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10timesSaltier
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Initially Posted - 09/04/2002 : 00:02:48

I'm curious where you sail, and what it's like where you're at. With most of us wrapping up our sailing season, I thought this would be a good chance for each of us to report on our area. Here's my report:

Presently, I live in Salt Lake City and my family and I sail on the Great Salt Lake which is about 30 minutes from our home. GSL has two marinas with slip rent at $150/mo for a 25 foot slip with power. The lake is accessible year round cause the water never freezes (being 10 times saltier than the ocean and all), however, I only sail about twice a winter because it's soooo cold. That said, I don't have to take the boat out of the water in the winter if I don't have any work that needs to be done. Boats can move in and out via the dreaded ramp, or preferrably the construction crane that everyone pitches in and rents for a day three or four times a year.

The lake has four desert islands reachable by my boat, and I can sail for about forty miles N/S without tacking. This year the drought has really impacted the lake; it's down almost 10 feet from last year (last year the deepest point was 30 feet), so I can't get to quite as many places as I'm used to. The lake has crystal clear water in many places and a few nice anchorages with a few white sand beaches. There is a yacht club (supposedly the oldest one in the U.S.) with lots of friendly people (cruisers & racers).

Here's a picture from this summer:
<img src="http://www.isdigital.com/sailing/P1001162.jpg" border=0>

The downsides are unpredictable weather, plenty of lightning in July & August, and millions of brine flies (look like miniature house flies) during the summer months that crawl all over your boat and your body while sailing. Add to that thousands of swallows that seem to enjoy roosting all over the boats in the marina so there's always plenty of washing to do when I get to my boat.

Brian.
Great Salt Lake (10-times saltier than the ocean)
"SAFARI", C25 TR-FK #2275

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Doug
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Response Posted - 09/04/2002 : 00:18:13

Hmm...If I describe how great the Gunkholing is around here more people will come. Then I'll have trouble getting space....

Doug - #1913 Noeta

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 09/04/2002 : 00:22:55

Brian - you forgot to mention the "Toole"(?spelling)Twisters...
Derek

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Doug
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Response Posted - 09/04/2002 : 00:31:12

OK, I'll be less selfish:
Check out http://www.nwboating.com/ for a bit about Puget Sound. We just turned down a promotion opportunity because we'd have to move to a land of lakes too small for cruising. I love the Sound. Our recent trip had us docked in dowtown Seattle, on a buoy in a secluded harbor, and at a few quiet spots tucked into the wooded shores. Within a days sail I can spend the night in a cute little town, an uninhabited island, or in a deeply urban area. The real difference between Thursday night races and a Summer long cruise to Alaska is only the time you want to be on the boat.

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Doug - #1913 Noeta

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nate
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Response Posted - 09/04/2002 : 12:33:57

Here in Las Vegas our season never really ends...you just change the times when you go sailing. Summer obviously is very hot so sailing at night or in the evening is a good way to beat the heat. Many folks have A/C they use while at the docks to help make life aboard more manageable. During the rest of year the weather is great and the lake is free of most of the powerboaters as the water has cooled off. Lake Mead offers hundreds of miles of shoreline dotted with thousands of coves perfect for dropping the hook and relaxing. There are only a handful of marinas on the lake so getting a slip can be a problem and costs are a little high due to a lack of available facilities. This year has seen the water level fall 30-40 feet due to a couple dry winters yeilding sub-average snowfall and runoff. That makes having a slip even more important as many of the launch ramps have become unusable due to very low water.
Having moved here from Ohio (thanks to the Air Force) where the season ends on Nov 1st, I really enjoy having a year-round sailing season now. So as some of you prepare to cover your boats with blue tarps for the winter, we here in the desert are entering our prime season, and invite you to visit us on Lake Mead if you need a mid-winter fix.

Nate Adams
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Jeff
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Response Posted - 09/04/2002 : 13:06:01

Thanks Doug. Great Site.

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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 09/05/2002 : 01:07:50

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Brian

Nice question. We owned our C25 for 11 years from 87 to 98, and sailed San Francisco Bay and the Delta, as well as two "out the Golden gate" trips on the ocean.

The boat was great. Sailing the Bay doesn't have your flies (but the swallows are supposed to eat the bugs, aren't they?).

We had an 85% jib we flew during the windy summers and a 110% for the winter (our BIG jib).

A day sail to Half Moon Bay outside down the coast was our first venture outside in the ocean. A year or two later, a guest and I overnighted on the ocean sailing to Monterey, stayed a day with our families who drove down, and then sailed overnight and back.

The Delta is the area between SF and Sacramento, 1,000 miles of gunkholer's paradise. Did three or four trips up there for weeks at a time, leaving the boat at a marina and doing summer weekends until a few days to sail back home.

We had a std rig with a fixed keel, traditional interior, and were active in the local fleet. (#2459 - wonder where she is now? - same slip, new onwer, she's still in great shape)

Great boats, great folks. Nice message board. Thanks folks.

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jellyfish
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Response Posted - 09/05/2002 : 18:08:39

we sail the Jellyfish from Orange Beach to Panama City and all part in between. we live on Santa Rosa Island, home to Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach(where we live) Fort Walton Beach and Destin. we truly sail God's country here on the Redneck Rivera! The whitest beaches in the world!

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 09/05/2002 : 20:08:19

Jellyfish,

That brings back memories! I bought Captiva Wind from a dealer in Ft. Walton Beach and sailed her there before taking her home. We beached her one night on a little white sandy beach sprinkled with sea oats inside the inlet across from Destin, and had a sunset dinner on the beach. Beautiful!

Steve Milby "Captiva Wind" C-25 T/FK #2554

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mqp
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Response Posted - 09/06/2002 : 10:37:25

I sail on the Chesapeake Bay out of Annapolis. Just bought my boat in July, so I haven't sail her long.

--Minh

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jellyfish
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Response Posted - 09/06/2002 : 14:17:42

Steve, thanks for the good word! the place you bought your boat is commonly referred to around here as "the Boat". I would like to extend an invite to any and all visiting our little island to look us up and go sailing. would love to show yall around!

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Randolph G. Wilson
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Response Posted - 09/06/2002 : 14:27:44

I too am a new owner. Bought my 1984 Cat25 in July and am having fun upgrading the rigging - topping lift, new rope halyards lead aft, etc. The boat is kept at Lake Lanier Sailing Club - wet slip. Lake Lanier is down about ten feet at this moment, but there is still plenty of deep water around. I would be interested in hearing from other Lake Lanier owners.

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ddlyle
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Response Posted - 09/06/2002 : 21:48:38

Randolph,
I used to live in Gainesville and maybe you bought a boat I was considering.
I live and sail at Hilton Head Island SC. I may be the newest newbie as I have only owned my boat a month and sailed just 3 times.
Calibogue Sound (beside Hilton Head Island)is a great place to sail.
Wide and long, beautiful scenery, dolphins and pretty birds, gentle water, good wind. (It is also the ICW). In other words, good sailing water. The marina I have my boat tied up to is just a 1/2 mile from the sound up the Broad Creek. The slip costs $250 a month which is probably high compared to our fresh water brothers and sisters. The season is really long. I only moved here in Feb. so I don't know about winter sailing. I think it is okay most of the time (even in winter.)
I got a job being a mate on the Stars & Stripes (12 meter yacht Dennis Conner sailed in 1983) so I'm out on the sound more on THAT boat than my own boat. But at least I'm on the water.
You know what .?.?. I think I'll take my boat out tomorrow and check out my new engine (old engine seized up the last time I sailer my C25.)
Remember the movie "Endless Summer"???? I think we have endless sailing season here in Hilton Head.

Cap'n Dave
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Response Posted - 09/08/2002 : 12:28:17

We're in Noank, at the East end of LI Sound. Block island, Newport, Montauk and Shelter Island are nice weekend cruises. Day sailing can gett you to Stonington (CT not ME)and Watch Hill, New London Etc. Our season isn't as long as some of you others, and driting around on a hot, humid day in Jul or Aug is no fun, but our spring and fall sailing is second to none. Unfortunately, with my son now in highschool, weekends tend to get booked up and sailing takes a back seat. Oh well, perhaps when he leaves home to go to college it will get better (if we have any money left for boating).

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tom
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Response Posted - 09/09/2002 : 20:41:49

I sail out of westport, conn. and I purchased a great 1982 catalina.
It's our first year with it and we are having a ball. we had an
oday 20 for 2 seasons and compared to the oday the catalina is a dream. The only problem I encounter these days is those %#@@! stink
pots that come speeding too close sending of giant wakes. I wish I
could get back at them some way?

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/09/2002 : 22:03:56

Hi Tom... If you see the thread I tried to start on the General forum, you'll see I don't have a solution... But be assured that after Labor Day and on weekday evenings (especially), Long Island Sound gets much more civilized.

Are you aware of the Long Island Sound Catalina Association? See http://www.saillisca.com/. For $15 a year (less for multiple years), you get, at a minimum, a night in March at a West Marine in the area (for LISCA only) with 15% off everything in the store (except 10% off electronics). Beyond that, they do group cruises like the one in the unfortunate Labor Day weekend weather--a lobster bake on the beach at Port Jefferson. (We opted out when the rain was forecast and the warnings went up.) The members have mostly 30s and up, so we'd like to see another 25 in the mix!

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT

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thacket3
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Response Posted - 09/18/2002 : 17:14:05

Randolph-
I no longer live in your area, but my boat is still on Lake Lanier. I was transfered to Miami Fl. last year and am bringing my baot down next month. I am hiring a transport company to bring it down for me. I really enjoyed my time on Lake Lanier. I just wished it was closer to town. (Atlanta). Hope you enjoy your new toy.
Tim

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JoergK
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Response Posted - 09/20/2002 : 17:30:43

This was my first season with my '86 (had bought her last September and sailed her down from Brooklyn to her home port in Brick, NJ in an "epic" journey). I think I learned some since then but it takes time and there are still occasions when I wished for more experience - when things get hairy. How great it is, though, I love the smell of the water, the pressure of the tiller and sound of rushing water when the wind picks up. This year I sailed in Barnegat Bay and Metedeconk River - next year I will venture out coastal.
Here is a recent shot - I hope I can get the picture included.
<img src="" border=0> ... doesn't look like I made it, or?

Joerg
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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 09/30/2002 : 09:34:07

The Great Sacandaga Lake is where osmepneo calls home.

The lake is about 32 miles long and the main part of it 4-5 miles wide. It is located on the southern edge of the Adirondek State Park iand is a beautiful place to sail.

Considering that we are located fairly close to Albany, and there are over a thousand sailing boats on near-by Lake George, our lake is empty. A recent survey indicated only 168 sailboats on the lake.

Don Peet c25, 1665, osmepneo, std, wing
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