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John Davenport
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« on: January 23, 2011, 09:33:17 AM »

Large plates of ice ~ 25 miles north of Menominee MI on Green Bay where we had the GC & NA's 4 years ago I think.  3" of ice with a light dusting of snow.  Too thin to sail testerday, but with the cold we are seeing now, will be 6" or more by Monday.  Sailing reports to follow.

John Davenport US4961

http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.cgi/modis?region=m&page=1&template=sub&image=a1.11022.1852.LakeMichigan.143.250m.jpg 
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« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2011, 12:55:51 PM »

Mike..
Sorry to see you report today.  Ever since I missed the 2010 North Americans, I've been looking forward to coming to Thunder Bay.

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Jane you do not need an excuse like the Gold Cup to come up to Thunder Bay,you are more then welcome anytime.Love to see you come up here when we have good ice and show me how to sail these DN's.Other option is come up is come up in the Summer and bring Sue with you and she could give me some Laser lessons.
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2011, 01:49:31 PM »

Not sure if this is ice,located 35 miles from Thunder Bay.might be worth looking at.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/your_weather/details/620/3869991/5/caon0688/plpcities/?ref=ugc_city_thumbs
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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2011, 05:58:23 PM »

It looks like that is open water that is steaming.
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« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2011, 08:12:21 PM »

yes you are probably right.not sure how it is not freezing at -30.
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ERIC ANDERSON
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« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2011, 07:54:08 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPtbtjUfQrI

I saw this posted of canyon Ferry MT.  Looks great as of a few days ago.  Lets go.

It would be epic  Looks like it is about 38 hours of driving from connecticut so you would have to call it on Wed Night so we can get there in time to sail saturday.

Lets do it.

Eric
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Sunfish1909
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« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2011, 10:25:25 AM »

A couple more videos of the same ice......Montana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiESA4g6McY&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/user/US772#p/a/u/0/-zpYltGOdYg

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« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2011, 11:00:22 AM »

It would be epic  Looks like it is about 38 hours of driving from connecticut so you would have to call it on Wed Night so we can get there in time to sail saturday.

No worries! The regatta starts Sunday, so you have a whole extra day to travel!  Grin
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« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2011, 12:17:09 PM »

Driving time from Lake Geneva, WI to Canyon Ferry is about 22 hours.  Driving time from Boston to Lake Geneva is also about 22 hours.   I'd say 44 hours from Boston to Canyon Ferry, but plenty of time to make start of Bronze race at 1100 on Sunday because Canyon Ferry is on Mountain time.
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Don Williams
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« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2011, 01:02:51 PM »

This would make ThunderBay or any other remote ice location that we have sailed in the last 30 years seem like a Day Trip.  I'm in.

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« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2011, 01:24:55 PM »

That would be some dusty ice I would think.
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Ayes
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« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2011, 01:42:41 PM »

It would be epic  Looks like it is about 38 hours of driving from connecticut so you would have to call it on Wed Night so we can get there in time to sail saturday.

No worries! The regatta starts Sunday, so you have a whole extra day to travel!  Grin

Please correct me if I am wrong, but the NOR states: "January 29, 2011 5:00 – 8:00 PM CST Final registration and check-in for all competitors at the site headquarters as posted"

To me that says that you have to be there Saturday evening to check-in with registration.  Am I wrong?

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« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2011, 01:45:40 PM »

Yesterday's images: Green Bay, WI
http://www.iceboating.net/node/3324 

I understand they need to get in an airplane today, just to get an idea of how big this sheet really is... Where the heck is that Greenbird guy...
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« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2011, 01:49:34 PM »

Images from Green Bay, taken Monday Afternoon.

http://www.iceboating.net/node/3324

I hear they need an airplane to scout all the great ice, too much to see in an iceboat...

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« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2011, 02:45:16 PM »

Yes, you need to be there for registration as in the NOR.

As we comment about travel times, we're all just having some fun because we've packed our clothes and we're getting tired of stoning runners.
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