Chesapeake Bay Mid-Winter Gathering January 30

[kickingbug1]

bob, make sure you post a bunch of "sailing" pictures for your jan 30th event.

[Mas]

we will be fitting ice breaking prows on our boats first, then bubblers to keep the beer hole from freezing over!

I can feel the envy already.

[Bob23]

Kick:
   You can count on me for completely unbiased and honest photo journalism. The names will be changed to protect the guilty!

[Mas]

well i was only half kidding about the ice breakers on the boats and a bubbler for the beer hole....just finished rigging a heavy canvas tarp over the cabin and companionway as too cold for putting in new port gaskets. A temp fix may have worked anyway but this is going to be an epic storm. Might consider bringing some cross country skis to CBMWG.

Almost gave you a call PeterG as went out for some comfort food after a cold day on the boat. Promise i will call next time i am heading down to boat. Meanwhile will see all next Saturday. Bob23 better stock up on PBR before the blizzard, Heave ever heard of anyone cross country skiing out from Dockside?! Might happen.

Stay warm and snug everyone. As soon as we plow out and am sure power is good heading back up to our mountain and i aint coming down till CBMWG!

[Bob23]

I love cross country skiing. I'm getting my stuff out tomorrow in anticipation for some skiing in the NJ pine barrens.

[Mas]

I love cross country skiing. I'm getting my stuff out tomorrow in anticipation for some skiing in the NJ pine barrens.

then you gotta make a trip to this place:   http://www.whitegrass.com

Friends of ours and wonderful folks, wonderful food, incredible trails and awesome beer! Kinda hippy meets coal miner. Nothing better outside of New England. Check out the Daily Report link and you'll spend the next hour just reading the posts.

[Bob23]

I did check this out the first time you turned me on to it. And my first thought was "I gotta go!" Seems like the best way to get into trouble this side of sailing!

[brackish]

You guys miss physics class? you never got that kinetic and potential energy thing?  gravity?  They make these things called ski lifts.  It is a unique device that takes you to the top of hills and then you use gravity to get back down.

Kidding, but since this post is already woefully off topic I'll mention that I'm going to Winter Park in a couple of months to do this the easy way.  However I am planning to run 10-12 miles in the AM with wind chills at about 12F.

[Mas]

Well since we are off topic some, well it is about the folks coming at least, would like to chime in that we DO snowboard and ski as well. Actually once this storm is over and i plow us out we are going back up to our mountain (Wintergreen) where we have a little place and will be gravity slaves (alpine skiing and boarding) till we head to CBMWG! Jus really like the free the heal, go anywhere freedom of X-country! I agree with Bob23, it is the next best way to get into trouble this side of sailing! Moonshine up there is not just a heavenly orb!

Enjoy Winter Park, have been there moons ago. Also used to run marathons until one day i asked myself why i was running since no one was chasing me! Still will do a 10 miler or so but done with the crazy stuff. Stay warm! If you really wanna get crazy, drive all the way up here for lunch next Saturday with us!

In a meager attempt to steer this back to CBMWG or at least the Bay, it ought to be interesting to see what this Nor'Easter is gunna dish out before it's done. Lookin like Jersey shore going to get hit hard too. You got the PBR loaded in Bob23?

[Bob23]

Stocked with flashlights, generator, milk, Maine Root ginger beer, lime juice, rum and PBR. Bring on the snow!!!!

[HeaveToo]

I get 1 hour of Comp time for every hour that I work this weekend.  I will get about 30.5 hours of Comp time.  I got 8 hours for the holiday last Monday and another 2 hours on Wednesday.  Combined with my 137 hours of Comp that I already have banked and knowing that I have to burn all of those hours before next January I think that a nice sailing vacation is in order....say at least 3 weeks!

[brackish]

Also used to run marathons until one day i asked myself why i was running since no one was chasing me!

Boston 2012 was my last.  I considered running another and in fact trained for a late fall/early winter marathon the last two years and ended up with nagging injuries that prevented the race.  So I called a press conference and announced my retirement from racing any distance over a half marathon.  At 69 my body just can't seem handle the training cycle and I don't enjoy it.  Still can break 1:50 in a half and what I do every week keeps me ready for them without having to ramp up.

[K3v1n]

Speaking of Marathons and things off topic....I've been trying to get into shape to do a Sprint Triathlon, but seem to keep coming up with injuries. Hope this summer I can finally complete one.

[Mas]

To those of you wishing to get in shape should sign up to move snow out here on our farm in the shadow of the Shenandoah National Park. We got 24+ inches and i have made a start with both the tractor and by hand but didn't want to hog all the fun. K3vin I am sure this would help with a triathlon training regimen!

Bob23, the storm treat you guys alright? Looked like some nasty storm surges happening up there. I know that down in Topping ,where our boat is located, they had storm surge 3-5 above the already high full moon tide and 10ft + seas with 40-50kt wind with 65kt gusts. More than likely as the wind shifts there will be an exceptionally low tide as well. Sure glad we didn't plan to have the CBMWG this Saturday! It is still a week away but they are calling for fair weather in the 50's. A veritable heat wave for our gathering!

Well the sun'll come out tomorrow and you can bet your bottom dollar as soon as we are cleared out it's time to hit the slopes! Yes Brackish we are going to be gravity slaves and be doing alpine skiing and boarding! No running up here for a while. Looking forward to seeing everyone next week.

[Bob23]

We didn't have near the tidal flooding that the naysayers were predicting. But we did get about 14 to 18 inches of wonderful snow! I'd forgotten how much I like to shovel! I have a technique that is a bit different than most people. First, I bring out a thermos of hot coffee. I shovel a bit, get distracted by the beauty of the snow, shovel a bit more, stop to take some pictures, shovel more, stop to gab with any neighbor who'll stop to gab, pour a cup of coffee, look around at the drifts and birds and in the case of Sunday, the perfectly blue sky. Shovel a bit more, gab, drink coffee, day dream, shovel. And in no time, I've enjoyed a perfect morning and all the snow got moved somehow. 
   
  High winds, power out for a few hours so we fired up the Godan coalstove (with wood). No problems. Got out for some cross country in the pines on Sunday afternoon. Just a wonderful weekend.