Thanks, I hope its a good week. I would recon you can sail all year long in the San Antonio area. Though when I was there (basic training) we had 13.5 inches of snowDave Lilley said:Have fun sailing.
Yeah, it was the first snow in 100 years and the biggest snow ever. It was on the day we were supposed to go into the town of San Antonio and see the Alamo and stuff. We never left the baseDave Lilley said:Wow! I've been here going on six years and it hasn't snowed yet, but I have seen the pictures of past snow storms.
About a decade and a half ago I went through basic here, during the hotest part of summer. It was so hot that we could only practice marching at night.
You can sail all year here, if you don't mind a little 30-40 degree cold weather. This year, a local club had the "Muy Frio" regatta. I believe the temp was in the low 60's. However, while I like the water, and I don't mind the cold, when you put the two together, I don't like it at all. Even if it were a warmer day, I still haven't finished working on my boat. However, this weekend is supposed to be nice with warm temperatures, so I should finally be able to finish.
Unregistered said:Well, with the exception of Christmas day, I hope it doesn't do that again. That is the main reason I wanted to move back to the south. (I hate snow.) Actually, I don't mind looking at it, and I didn't mind a snow day or two, but I hate driving in it, shoveling it, scraping it off my car, scraping it off the dog after letting him out to do his business, getting stuck in it, trudging through it, getting it in my shoes, eyes, and ears, watching it turn to brown slush that sticks to everything...
Well, I'm back from the lake now. Like all vacations, it was too short. We arrived Sunday night and wer going to sail Monday but the winds were high 25+ and gusting and the water was in the mid 50s so we didn't get on the water that day. Tuesday was beutiful and we sailed 25nm according to the gps, Wednesday was even warmer but the winds were gusting again but not as bad so we sailed under a reefed main only and still had plenty of speed for us (3-6 knots). Thursday it was cold and rainy and stormy, so no sailing. Friday was beautiful again and we sailed quite a few miles. Saturday they were calling for rain and higher winds but it turned out to be pretty good as well, although we still sailed under a reefed main because of the occasional hard gust out of nowhere and the cold water temp. There were few people on the lake and we basically had it to ourselves. Sorry no pictures, the bride didn't want to risk getting the digital camera wetJeff said:Fair winds, Kim. How many reefs do you put in for those southern twisters?Anyway, have fun and I'm looking forward to a story or two when you get back.
No snow, they were calling for it on the Saturday of the weekend before we left though. Glad it warmed up a bit. Still manged to get a good sunburn on my legs though. Sunscreen is my friend.Dave Lilley said:I'm glad you got to sail. I just happen to see a weather report that didn't look very promising. It sounds as if you got a dose of just about all types of weather, except for snow. You guys didn't happen to have snow up there too, did you?
Dave
It does seem like its all or nothing with the wind sometimes. My best days sailing during the summer are usually overcast days, there seems to be more of a staedy light breeze on those days.Jeff said:Not a bad bit of sailing for a vacation, really, Kim. My free days last summer usually were stormy or dead calm. In our newbie mode, my wife and I have also employed the technique of only using the main and have had fun with minimal confusion and concern.
On the weather front, things have been balmy here in the Northwoods to the point that, for the most part, the ice went out on the lakes over the weekend (20-30 mph winds helped with that job). That means it really is SPRING here. Once the water warms up and the winds drop to manageable levels, it may even eventually be sailing season!