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Re: Every once and a while the stars align
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2025 1:50 pm
by Be Free
Russ wrote: ↑Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:29 am
It's great to have the stars align.
Last week we had a perfect day. Which is rare for mountain lakes.
We had perfect steady wind the whole day with 80 degrees and no humidity. PERFECT day.
THIS is why we do this.
I suppose when they align in one spot they have to be out in another.
It's pretty close to 80 degrees here today as well, with 88% humidity (104 degree heat index).
There was a wall at the end of this garage when I woke up this morning.
But seriously, I'm very happy for you and I'm counting the days until I'm back on the water.
Re: Every once and a while the stars align
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2025 6:58 pm
by Russ
The ONLY benefit of mountain lake sailing is low humidity. It's a virtual desert here. 80 degrees feels nice with no humidity.
Downside is T-Storms popup out of nowhere. Requires CONSTANT monitoring of weather radar. Deep lakes turn into monster waves with t-storms.
We haven't done an overnight in years. Gonna do one this week. LOVE LOVE LOVE the water on the boat at night. Best times. It's been too long.
Re: Every once and a while the stars align
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 9:29 am
by Be Free
Russ wrote: ↑Fri Jul 04, 2025 6:58 pm
The ONLY benefit of mountain lake sailing is low humidity. It's a virtual desert here. 80 degrees feels nice with no humidity.
Downside is T-Storms popup out of nowhere. Requires CONSTANT monitoring of weather radar. Deep lakes turn into monster waves with t-storms.
We haven't done an overnight in years. Gonna do one this week. LOVE LOVE LOVE the water on the boat at night. Best times. It's been too long.
We get the pop-up thunderstorms here but offshore with virtually unlimited visibility you can usually spot them developing early enough to get the sails down before you get blasted. A nice, cool breeze coming out of nowhere on a hot day means that things are about to get real.
It's our shallow water lakes (and Gulf-side waters) that kick up quickly in a thunderstorm. The deeper areas take longer to get stirred up.