Looking at the Weekend 2/21/24

Lake Sunapee 2/17/24 Credit Janet Biggs (https://www.jbiggs.com/)

We are coming up on the weekend and in front of our Thursday call here is what we know.

MA:
Quaboag Pond as reported by Bob S. has lost most of its snow but left a bumpy but looks to be sailable for the weekend. Bob will keep a watchful eye on it between now and the weekend.

NH:
Sunapee just keeps getting better and better according to people who sailed on Tuesday
Wentworth boats are still set up there more info to come out tomorrow
Winnipesaukee is looking good off of Leavitts and may well be a prime weekend destination more info to come

ME:
As reported by Bill Buchholz on iceboat.me Maine has a couple of venues with Damariscotta bubbling to the top

This year’s DN North American Championship was scheduled to take place in the Eastern Lakes Region. Despite the extraordinary efforts of James “T” Thieler, Bill Buchholz, Paul Chamberland, and Jeff Roseberry— who scoured both large and small lakes in Maine and John Zierman and Charlie (S) Silfvenius, who monitored conditions on Lake Champlain and Lake Winnipesaukee, respectively, suitable ice was not found. A contingent of NEIYA sailors is already en route or soon to depart for Lake Waconia, Waconia, MN. Updates on their westward progress and racing will be provided.

The sun is getting higher on the horizon every day. Don’t put off getting on the ice.

Think Ice,

John
DN5023
John@neiya.org

P.S. More content from Janet will be up soon.

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2 responses

  1. wlwheelwright's avatar
    wlwheelwright

    Any word from Bob. S. on conditions at Quaboag for this weekend?

    Thanks for taking the lead John,  Warren W.

    02/24/2024 at 11:55 am

  2. alburnett14's avatar
    alburnett14

    Hi John, I am in Mystic CT with a newly acquired classic stern steerer. I hoped to be on the phone call this afternoon. I hope to learn the Sunapee launch site to put into my GPS. If you get this message and can email back to me I might drive up there this afternoon so I could set up first thing tomorrow. Thanks, Al Burnett

    02/22/2024 at 1:36 pm