Wolfeboro Reconnaissance

[Airedale1]

Originally Posted by CateP

My Sunfish is on the trailer waiting for the weather to get nicer and for me to find a nice place to launch and sail about. Still trying to figure out how to get out on Lake Wentworth in a Sunfish. (Acres Per Second) has been checking that out for me.

You can put in at Mast Landing on Crescent Lake which connects to Lake Wentworth. It is very easy to get onto Lake Wentworth from there.

Also, if you have not done so already, a great place to walk your dogs or bicycle, is on the path that you can access in Back Bay.

[beaner]

Originally Posted by Airedale1

You can put in at Mast Landing on Crescent Lake which connects to Lake Wentworth. It is very easy to get onto Lake Wentworth from there.

Launching at Mast Landing usually works pretty well with a canoe, kayak, or small power boat.
I'm not a sailor, so I'd be curious to know how well it would work in a Sunfish. You wouldn't really hit wind until you reached Wentworth. So, you might have to paddle through the Smith River, and it's a pretty good distance from Mast Landing through the Smith River to the point where it meets Wentworth. I'm not sure how easy a Sailfish or Sunfish is to paddle.

Also, keep in mind that the afternoon wind typically picks up from the NW on Wentworth. It can be tough paddling a canoe/kayak from the middle of Wentworth to the Smith River inlet in even a moderate NW wind.

Having said that, it is a beautiful lake for any paddle or sail boat. Definitely worth the effort.

[CateP]

Originally Posted by Airedale1

You can put in at Mast Landing on Crescent Lake which connects to Lake Wentworth. It is very easy to get onto Lake Wentworth from there.

Unfortunately the Mast Landing launch isn't good for sailboats. I need direct access where I can launch sail around and then reload. Wolfeboro Rec has a bunch of Sunfish over at Albee beach, but others can't launch there and the Sunfish are for the youth sailing program. The state park does not have a launch area either.

I was told you have to know someone on Lake Wentworth to get the kind of access I am looking for. Maybe after I've lived here for awhile I'll discover I know someone

[Heaven]

Originally Posted by CateP

Unfortunately the Mast Landing launch isn't good for sailboats. I need direct access where I can launch sail around and then reload. Wolfeboro Rec has a bunch of Sunfish over at Albee beach, but others can't launch there and the Sunfish are for the youth sailing program. The state park does not have a launch area either.

I was told you have to know someone on Lake Wentworth to get the kind of access I am looking for. Maybe after I've lived here for awhile I'll discover I know someone

There is a launch just west of Albee beach. The boat museum uses it.

[jrc]

Just go mid-week to the town docks downtown and sail on Winnipesaukee.

[rrr]

or what about Winter Harbor - you can launch from Libby?

[CateP]

I just took my dogs to Mirror Lake via Lang Pond Road and we had a great time!! The water was nice and shallow for my little swimming ShihTzu and my 12-year old black lab liked wading. I met a very nice gentleman who was rowing a scull on the lake. We had a lovely talk about the town and natural areas. He gave me his name and the road his lived on and wished me luck in selling my NJ house. Really nice.

I really don't mean to try to stereotype Wolfeboro residents. That was wrong of me and I apologize. I am sure there are all kinds of wonderful people in the area and I will just have to get to know them.

I checked out the Libby launch and that looks like a good possibility to for an easy quick sail. I am also going to check out the access over at Wentworth more.

Nice to see some blue sky emerging.

[Chris Exley]

My family was there on Saturday at the Mirror Lake beach off of Lang Pond Road. Alas, we had to head back to PA, as vacation was over. You can always launch your sailboat onto Mirror Lake from Rt. 109. Hope you are enjoying the area.

Someday, we will make the move. Just have to get the kids to move out so that I can move to the cottage!

[CateP]

Great lunch hour(s) today. I went to Artists in the Park (Cate Park) and saw some really beautiful work. If I had my Wolfeboro home now I would have bought some pieces to hang in my house. I met a forum guy named Bob and his wife Margie (?). I also met another NJ transplant and had a great talk about the differences between the Jersey shore and Wolfeboro. That conversation could have gone on all afternoon.

I grabbed a very good lobster roll from the Yum Yum shop, ran up the hill to Hunter's IGA for dog biscuits and went back to work. Later in the day I launched my Sunfish over at the Libby Museum and sailed it over to my rental place in Winter Harbor. Super sail. Now I can just hop in my boat any ole time the wind is right.

I am SO happy to be here and feel so blessed. What a beautiful day it was and what nice people I met.

[CateP]

Okay so I went over to Ossipee on one of my lunch hour(s) and checked out Ocean State Job Lot and the Hannafords. Ocean State is a dangerous store...I can see myself going in there with a little list and coming out with way more...great find. Hannaford's pricing was pretty good. Tractor Supply store also a good find.

It's funny, but it seemed like it took a long time get there from Wolfeboro, but it's actually only about 13 minutes. I have been having this perception with a lot of my travels around here. However, once I've done a route a few times it feels shorter. Strange phenomena.

I found a little farm on the way out to Ossipee that sells fresh eggs. Cross that off my list. I LOVE farm fresh eggs and will go out of my way to get them.

Looking forward to the weekend when I can really go explore and enjoy a full day. There are so many activities to choose from. Broadway music tonight? Dinner with friends at the Ellacoya Grill? Swim. Sail. Take a walk in the woods.
Read on the porch...

BTW- I finished my first NH historical murder mystery. "Perfect to a Fault"
Starting "Look to the Mountain". Also discovered a three volume set of Wolfeboro history in one of the bookstores downtown. That will be my first purchase for the new house.

[old coot]

The prices at the Ossipee Hannaford are the chain's highest (actually tied for that distinction with the North Conway store I was told at the Ossipee store's service desk).
The Alton Hannaford's prices are lower and the travel miles from Wolfeboro are comparable.
The Ossipee trip is over a less hilly road, an advantage when it snows.
Ocean State Job Lot has top notch on line customer support I have found.

[Flylady]

I have been reading this thread with interest. I was lucky enough to get my place about 5 years ago. The huge differences between Los Angeles and Wolfeboro is the reason I decided that area. It forced me to slow down and enjoy the simpler pleasures of life. Gradually I discovered all the places with the help of the forum members that you are learning of. After the first season, short store hours, and planning better for shopping trips was much easier. Now I enjoy having all my errands done early, and being able to sit and watch the sunset or listen to loons in the evening rather than running around doing shopping or picking up from the cleaners! BTW my blood pressure is now far lower than when I am in LA! If you really love the area, the adjustments to life style will come quickly!

[CateP]

A bald eagle just flew past the porch where I am sitting. Great way to start the day in beautiful Wolfeboro.

[Rattlesnake Guy]

I have to agree with Island Girl that living in Wolfeboro is probably a bit like island living. It's best done and enjoyed with some planning. It's probably also true that after a while you figure out that if you don't have it, you probably don't need it today. You are actually pretty lucky to have such a great hardware store. Being walking distance from the town docks makes it a popular destination for us. We also like Rubin's in Alton.

I don't know if you realize but Hunters actually lets us boaters take the carts all the way to the docks. They come down and collect them periodically. Very cool.

We have walked down the bike path (abandoned rail line) to shop at Harvest. Nice walk.

BTW, your watercolor is hanging in a place of prominence (out of the sunlight) in our home in Southern NH. Thanks again for the raffle item.

[dpg]

Originally Posted by Flylady

I have been reading this thread with interest. I was lucky enough to get my place about 5 years ago. The huge differences between Los Angeles and Wolfeboro is the reason I decided that area. It forced me to slow down and enjoy the simpler pleasures of life. Gradually I discovered all the places with the help of the forum members that you are learning of. After the first season, short store hours, and planning better for shopping trips was much easier. Now I enjoy having all my errands done early, and being able to sit and watch the sunset or listen to loons in the evening rather than running around doing shopping or picking up from the cleaners! BTW my blood pressure is now far lower than when I am in LA! If you really love the area, the adjustments to life style will come quickly!

Been to Calif a few times for work and sorry but I'd take it any day over NH and I've been coming "up here" for 30 years. My main reason is the winters, hate them. Although I've never done LA I stay or at least hang around Santa Barbara when I'm out there.