Randy Graves and I did a 5 day / 100 nm cruise on Pend Oreille Lake last week. Had some great sailing, a little motoring, and one day of winds too strong to venture out on the lake. Gusts up to 65 mph! We spent that day holed up in Garfield Bay. (Named after the cat, I assume.) Saw two sailors straggle in after getting caught out in the storm. One suffered a major knockdown sailing under jib only, and the other had his furling system fail, allowing his genoa to unfurl and flog itself to death. Then he suffered the embarrassment of getting pinned by the wind against a covered slip when he tried to enter the marina, until we helped winch him off. Also heard of a small sailboat turning turtle up on the north end of the lake.
I took some sailing videos the evening before when the winds were starting to get strong. They're a little rough, but I posted them on YouTube (first time) in case anyone wants to see them. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to get the links to them. I'm betting someone on this list will have the know-how. Anyway, you can do a video search under Sailing Pend Oreille Lake and that should take you right to them. (4 total) Larry P.S. That 100nm puts me well over 1000nm during cruises on CornDog. I could be halfway to Hawaii! ____________________________________________________________ Lose up to 20 lbs in one month with a new diet. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mPb9KOnmTJ0iJxIF3aGUs5IUlmc4beQhWZkXJRtdviowTYt/ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
