there's still three months of winter left
winter has not started yet ... December 21
Winter the weather can start here in the beginning of October, but it usually doesn't get real crappy until mid-November. Usually the end of March things start getting decent, but we've gotten pounded with snow the beginning of May. Winter the season is December 21st.
Nice sailing season is mid-June to the end of August. So yeah, 2½ months...