercial shell fishermen who work out of small boats that we'd see when we launch, also on quiet weekdays. We hoped they'd keep the ramps open for them, but I suspect they figured the policy would be abused, and didn't have the staff to enforce it. RI residents can use marina services, including slips and moorings, but out of state residents and transients can't. Overall, anyone from out of state, traveling to RI for non-commercial reasons, has to quarantine for 14 days.
Hmmm....sailing season on "The Bay" is looking less than wonderful with new restrictions. Maryland is now banning all recreational boating.
https://chesapeakebaymagazine.com/md-clarifies-no-recreational-boating-order/
With Interlude staying on the hard down on the bay until events say go, I found myself sitting in Mas, who lives in an outbuilding here, having a beer and feeling grateful for what we do have and can do. That can do list jus got a bit shorter as the National Park Service recently closed the 215,000 acres that is our backyard, the Shenandoah National Park. Why you may ask? Folks thinking that avoiding gatherings of 10 or more, being in close proximity, and generally being poor stewards of the park was just fine. As usual the idiots ruin it for those trying to be responsible.
I fear boating restrictions may also be happening as many non boaters have an image of boaters being uncaring party animals...Ok you power boaters, you know who you are!
So far our illustrious guvna has not banned recreational boating...and I hope he does not because then I'll be a criminal. I plan to sail and as I mostly sail solo I pose no threat to anyone. So in a month or so, Koinonia will be launched and I'll be found once again plying the waters of Barnegat Bay. No mask, no gloves, no Lysol. Newfy's Screetch rum will disinfect just fine.
This is quietly becoming less like virus containment and more like government control of the citizens it pretends to protect. 'Nuff said about that!!
Cheers!
Bob23
From the good news (for us) department, our wait for a seasonal slip has ended with the offer of a downtown-marina slip. I am confident that it was the shutdown that got us to the top of the list, which has rarely in the past shifted this close to boating season. Some launch sites have closed but most have not; "power boats" have been banned, as I understand it, for now but it is unclear whether a sailboat with an auxiliary qualifies. The marina facilities will only open as restrictions are eased, but would not open until later in May in any event. We are an easy bike ride or modest walk from the marina, and I expect that crowding will not be an issue at least early in the season. And the biggest event of the summer - the National Cherry Festival - drawing ~ 1/2 million (!) people to our little city has been cancelled.
Well, Rick, You should okay as long as you drag a lure off your stern. I recommend a PBR beercan float with a white tail jig suspended underneath.
(https://previews.dropbox.com/p/thumb/AAwQGbKkwO8VllZNY3cHW1sMywLDmQ0WSOkqU_kYHDwxCL9hv0UFX9zh7uo3Q--qYZRZW1A7hQITeDJ-kYElpaUdClVknEYzbiDAg7oz0QukktsTII12AtlaLjYFt2CN_Oicbp1GrqafYwOitsMk5ZcftYTPhyQ33oJFBFFtCJC_h4B8UPp5VWsoP6_Fx6m1wGuTMR9l0mmJ495XaZy-fyap74KZLLPjMGqOzOx10wfUZuIhRNs_Zx3LIouMFDkDyfaDC-Dedq_dRJakfO6fW1QSYa0ieulKdVt-j-HHJKGp7A4lVrQcKK2czfd587wc_YdStSXn6oKPXjKaLbV_v16s/p.jpeg?fv_content=true&size_mode=5)
Quote from: Tim Gardner on April 19, 2020, 08:13:45 AM
Well, Rick, You should okay as long as you drag a lure off your stern. I recommend a PBR beercan float with a white tail jig suspended underneath.
You are suggesting trolling for Com-Pac owners?
Tim, you are such a Redneck!!!
Quote from: Bob23 on April 19, 2020, 07:03:38 AM
So far our illustrious guvna has not banned recreational boating...and I hope he does not because then I'll be a criminal. I plan to sail and as I mostly sail solo I pose no threat to anyone. So in a month or so, Koinonia will be launched and I'll be found once again plying the waters of Barnegat Bay. No mask, no gloves, no Lysol. Newfy's Screetch rum will disinfect just fine.
This is quietly becoming less like virus containment and more like government control of the citizens it pretends to protect. 'Nuff said about that!!
Cheers!
Bob23
Won't get into the politics as it's a no win realm, but truly being out on a sailboat has to be one of the best ways to avoid almost anything....it's why we do it! The rub still remains the impact on small coastal communities that are having to juggle a loss of livelihood if the boating season is a no go or the loss of life if thousands of 'outatowners' bring more than just their money to the small communities. Also a no win dilemma.
Meanwhile Bob you will always be welcome aboard, though social distancing rules will bet in effect: All PBR drinkers will ride n the dinghy so it can be cast off easily if the Coast Guard shows up. Don't want any EPA fines along with CDC violations!
Fair winds all.
Jim in TC,
Greetings,
Getting a slip at the downtown TC marina is good news for you.
Congratulations! I know you have long waited to get in there.
Regards, Roland
Rick: Your offer is accepted. In the dink I shall ride!!
Cheers!
Bob23
Got out of sailing just in time it would seem. :(
Bob will be the control for the daily PBR intake prevention group. Forget apple a day, give me a PBR Pounder! I launched my dad's fishing boat on Saturday and there was some activity at the marina even in the rain. He also found a place that will sell bait without contact. Leave cash in box, grab bag of blood worms. I left him with 6 jerry cans of gas which should keep him out of WaWa for a month. Great Bay isn't a popular sailing or boating destination so social distancing isn't a concern. Sail safe and don't drink Corona!
It's official, NJ marinas and boatyards are allowed to open, by Governor decree. Same for NY.
Should have spent my distancing time scraping my bottom, err boat bottom that is.
Quote from: Roland of Macatawa on April 19, 2020, 03:55:28 PM
Jim in TC,
Greetings,
Getting a slip at the downtown TC marina is good news for you.
Congratulations! I know you have long waited to get in there.
Thanks, Roland. If the state park opens and you make it up to TC this summer you will be welcome to come for a sail. Don't forget the key to your bike lock!
Quote from: K3v1n on April 20, 2020, 06:21:27 AM
Got out of sailing just in time it would seem. :(
...though could not think of a better place to self quarantine! Gotta make sure ur all stocked up on the essentials, Rum, Bourbon, Beer...hmm, think that's about it!
Hope all is well.
Quote from: Mas on April 21, 2020, 09:21:29 AM
...though could not think of a better place to self quarantine! Gotta make sure ur all stocked up on the essentials, Rum, Bourbon, Beer...hmm, think that's about it!
Hope all is well.
We are trying to stay in good spirits through this trying time. Of course, what that means is high quality rum, bourbon, rye, gin...
Quote from: Jim in TC on April 21, 2020, 08:27:23 AM
Thanks, Roland. If the state park opens and you make it up to TC this summer you will be welcome to come for a sail. Don't forget the key to your bike lock!
Jim,
Ha, ha! I had forgotten about that. Our bicycles remained locked to the back of our camping trailer for the entire trip.
We plan tentatively to return to the TC State Park this summer. It was good meeting you last summer.
During this c-virus shut-down, I've been walking for exercise; often just happening to end up where my SunDayCat is stored.
Getting some minor pre-season work done while hoping for a sailing season this year.
Regards, Roland
Did somebody mention good rum and bourbon? I'm in!!
2020 has been a crap fest. Really, it has just be plain awful.
So Virginia has a total different set of rules than Maryland but it is all a bit confusing. Just use common sense in Virginia and you should be fine.
Besides Rum, Bourbon & Beer...make sure you stock up on food. Future food shortages coming. It's gonna be a long year.
Quote from: K3v1n on April 23, 2020, 06:21:13 AM
Besides Rum, Bourbon & Beer...make sure you stock up on food. Future food shortages coming. It's gonna be a long year.
Beer is food! In fact, it should be considered one of the major food groups. ... Of course beer is a beverage, as the majority of its composition is water; however, given that it's also made with cereal grains, hops and yeast, all of this combined goodness is oftentimes a meal in itself. No worries!
Meanwhile we are bartering some of our family business's product (http://mountainculturekombucha.com) for produce and meats from local farms here as the farmers markets are closed. We are fortunate. Finished garden prep yesterday, but must admit the bartering is easier and doing such at the weekly market has been our garden for the past 7 years. With the market closed we are needing to reach out to each farm individually. A little less convenient but good to still have the option. A win win.
Call me overly optimistic but we are not worried about the future, more concerned with today, and today we restock the beer!
That's a great looking website and product line-up MAS! My local farmers marker is developing a drive-thru system in a parking lot, http://www.collingswoodmarket.com/. With the entire world working on a fix, it's only a matter of time till we're back in full gear. Think we'll see more virtual boat tours which I would like anyway. Nothing worse than driving 2hours to look at a boat and find the pictures were from 2010. I'm actually working on protocols for virtual inspections of food manufactures today. Stay positive and safe!
Quote from: Mas on April 23, 2020, 08:46:20 AM
Beer is food!
Meanwhile we are bartering some of our family business's product (http://mountainculturekombucha.com) for produce and meats from local farms
And kombucha is a great cocktail mixer! As our local brewer Courtney of Cultured Kombucha (https://www.drinkcultured.com/) is fond of saying, the hangover medicine is right in the drink.
Quote from: Jim in TC on April 23, 2020, 12:52:37 PM
And kombucha is a great cocktail mixer! As our local brewer Courtney of Cultured Kombucha (https://www.drinkcultured.com/) is fond of saying, the hangover medicine is right in the drink.
You are so right Jim! We basically understand we are getting the antidote along with the alcohol. Yup!
....just poured our second 'The Ginger' kombucha and bourbon. Add a crushed mint leaf, shaken not stirred!
Quote from: Reighnman on April 23, 2020, 11:01:41 AM
That's a great looking website and product line-up MAS! My local farmers marker is developing a drive-thru system in a parking lot, http://www.collingswoodmarket.com/. With the entire world working on a fix, it's only a matter of time till we're back in full gear. Think we'll see more virtual boat tours which I would like anyway. Nothing worse than driving 2hours to look at a boat and find the pictures were from 2010. I'm actually working on protocols for virtual inspections of food manufactures today. Stay positive and safe!
Bet that's what dating website pictures suffer from!
Thanks for the well wishes, the same back at ya.
anybody tried a "Dark and Stormy" with Ginger Kombucha?
Quote from: 5monkeys on April 24, 2020, 10:16:49 AM
anybody tried a "Dark and Stormy" with Ginger Kombucha?
Sounds like a great weekend project!
Quote from: 5monkeys on April 24, 2020, 10:16:49 AM
anybody tried a "Dark and Stormy" with Ginger Kombucha?
You bet...not quite as stormy or at least as spicy; sometimes our local kombucha is fizzy enough, other times if a bit flat I add some club soda (or you could fizz it up with sparkling water). Or not. Also, since D & S is essentially a nautical mule, any of the mule recipes (including Horsefeathers with bourbon) benefit.
Hmm....being a Dark and Stormy guy, I'm curious how this compares to Maine Root?
My guess, after looking up Maine Root, is that their ginger product, like our local Northwoods ginger, is spicier (the Northwoods has a real bite) and makes perhaps a more interesting cocktail but without the medicinal benefits of kombucha. Many of the local bars that mix great drinks use Northwoods for their D & S and mules.
Well this is gunna be another of those threads that needs better ground tackle...it appears we are drifting again! Guess i could rename it Summer sailing and best booze to take aboard during a 'Rona' outbreak. :)
In a relatively lame effort to reset the anchor, it appears I will be going down to check on Interlude and possibly have her splashed after all next week. The BOS in Middlesex still is asking folks to avoid discretionary travel, but the yard is mumbling about charging slip holders for boats left in the yard after May 15. That ain't gunna happen as we will not renew our slip if we are told should not come down to sail or check on boat but gunna charge you if not back in the water. Hmm....The owner off the marina is kind of ok with folks coming, as I am sure they are struggling like so many other businesses.
What are others experiencing at this point? Virginia is still on shutdown mode until June 10, yet just got an email about a little cruise this past weekend with folks from our marina. Know alcohol kills germs so....wait a minute, this is how we drifted the first time! Need to get an anchor watch app. or better ground tackle!
Hi Mas,
I was and am all for respecting the Ex. Order, I don't want to be the cause of anyone getting sick. However, I caved and finally had to go get my boat from MD yesterday. I was a bit nervous that I might get stopped in MD. as there aren't really any essential needs to move a sailboat, but there were no issues. I don't know if I'll have my spring projects done by 6/10, but I hope to.
Hey Keith, where in Maryland do you keep your boat? Glad you got it home!
I am planning to go down to Interlude next week and assess whether she stays in the yard or gets splashed. Mas on the other hand hasn't seen the water since fall of 2018. She ives in a barn here till her time to teach my grandson how to trick the wind into moving his boat. He already refers to her as 'our' boat!
It appears Virginia is planning to ease restrictions starting 5/14 barring any further craziness. Until Susan can spring free more often it does look like i better get prepared to single hand a bunch as can't socially distance too far on a boat. Hmmm...maybe should take Mas back down to our marina...can single hand her asleep!
Well I did tell Bob23 he could come along if he rode in the dink! Keeps both the EPA (PBR related) and the CDC covered as i can cast the dink off if approached by CC and deny any knowledge of the situation!
Quote from: Mas on May 05, 2020, 09:13:35 AM
Hey Keith, where in Maryland do you keep your boat? Glad you got it home!
I am planning to go down to Interlude next week and assess whether she stays in the yard or gets splashed. Mas on the other hand hasn't seen the water since fall of 2018. She ives in a barn here till her time to teach my grandson how to trick the wind into moving his boat. He already refers to her as 'our' boat!
It appears Virginia is planning to ease restrictions starting 5/14 barring any further craziness. Until Susan can spring free more often it does look like i better get prepared to single hand a bunch as can't socially distance too far on a boat. Hmmm...maybe should take Mas back down to our marina...can single hand her asleep!
Well I did tell Bob23 he could come along if he rode in the dink! Keeps both the EPA (PBR related) and the CDC covered as i can cast the dink off if approached by CC and deny any knowledge of the situation!
LOL, not sure how the EPA would be involved, it is my understanding the Bob would never let a precious drop spill land or sea.
My Marina has never closed nor has there been any order to close it or to keep me from traveling to my boat. Grateful for that, but so busy with other things, have not been able to use it. Hopefully this week, weather is nice Wed. and Thurs. Since the Admiral and I sleep together, I guess we are not required to social distance on the boat.
Hey Mas,
While under great pressure from the HOA and people I don't know in my neighborhood, I accepted the offer from my sister to park my boat at her house in Charlotte Hall where it doesn't bother anybody. Which has been a huge blessing. Unfortunately, it's about 2 hours away so hard to work on it and kind of hard to use it down there. It's probably another hour or 45 minutes from her place to anywhere I could launch but the price is right and for a long winter it was a good respite from the neighbors complaining. Either way, I'm glad she's here now so I can get to work on the bottom paint and the brightwork which is anything but :-).
As for Interlude, if the Marina is gonna charge you either way, why not splash her with optimistic hopes of getting in some good sailing.
Quote from: brackish on May 05, 2020, 09:47:37 AM
LOL, not sure how the EPA would be involved, it is my understanding the Bob would never let a precious drop spill land or sea.
My Marina has never closed nor has there been any order to close it or to keep me from traveling to my boat. Grateful for that, but so busy with other things, have not been able to use it. Hopefully this week, weather is nice Wed. and Thurs. Since the Admiral and I sleep together, I guess we are not required to social distance on the boat.
Hey Brack, good to hear from ya! I am sure Bob would not knowingly spill a drop but I fear I might get a fine for transporting hazardous materials, and there is always the possibility of a spill and the resultant loss of marine life.
Our marina has never closed as well, but the BOS in that county has asked 'outatowners' to refrain from discretionary travel. Yeah not worried about social distancing with my wife of 41 years, just her being able to spring free from obligations here right now. She also is a little intimidated by 12,000 lbs of boat so I mostly sail as if single handing anyway. Sure is good to have an extra set of hands though, she is just not willing to stand watch on her own.
Quote from: 5monkeys on May 05, 2020, 11:31:31 AM
Hey Mas,
While under great pressure from the HOA and people I don't know in my neighborhood, I accepted the offer from my sister to park my boat at her house in Charlotte Hall where it doesn't bother anybody. Which has been a huge blessing. Unfortunately, it's about 2 hours away so hard to work on it and kind of hard to use it down there. It's probably another hour or 45 minutes from her place to anywhere I could launch but the price is right and for a long winter it was a good respite from the neighbors complaining. Either way, I'm glad she's here now so I can get to work on the bottom paint and the brightwork which is anything but :-).
As for Interlude, if the Marina is gonna charge you either way, why not splash her with optimistic hopes of getting in some good sailing.
Hey Keith, sorry to hear there are busy bodies at work not appreciating the beauty of a sailboat! I sure wouldn't complain, except if ya didn't offer to take me sailing! Not sure what your situation is but we kept
Mas fully rigged and ready to back into the water at our marina. They were also good if we left her in the water for a couple days if we were going out for more than just the day. They have a great ramp, great facilities, very parklike and it is a great location for small craft as well. It cost us $100 for every month she was there. It was well worth it to not have to transport, rig, de-rig and trailer somewhere every time. Put their website below.
https://regentpointmarina.com
Yeah, I just am a little convoluted about putting
Interlude back into her slip if we are being asked to not come down. I feel better about having a boat unattended in the yard rather than in the water. Prob will splash though as this situation can't last too much longer.
Maybe once I get her dolled up they won't care as much, but I doubt it. That's a beautiful area down there. We have very close friends that have a house in Whitestone. So been down there many times. Last summer we did our first overnight onboard swinging on the hook at Little bay near Oyster Creek, so just around the horn from you.
Quote from: 5monkeys on May 05, 2020, 01:43:35 PM
Maybe once I get her dolled up they won't care as much, but I doubt it. That's a beautiful area down there. We have very close friends that have a house in Whitestone. So been down there many times. Last summer we did our first overnight onboard swinging on the hook at Little bay near Oyster Creek, so just around the horn from you.
A pretty special anchorage indeed!
Forget Corona issues holding up sailing season, It's winter again! Was considering going down to check on Interlude and maybe get her ready to be splashed but....Small Craft Warning, record low temps, water temps still in the low to mid 50's, yada yada,. Heck it snowed over the mountain last night here and it got well below freezing. The high temperature today will be what the low temp usually is. The vineyards around here have already been hit hard this year with frost more than once but this is really gunna hurt.
Is it just me or is anyone else wondering about this pretty cold spring so far? It simply isn't motivating to think about sailing much between the 'Rona' and record cold temps. Never serve a whine before it's time, and I think it's time!
Quote from: Mas on May 09, 2020, 11:49:14 AM
Forget Corona issues holding up sailing season, It's winter again! Was considering going down to check on Interlude and maybe get her ready to be splashed but....Small Craft Warning, record low temps, water temps still in the low to mid 50's, yada yada,. Heck it snowed over the mountain last night here and it got well below freezing. The high temperature today will be what the low temp usually is. The vineyards around here have already been hit hard this year with frost more than once but this is really gunna hurt.
Is it just me or is anyone else wondering about this pretty cold spring so far? It simply isn't motivating to think about sailing much between the 'Rona' and record cold temps. Never serve a whine before it's time, and I think it's time!
I vaguely recall a warm day or two that got me putting Mehitabel together, but yesterday there was an inch of snow on the deck. Surely it will warm up enough to get us in the water soon...
Quote from: Jim in TC on May 09, 2020, 11:54:42 AM
I vaguely recall a warm day or two that got me putting Mehitabel together, but yesterday there was an inch of snow on the deck. Surely it will warm up enough to get us in the water soon...
Another frost advisory again for tomorrow here...the vineyards are taking a big hit as has sailing season. Forecast to be upper 80's by this coming weekend. Have made the decision Interlude will splash, yippee! Haven't seen her in over a month so gunna head down to our marina tomorrow to prepare her for splashing and just maybe get out on the water in a kayak.
Meanwhile will probably never hear Buffet's Margaritaville the same ever again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mBNVmocFeo
Well after a very productive 3 days down to our marina, Interlude is now cleaned, waxed, splashed, cloth and sails back on, water system and tanks cleaned, beer consumed in the cockpit, and tucked in her slip till our full plates have emptied a bit.
It does appear I will be shopping for a new sit upon kayak. Back in March I had gone down to check on things and noticed my kayak on the dinghy rack was not upside down as I always leave it. Needless to say it was full of crap, but hey flipped it over and went home. Fast forward to this past week and put it in the water and headed out to a local island. I quickly started having trouble keeping it stable. Figured it was a weird current, winds, something was not right so turned around and soon quickly realized I was sinking. It finally was too unstable and turned over. Yup ya gotta love getting some exercise trying to tow a partially submerged upside down kayak, with my backpack strapped to it, in rather chilly water! Well 45 minutes later finally got it to shallow water near our marina, drug it ashore, and discovered the split in the hull that had slowly allowed water in it. Hmm...never had such a thing happen. Beginning to wonder if it had been compromised this past winter sitting right side up. The net result was I was cold and the beer in the backpack cooler was warm. A truly bad combination! An hour later after a warm shower, re-chilling the beer, all was right again, cept now i gotta get another kayak!
...does make me re-aware of the nature and risk of solo water travel and a new commitment to being mindful and safe. Hope everyone is getting back on the water, though still a little early here to be getting in it!
Well, Rick- you sure know how to live! I had a similar thing happen to a friend of mine who I gave a small plastic kayak to that I found. He's got a home on a lake in Maine and when his daughter was out, the dang thing did the same as yours did-headed for the bottom! Seems the prolonged exposure to the sun's UV rays deteriorated the plastic! Who'd a thunk that?!
Maybe that's what happened to yours, too. Glad you are safe! I'm sending down a case of PBR to help nurses you back to health!!
Cheers,
Bob23
Quote from: Bob23 on May 16, 2020, 07:23:25 PM
Well, Rick- you sure know how to live! I had a similar thing happen to a friend of mine who I gave a small plastic kayak to that I found. He's got a home on a lake in Maine and when his daughter was out, the dang thing did the same as yours did-headed for the bottom! Seems the prolonged exposure to the sun's UV rays deteriorated the plastic! Who'd a thunk that?!
Maybe that's what happened to yours, too. Glad you are safe! I'm sending down a case of PBR to help nurses you back to health!!
Cheers,
Bob23
Now given what PBR and a sit upon kayak have in common, both near water, I can see your thinking!
In my younger and immortal years I used to pursue whitewater paddling year round, clearly with wet suits and the occasional dry suit, but the banks of the river were always close by and unless trapped, easier to get out of the water if necessary. It was a little disconcerting to be well away from land, in cold water, and no one else around. Yeah, maybe sitting in the sun 365 for three years may have weakened it. I still have many whitewater boats but they are stored inside a barn here. Might have to use a sacrificial cheap tarp to cover the next one sitting on the rack there.
Now that Interlude is in the water it appears that the first named Atlantic storm is gunna be heading our way! Hope this doesn't signal an active season. Lot's of folks still stuck south of here waiting for the 'Rona' restrictions to ease. Our little yacht club has already had to cancel some activities but a few of us sat a fathom part under one of the pavilions consuming sanitizer (ETOH) and catching up with each other. My version of 'face'time! Hope we can do the same sometime.
Mas,
Quite impressive that you got all that done in 3 days and still had time for a "swim".
Quote from: 5monkeys on May 18, 2020, 11:06:56 AM
Mas,
Quite impressive that you got all that done in 3 days and still had time for a "swim".
Thanks Keith! Yeah I was in gittr dun mode. Having longer daylight hours than the usual April timeframe helped...so did the promise of a cold beer when daily tasks were accomplished.
A friend commented that with all of this 'Rona' stuff setting our lifestyle, he had become more like his dog, wandering around the house eating food when available, having someone say No when he got too close to a stranger, and getting excited about the prospect of a walk or car ride!
Y'all keep those smiles hoisted! :)
Gunna spend next week on Interlude and taking a new kayak! Where has spring gone? We struggle to remember what day of the week it is and maybe that's a good thing. We have missed sailing much over the past year between injury and 'the Rona' but good things are worth waiting for. Hope everyone is finding their way back into' tricking the wind into moving your boats.' All of our little yacht club's events have either already been cancelled or amended. The on water events may still happen but the parties are on hold. Oh well. Kinda hard to feel sorry for someone whose yacht club parties have been cancelled when so many others are seeing their livelihoods cancelled. Hopeful that everyone will find their way back from this craziness.
Mas,
What kayak model did you decide on?
I amusing an ocean kayak Yak board xl, surf kayak. Slow but stable, and small 10ft I think.
Thanks,
Brian
Quote from: Finbar Beagle on June 06, 2020, 06:10:10 AM
Mas,
What kayak model did you decide on?
I amusing an ocean kayak Yak board xl, surf kayak. Slow but stable, and small 10ft I think.
Thanks,
Brian
Hey Brian, actually gunna attempt a fix on the Ocean Kayak that split open but got a new:
https://www.perceptionkayaks.com/us/kayaks/tribe-95-2020
Very similar to the Ocean Kayak Frenzy that died. It appears they had a design flaw that could cause the damage mine sustained. Out of warranty however. :(
Looking forward to some time on the water. Shuold be some days of good kayak weather and some good wind days for some sailing...or at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
I used to own a canoe and kayak livery. I kept an ocean scrambler tandem xl, to use as a tender, but have not had the opportunity. She is a bit to heavy and bulky to car top.
Must be nice to have a rack near your slip...
All the nest,
Brian
Well it seems the heat is taking it's toll on my sailing more than the 'Rona'!
Truly the only way to sail with Corona....though I do lump it in with PBR!
Hey Mas!
Gonna be in White Stone 8/7-8/16. Not too sure of the schedule but let me know if you?ll be down there. Maybe we meet up!
Regards
Quote from: 5monkeys on July 25, 2020, 03:36:37 PM
Hey Mas!
Gonna be in White Stone 8/7-8/16. Not too sure of the schedule but let me know if you?ll be down there. Maybe we meet up!
Regards
Will have to see how the items on our plate look in a couple weeks. Much served up right now but timing may work. Be glad to reach out and hook up if doable.
Quote from: Bob23 on May 16, 2020, 07:23:25 PM
Well, Rick- you sure know how to live! I had a similar thing happen to a friend of mine who I gave a small plastic kayak to that I found. He's got a home on a lake in Maine and when his daughter was out, the dang thing did the same as yours did-headed for the bottom! Seems the prolonged exposure to the sun's UV rays deteriorated the plastic! Who'd a thunk that?!
Maybe that's what happened to yours, too. Glad you are safe! I'm sending down a case of PBR to help nurses you back to health!!
Cheers,
Bob23
Ok Bob, know you promised this quite a while ago and with the postal service working overtime, thought you should know the PBR never made it. At this point might just be best you drink any that you may have considered sending or replacing if lost in shipment. We have found that consuming ETOH helps with most everything! Hmm..I guess we shouldn't be surprised that our garbage folks left an AA flyer on our recycling bin. :)
Sorry to hear that BBB has gone virtual this year. Will lift a glass, or two, or three, at the appointed time.
...obtw guess you have heard Pedro (actual name withheld out of respect) now has a sailboat again. I have actually laid eyes upon her in case he denies it!
Ok...where has the summer of 2020 gone? It was not long ago that the first day of spring and hopes for sailing season here on the Chesapeake began to fade in the face of 'the Rona' with restrictions in all of the states that share our nations largest estuary. Restrictions eased and the season, though compromised, saw renewed interest in boating from folks who may never have considered it. Sales of sailboats hit record levels not seen since the age of classic plastic decades ago. Stores everywhere sold out of kayaks, paddle boards and the like as more people were trying to salvage a sense of normalcy. This was only a sense of normalcy as many events were cancelled, businesses struggled to accommodate the new reality and as the hurricane season sent us some storms we hold our breath that fall will bring some relief to a summer that has set records on many levels.
Not sure what the rest of our sailing community is seeing out there, much the same? What's the fall sailing season with 'the Rona' looking like? I do know some of the folks from our marina who do the 'cruise south' thing every year, find themselves stranded other places.
So.... what's everyone seeing?
Hey, MAS!
Around the SML area, the used boat market finds the inventory very low. Boats, kayaks PWCs are all gone from the dealers. Sailing season begins just after Labor day. This year, Vicki is in good enough relief from back pain from her latest (and hopefully last) round of spine fusion surgery last October to go with me as we ply the waters with the 19.
If you hear of anyone selling a trailer for a 23 out there in the Chesa area, let me know. I need one.
TG
I guess nothing different from usual. Not a big sailing area, there are about 15 sailboats at my marina, and to my knowledge most of them just sit there and never go out. Nothing to do with Covid-19. I missed the normal three year August haul out, wife's cataract surgeries took up the whole month. Different for her some preexisting conditions, had to go to Germantown, TN for consultation with a retina specialist, then to Vanderbilt for a consultation with her glaucoma surgeon, then back to Tupelo for the actual cataract removals. Will probably haul out in Sept. The sailing season begins here after labor day and the haul out usually takes a couple of weeks to do everything I want to do, so we'll see.
Well fall starts next week and frankly am glad to see a summer with record freezing and frosts in May, record drought and heat for June into July, and the monsoon season for August into now finally go away! Throw in the weather holding up having a family business move along with the continued impact of 'the Rona', I am frankly ready to kiss the summer of 2020 goodbye! Many good things have happened as well with a new home for the family business now finally completed, sales recovering, a productive garden, and the gratitude of our health, our home, and our family safe and sound.
Sailing took a hit early with Rona restrictions and then weather and a crazy multi month schedule keeping us from our boat, but fall is soon here and if I can remember what all those rope things do might just finally start tricking the wind into moving our boat a bit more. Our little yacht club has been having on water events and is now planning a marina seafood festival this October....dare we believe things might at least appear more normal?
How is the summer's end going for all of our Compactonaunt friends? Know the BBB was Rona'd out but also know Bob will not let it die without a fight! Also know Tim G. is breathing a sigh of relief now that most of the tourists have departed SML. Pedro was last seen sporting his Rona beard while working on his sailboat. So how is everyone?
Hi Rick!!
While it's true that the BBB did not happen this year, there are sill rumors of a pop up Bash dinner at a local waterfront joint. And if I sail my 23 up, in my small mind that counts as a bonafide Bash!!
As you might expect, all rowing events were cancelled including the famous Blackburn Challenge. I shudder to think of what Howard Blackburn would think of all this! Anyway, a rowing friend from RI and I were discussing the hijacking of this and other rowing races. One thing leads to another and before we knew it, 8 of us from different states converged on Gloucester, MA and rowed the course with no support, no coast guard, no marine police. We prevailed and we each now proudly wear Blackburn Bandits t shirts!! After, we plopped ourselves down under a shady tree, drank beer and subs which was supplied by the Famous Blackburn Bandits support team!
Fast forward a few months and most of the same Band of Bandits converged on Providence, RI to row the Narragansett Regatta, a 10 mile row on the Providence river.
So take that, Rona! No cases, no sickness, lots of smiles and great rowing!!
Bob23
Alright Bob you sound ready for the Tangier row! We might even get Pedro to help me provide support vessel duty (read we eat and drink while you row!) Wuddaya think? Might be a good feather in your cap and we promise to take lots of pictures including some of you too!
All kidding aside it seems like it has been a lifetime since we all got together. We should fix that.
Eat? Drink? Sign me up!! In fact, we'll let Bob row and we'll meet him at Crockett's on Tangier!!
Ill sit in Bob' "rowboat" and yell STROKE at him for the duration of the ordeal. (while drinking stark and dormies)
Sitting up here at Wintergreen pondering the upcoming ski season and the remainder of sailing season. Gunna get a final bush hogging done when I return home later today and then early next week have planned a trip down to the 'Rivah' to see if I can remember what Interlude looks like and what all those rope thingy things do!
We sooo.... miss the world BC.
Back now...was absent for a while. Did someone mention Stark and Dormies?
I haven't dismissed the idea of rowing to Tangier. But being a dry island, I'll need to pack my own rum. Would that make me a smuggler? This trip could take place next summer but I need to do some research. The distance isn't too far, but crossing some shipping lanes means some planning is in order.
Rick- I was just talking with someone about cross country skiing in Whitegrass this winter. Hmm...maybe!
Koinonia is still in the water and to my shame, she certainly hasn't overworked herself this summer. But it ain't over yet- fall sailing up here is so nice..assuming our beloved guvna doesn't try to tax the wind, which wouldn't surprise me in the least!!
Cheers to you mates! I raise my glass of Evan Williams to you!!
Bob23
At the risk of jinxing this, I'm targeting Wed. for an overnight trip, sailing up to five fingers or maybe Crows Neck. Steaks on the Magma, full moon, first hint of fall with highs at about seventy, low around fifty, some of the early hardwoods turning. WNW wind on the sail up which is a close reach, NW winds the next day which would be a broad reach, both at 10MPH. Admiral as crew and company.
No I did not get to the haulout, but one more cruise with a scuzzy bottom is possible, just a little slower kinda like me.
Will it happen? Can I pull it off? Who knows, but I'm beginning to believe in long odds, after all Mississippi State just upset National Champion LSU in Baton Rouge.
Skiing? not even going to talk about it other than to say I won't have to tune or wax my skis again since I didn't get to use them last year after the Governor of CO shut down all resorts on the day of my departure. We'll wait till spring to see where that goes.
Quote from: Bob23 on September 27, 2020, 06:14:04 AM
Back now...was absent for a while. Did someone mention Stark and Dormies?
I haven't dismissed the idea of rowing to Tangier. But being a dry island, I'll need to pack my own rum. Would that make me a smuggler? This trip could take place next summer but I need to do some research. The distance isn't too far, but crossing some shipping lanes means some planning is in order.
Bob23
well that's why i suggested Pedro and I run support vessel for ya! We can carry your rum and if there is any left it'll be available for ya when you get to Tangier! Plus it keeps you from being a smuggler. It truly is the most we can do! Meanwhile keep me posted about any plans for White Grass. A special place.
Well after a whirlwind time of traveling to 3,876 feet above sea level for a few days then to sea level and our boat all in a week, the final night on the boat found me sitting on the bow, mando in hand, a brilliant moon rising, and the sounds of a banjo and guitar from other folks sitting on the bows of their respective boats across the fare way playing music. We had just covered the Grateful Dead tune 'Ripple' and celebrating the renaming of the banjo player's boat now SV Ripple. What a great tune and a magical time jamming and forgetting about all of the 'stuff' going on in this world. It brought home just how much I have missed the weekly jam sessions we have had here for the past 20 years. That all came to an end in mid-March.
Golly we sure miss the world BC. Little did we know that last year's Annapolis Boat show may have been the last for the foreseeable future. The photo is from last year's show and Susan enjoying the trampoline of a large Cat. The Rona' is still causing much change for this thing called sailing. The boat markets are still hot with most good boats going under contract quickly. Many younger buyers, which will help with a question I posted here a couple years ago..."Where is the next generation of sailors?' The now/new owners of SV Ripple are way too young to have ever seen the Dead live but still named her after a a classic Dead tune thus we connected over not just sailing but music. There's that younger generation! It took a pandemic but they're there.
Well I sailed and it was as good as it gets. Very broad reach up lake to a place called Blue Flower Cove in one of the fingers. Wind was 10 with gusts to 15, had Admiral Sheri with me, so declined on the jib in favor of comfort and less attention. Would have had to go wing and wing with a pole, was doing a steady 4 knots without it, did not want to reach the destination too quickly anyway. Dropped the hook, glass of wine or two, supper on the boat. One of those rare days, low humidity, cloudless, cool breezes and just before a full moon when you can watch both the moon rise and sunset at the same time.
Motored back, wind had diminished and was on the nose. Generally, I'll turn on the chartplotter at night to follow a track back since there is no real light reference on this lake because there is no development. Only the light from the Jamie Whitten Lock which I know to steer to the starboard of. But didn't need the chartplotter the full moon took care of it for me. Also helped with the drive back on the Natchez Trace Parkway, helped me see all the deer, a usual hazard on that road.
Wow, Brack! That indeed does sound like the perfect sail!! As Van Morrison sang; "There'll be days like this!"
Bob23
Well guess this thread titled Summer Sailing and Corona is now mostly Fall not sailing and Corona! We had a our little yacht club's Chili Cook off and bonfire scheduled for this coming weekend cancelled as the health officials were worried about the chance for the Rona to spread even though it is a private event and the Seafood Festival the club threw three weeks ago and attended by 50 or so of us resulted in no cases. Gunna head down next week anyway as the weather has been warm and Interlude will soon come out of the water till spring. Beginning to think about ski and board season and how that will play out. Our mountain will open but with new restrictions. We are fortunate that we always ski and board mid-week and have property there. No lines, and nearly empty slopes in 'normal' years. We never do weekends.This year they are prioritizing season pass holders and property owners and will close the mountain once an established number is reached. No walk up day passes and if allowed at all they must be purchased in advance so numbers can be known. We are planning to hit the slopes, just not the apres ski scene!
Sure miss the world "BC".
Not shut down here, plan on going Monday, probably overnight. Predicted to be high of 75, low of 62, partly cloudy, winds at ten ESE which in my world is a rare perfect giving me a beam reach to the place I want to go, Crows Neck landing.
I, Too, wonder about what the ski season will be like. Bought a lift ticket for Winter Park to get the early purchase discount, and already have lodging paid for as a result of a deferral from last year when the resort closed on the day I was to leave. I usually go in March to meet a few folks that I've been skiing with for years. We'll see, I guess, strange times indeed.
Quote from: brackish on November 04, 2020, 12:43:09 PM
Not shut down here, plan on going Monday, probably overnight. Predicted to be high of 75, low of 62, partly cloudy, winds at ten ESE which in my world is a rare perfect giving me a beam reach to the place I want to go, Crows Neck landing.
I, Too, wonder about what the ski season will be like. Bought a lift ticket for Winter Park to get the early purchase discount, and already have lodging paid for as a result of a deferral from last year when the resort closed on the day I was to leave. I usually go in March to meet a few folks that I've been skiing with for years. We'll see, I guess, strange times indeed.
I hear ya on the uncertain ski season. I am certain our little resort will open and I will be on the slopes but the 80 degree temps we have had here make it hard to transition from boat to slope! It is my least favorite task cuz of what it means but gunna start the removal of sails and winterization process for Interlude. This season for many reasons was a bust for much sailing but we remain grateful for even the few simple times sitting in the cockpit a cold drink in hand, boat gently rocking as the sun sets.
Hope everyone is well, this Rona thing will pass and I can guarantee we be having a celebration but in the interim we engage carpe diem thinking!