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danneskjold
 Post subject: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:40 am 
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It’s only December. :cry: Five more (long) months until sailing season again.

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Anyone sail during the winter? Let's see some photos. :P

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divimon2000
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:13 am 
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Trees don't want to give up their leaves huh?
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ET Hobie guy
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:21 am 
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Well, we don't have the snow. Its actually a beautiful sunny day here. I could sail if I wasn't a wimp, but I don't own a wetsuit and the water is fairly cold. At least our cold season isn't nearly as long as yours. In no more than 3 months I can be out sailing with just my swim trunks on.

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jmecky
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:38 am 
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I'm am going sailing today. Ill take a few nice pics so no you can imagine your there. The high for today is 73 with winds at 10mph. San Diego is a nice place to have a sail boat or any boat any time of year. Poor me the low was 57 last night and I had to close the window.

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DavidBell47
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:33 am 
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Just because you have snow dosen't mean you have a monopoly on the winter blues. :(

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Temps in the mid to upper 70's but uncharacteristically, no wind. Well, there is wind but it comes up late in the day.

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Banzilla
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:07 pm 
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What Dave Said, our closest lake is Frozen over and I am not driving 2 hours each way for a day sail.

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hobiekite
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:00 pm 
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my friend and i sail all winter long if it's not below about 26-27f

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J_Eaton
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
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divimon2000 wrote:
Trees don't want to give up their leaves huh?
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Oaks! Glad we moved away from the Oaks!

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Burley Burlando
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:42 am 
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The first photos made me want to cry, so sad. I'm from Sk. Canada were we have a four month sailing season. So now I'm in MEXICO for six months!

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danneskjold
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:30 am 
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24 hours and 22 inches of snow later.....................


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This just is't normal for South Jersey. This is a 100 year record for December snow here.

We're in for a long winter.

By the way, I cleared the snow off the cover 3 times during the length of the storm to prevent weight buildup and damage to the hulls. A good idea for anyone in the snow belt who can't store their boats inside.

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ET Hobie guy
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:47 am 
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Blame it on global warming. :wink:

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DavidBell47
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:48 am 
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This isn't normal for Long Beach either. There are a few sailors here that look forward to the winter for it's Pacific storm value. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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jmecky
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:44 pm 
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A nice DECEMBER sail. Temps were in the 70's and the wind really picked up around 3:30pm. Id say 13-17. But with wind like that I can't single hand the yacht and take pics, these were from earlier in the day when the wind was 5-10 mph.

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richandpat
 Post subject: Re: Winter Blues
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Nice pics, J.D. Sailing in the middle of Dec. with just a t-shirt was a real treat. It was good seeing you out there yesterday. My wife and I should've stayed a little longer. The wind started to pick up after we brought our boat in. Still, no complaints here.
Whale watching season on our Hobies starts in a few weeks. We'll see you aut there.
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