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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA
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Good Evening All
Had a great conversation with Capt Pete of BOATUS the other day. He mentioned that if my sailboat did indeed get becalmed by no wind he would tow me in. Thats a nice benefit of membership . Of course I pick my sailing days with wind , have my Minkota trolling motor as a back up , but things happen . With that said Im signing up in the spring . BOATUS See ya all on the lake mike |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Merrimack and Welch Island
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Sign up now and get three more months of benefits, maybe save on insurance, discount on some Boat Show tickets. Maybe you'll rent a boat this winter? (I have no stake in this, but I think it's a good deal.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro
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If you have to get going, just pull out this handy-dandy gizmo: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801973618946.html In gray skies, I ventured to Middle Ground Shoals. Far in the distance, the lake's surface had taken-on a very dark line. I wheeled around, and headed for home base. Speed picked up, and I was on an unaccustomed plane, with the sail straining, and the bow threatening to "stuff". I sailed close to the shoreline to cut down some of the wind. Finally, not able to control the boat any longer, I got to my neighbor's dock and turned for the shallows. So here I am, crouching in two feet of water--with my own dock 100-feet too far! ![]() Gripping the bow handle firmly, I awaited the end of this mayhem before me. ![]() ![]() I climbed out of Lake Winnipesaukee to watch Winter Harbor turn entirely white. ![]() My boat had fortunately been blown parallel to my dock--with the mast, sail, and spars making an improvised cushion between boat and dock. Just the sail and mast required repair--which was improvised--and a story for another time. ![]() |
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Yes but I have seen you sail in almost no wind without that "gizmo".
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro
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Between 1909 and 1975, my family operated Camp Wyanoke for Boys in Winter Harbor. Sailing in Winter Harbor was one of our most popular, and frequent (daily) activities, and weather was always a concern. Wyanoke was very fortunate to have excellent neighbors in Winter Harbor, and my Dad used to visit these neighbors to make sure the relationship stayed friendly. On more than one occasion, the weather changed almost instantly, and our sailors were forced to see refuge at a neighbor's dock for safety sake. Neighbors who are boaters make great neighbors. One of my Dad's favorite sayings was "Be alert for a weather change". How true.
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