[C320-list] Nearshore Marine Forecast Lake Michigan

[Denny Browne]

Apologies for my insensitive remarks about sailing last night and the ravages of the Southern California sun...

Denny Browne
310.408.9591

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> On Apr 23, 2014, at 7:36 PM, "Bill Hutt" <bhutt at windstream.net> wrote:
> 
> Here in Cleveland we are ice free but the water is running about 40 degrees. Makes for some very cold conditions when the wind is blowing off the lake. We even had some lake effect snow last week.
> That being said we have about 20 boats already in the marina. I haven't even taken the cover off my boat yet but the next warm day I'm going to start the process.
> 
> Bill Hutt
> "Caribbean Soul"
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Santangelo
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 8:08 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Nearshore Marine Forecast Lake Michigan
> 
> Fortunately I did launch last week.  Unfortunately I was trapped by all the ice.  It was even risky in Lake Macatawa.
> 
> VERY few boats are in the water in Holland right now.  A very late launch season for many this year.
> 
> Andrew Santangelo
> 
> C320 "Dawn Treader"
> #333
> Holland, MI
> 
> J22 "Blitzkrieg"
> Elephant Butte, New Mexico
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Apr 23, 2014, at 4:04 PM, bairdrjb at aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> Spring has sprung in the midwest.
>> 
>> 
>> The National Weather Service had suspended marine forecasts for Lake Michigan back in February due to ice conditions.  Pleased to announce that as of today, the forecast has been reposted, now that less than 34% of the Great Lakes is covered with ice.  Hope to launch within a few weeks.  Will have to watch for icebergs.
>> 
>> 
>> Bob Baird
>> Star Dust, 2001, Hull 784
>> Whitehall, Michigan
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