flounder43
New Member
Close to sailing season again in Minneapolis. I suspect, based upon the weather, that the ice will be off my lake in the first or second week of April. There are no mooring buoys until mid May, however. That is when most people bring their boats back.
Right now, as of March 19, it is frozen over, still.
Nevertheless, I am anxious to get out there as soon as I can, even if I can't moor my boat. But how safe is it to sail given the fact that one might capsize in very cold water? I suppose one just tries to sail in mild wind. Capsizing in 40-50 degree water would be problematic, I think. Do people sail in these conditions?
Right now, as of March 19, it is frozen over, still.
Nevertheless, I am anxious to get out there as soon as I can, even if I can't moor my boat. But how safe is it to sail given the fact that one might capsize in very cold water? I suppose one just tries to sail in mild wind. Capsizing in 40-50 degree water would be problematic, I think. Do people sail in these conditions?