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Hot Summer and Sailing #252020
09/05/12 11:55 PM
09/05/12 11:55 PM
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Minnesota
Jeff Peterson Offline OP
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Have folks found themselves sailing less this summer, due to the relentless heat? I just haven't had the want to go sailing in +90 F. heat. Its not sailing, its "baking". I've felt guilty about how little I've been out on the lake. -But if its not fun, why do it. Oh well...


Jeff Peterson
H-16 Sail #23721
Big Marine Lake, MN
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Re: Hot Summer and Sailing [Re: Jeff Peterson] #252022
09/06/12 12:49 AM
09/06/12 12:49 AM
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yurdle Offline
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Last year, when asked if I was going to race in our summer Sunday series, I said 'not if it's 105 or hotter.' I didn't race.

This year I found myself out there a few times in ~105. To be fair, last summer made this one look and feel downright moderate around here..

I'd kill for 90.

Re: Hot Summer and Sailing [Re: Jeff Peterson] #252024
09/06/12 07:59 AM
09/06/12 07:59 AM

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i sail 3 days a week almost every week.
i rig early in the am to avoid the heat
i carry lots of water & ice (and rum)

as long as there is wind... i will sail

Re: Hot Summer and Sailing [Re: Jeff Peterson] #252025
09/06/12 08:17 AM
09/06/12 08:17 AM
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In Houston it was not as hot as last year. Last year the temperature indicator on my car showed 105-110F as I turned in the storage yard for July through Aug. This year I don't think I saw above 100.

When it gets that hot, you rig slow, complain, and get out on the water as soon as possible because the temp seems to drop 20 degrees.


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