Perspective

hp18carr · Post by **hp18carr** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 9:19 am

Being a New Hanover County Sheriff's Deputy I pulled duty at the state ports, Wilmington N.C. for the commissioning of the USS Gravely (guided missile destroyer). The ship was massive the people in attendance countless. The VIP's Senator Hagen, Congressman Mcintyre, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Stackley and the list goes on. However what caught my true attention and made my ten hour day of standing on concrete bearable was seeing a lone Sailboat @ 26' sailing down the Cape Fear River seemingly as straight as an arrow.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26' 1980
Pandora (for now)

sauerleigh · Post by **sauerleigh** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:27 am

I went down to the lake this morning to finish the winterization of my half a CAT 25. The lake temp is down to 47 now, about a dozen sailboats and about as many powerboats are still in the water at my marina, the gulls were having a good time. An ore carrier was unloading its cargo using a onboard conveyor, the air was crisp, winds about 13 out of the south. I happened to look out towards the lake and a lone sailboat, something less than 30 ft was moving alone very nicely. Can't wait till next season.

John Stahl · Post by **John Stahl** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:55 pm

I went to the Lake yesterday------- It was frozen
We went ice fishing!

Traveler · Post by **Traveler** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:15 pm

Frozen lake! Yikes! The only ice I want to see anymore is in the bottom of my glass. Getting older I guess. The lake here is still pretty nice and I went out for a short time today. Not much wind so I cut it shorter. Hopefully we'll have some nice Fall winds as the weather is great.

Jeff

monty · Post by **monty** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 6:49 pm

how about frozen eveything? -32C (-39 wind chill) here (Nelson House, Manitoba) Friday morning. Todays' -14C with no wind was real nice!!!

Mario G · Post by **Mario G** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:10 am

Sorry guys I got up this morning stuck my head out the forward hatch and it felt like it might be another hot one today. We must have had high 70*s comming in to Beaufort SC yesterday. We are seeing alot of the Canadian snow birds on the waterway and at the anchorages.

Including a woman sengle handeling a 45' sailboat that didn't look like she weighed as much as the anchor on her boat.

before you know it Terrence it will be someone else on shore seeing you sail by.

mariner · Post by **mariner** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 10:03 am

Winter is coming to lake erie! the only good news is that I have successfully secured indoor winter storage!

Alanhod · Post by **Alanhod** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:56 pm

Oh, that is cold. Pun intended.

Thanks
Alan

lecker68 · Post by **lecker68** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:07 am

Mariner not good for the owner of the boat in the pic. What part of lake Erie I get to that area a couple time a year.