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| Author: | powersjr2 [ Tue Nov 04, 2025 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Fun Relaxing Sail - Getting Back to Fresh Water! |
A majority (near 95% of my Hobie Tandem Island (TI) sailing is in salt water conditions where tide, current, waves, storms all play a role in adding both excitement and risks.... My 2022 TI is set up for "offshore" conditions that I sail in just about every sail. Lots of focus on safety, redundancy, communications gear, sail plans, .... the list goes on.... This fall I have return to simple fresh water lake sailing. - Less risk - No tides to time or fight - No current to push me around when sailing up wind - No salt to rinse off the kayak and all the gear at the end of the sail - No need for my 2.5 HP Suzuki outboard engine - Faster launch and recovery I do gain unpredictable wind in both speed and direction (near 360 degree shifts all over the place).... Fun can still be had and I enjoy a bit of small lake fresh water sailing....while I wait for my next salt water challenge. Enjoy a YouTube video shot on Marsh Creek State Park lake (near my home in Pennsylvania). Fall leaves add lots of color. Will be sailing the same lake tomorrow. https://youtu.be/ASmt-nUWuPI?si=PMAsqQVESnx5L_Rx |
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| Author: | yaw_string [ Wed Nov 05, 2025 9:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fun Relaxing Sail - Getting Back to Fresh Water! |
powersjr2 wrote: This fall I have return to simple fresh water lake sailing. Nice. I've spent years based on idyllic looking lakes, ringed with mountains that hide/generate fast approaching windstorms able to turn sailing rigs into kindling. That seemed acceptable risk since with reasonable footwear I could walk to safety if washed ashore. But then I found my last lake was stealthily being infested by sea lampreys, where "the bite itself can be painful due to the lamprey’s rasping teeth and strong suction". So now I manage risk sailing sharky seas, only close in onshore breezes. |
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