I have had some good sailing on hot days

[BruceW]

Last two trips out, had wind along with the heat. Sailed for hours comfortably, with the bimini up.

At night, though, it was really hot. Glad I have a good fan.

Anyway, I will be glad to have cooler evenings, but mainly just enjoy the wind out there.

Looking forward to September. Probably can't get down to NB any more this month.

Sail on!

PS, where is the weather GOOD this time of year? Gotta be lotsa places!

[captronr]

One of the things we did for hot weather sailing helped a lot.   We purchased a 3 gallon pump up hand sprayer, one of those 'mister' hoses sold at discount stores (like they have on the Vegas strips to feed moisture into the air), and some misc hardware. 

Cut  the mister hose to include about 5 nozzles, added about 10 ft of thin clear tubing, and a tiny shut off valve.  Hooked all that together and zip tied the mister hose to one overhead tube of the bimini.

Filled the sprayer with water and pumped it up.  One good pump up would last 15-20 minutes.  You really didn't get wet, and it help cool the crew down a lot.

Ron

[Bob23]

The weather is great here in the South of NJ! And we always have wind!!! Albeit a bit warm wind these days.
I use a battery powered fan that I purchased on Amazon a while back.

[BruceW]

One of the things we did for hot weather sailing helped a lot.   We purchased a 3 gallon pump up hand sprayer, one of those 'mister' hoses sold at discount stores (like they have on the Vegas strips to feed moisture into the air), and some misc hardware. 

Cut  the mister hose to include about 5 nozzles, added about 10 ft of thin clear tubing, and a tiny shut off valve.  Hooked all that together and zip tied the mister hose to one overhead tube of the bimini.

Filled the sprayer with water and pumped it up.  One good pump up would last 15-20 minutes.  You really didn't get wet, and it help cool the crew down a lot.

Ron


Well, I would need this while getting the boat ready today. 90% humidity will take it right out of ya.

[BruceW]

Bob23, glad to hear it! I will sail vicariously today.

[ChuckD]

Gorgeous temps and plenty of breeze in WA.

[brackish]

Sailing on a smallish lake (7 miles by 2 miles) in Mississippi, I have long considered this time of year to be off season for sailing and do not even attempt it.  It is a combination of extreme heat, light or non existent wind, and way too many power boats of all types and sizes.  After Labor Day, my season starts and I have the lake to myself, particularly any time mid week.

When I lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, I sailed all summer despite the heat, however, this time of year you are almost guaranteed an afternoon thunder boomer to deal with.

My son who lives in Seattle confirms that is the place to be this time of year for sailors.

[BruceW]

Sailing on a smallish lake (7 miles by 2 miles) in Mississippi, I have long considered this time of year to be off season for sailing and do not even attempt it.  It is a combination of extreme heat, light or non existent wind, and way too many power boats of all types and sizes.  After Labor Day, my season starts and I have the lake to myself, particularly any time mid week.

When I lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, I sailed all summer despite the heat, however, this time of year you are almost guaranteed an afternoon thunder boomer to deal with.

My son who lives in Seattle confirms that is the place to be this time of year for sailors.

Indeed, I tell people August is our off season, not necessarily winter. January can be tough to find a good day in. Glad to know about the Seattle thing. I tend to forget about the upper west coastal areas.

I really have enjoyed the sailing lately though. Not this weekend; probably can't get out till Sept due to other scheduled things now.

I don't remember needing this much AC back in the day, though.

[Jim23]

Unfortunately, the end of our sailing season is rapidly approaching. About 6 weeks of comfortable sailing left and then the fall chill really begins to set in. The boat has to be out of the water by October 15th.

Hoping to go out today with a forecast of 80 and light winds. That's pretty warm for our lake as I've never seen it get above 85.

Around this time every year I start thinking about where I could keep the boat over the winter and still get some sailing in. There aren't many options within a days drive. I think I'm better off sticking to skiing in the winter and sailing in the summer.

[hoddinr]

In a few months, our sailing season (Florida) will be picking up!  Right now it's almost too hot to go out, and there are afternoon thunderstorms almost every afternoon.  But it's not as hot as it is in the mid-Atlantic states where it's in the low 100s!  Having large bodies of water all around our peninsula shaped state moderates the temperatures, and the afternoon and evening sea breeze phenomena also helps cool the coastal areas. In the center of the state, it heats up more, until the storms form and cool it down.

Sailing this coming weekend, but only in the morning.  Then time to get off the water, and into a comfortably cooled watering hole!

Ron

[Duckie]

Here in the upper mid-west the sailing has been pretty good lately.  The wind has been a little slack, but the temperature is tolerable.  The rainy season hasn't let up much, but there are windows to get out for multiple days most weeks.  Sleeping on the water has been better than at home.  I just took a three day cruise up north which was my  best yet.  Yesterday I went out to test some ideas about getting back in the boat without using a ladder, and when I got out of the water the wind was actually a little uncomfortably cold.  I have a feeling that the best sailing is just now beginning.

Al