Sailing today in Thunder Bay

[DN 5449]

Another fantastic day sailing in Thunder Bay today at Silver Harbour. Pictures coming.

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See pictures at Iceboating.net

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Here is one

[Ken Smith]

Bring your passport or get a Canadian visa.

Looks like ice in the East and far side of Lake Superior. Watch the weather for a break.

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I will be going out shortly to survey the damage 8 cm of fluffy snow did. Wind is up and predicted to hit 15 mph so will see if sailable.report back later.

[Geoff Sobering]

8cm ~= 3 inches
If it's not too packed you should be able to sail, especially if the wind is >10 mph (16 km/h or 4.5 m/s).

The temperature today looks brutal: 3F for a high.
Be really careful to watch for wind-induced frostbite; it can creep up on you with all the endorphins in your system when you're sailing.

Cheers,

Geoff S.

[DN 5449]

Dodged a bullet last night, less then 1 cm of snow fell on the whole East shore line of Superior.Another great day on the Ice .Wind was up gusting in the higher teens (MPH).

Yes it was a little cool but I dressed warm.The salling was pretty comfortable,especially working pretty hard in the gusts.There is still open water about 1 mile out so still has the potential to freeze and give snow free ice again,especially with temp going down to -25 Celcious tonight.
The locals at Silver Harbour are very excited at the possibility of the DN's making a return visit.Apperently you all made a great impression on them.

[DN 5449]

Check out iceboating.net for photes of Silver Harbour today.Another great afternoon of sailing here.