Bluster

Willsboro Bay, N44 24 W73 24

(08/19/05) This morning I met with Jenny at a bagel shop within walking distance of the mooring. She brought me my replacement phone and I transferred the address book to the new phone. Sigh. I'm back in business phonewise.

Lib and I went out for a sail and the wind really picked up, 20-25. We had a ball. We sailed down to the four brothers (4 islands) then back up to Shelburne bay where we anchored for lunch. Then we sailed across the lake to Willsboro bay close to the deMello's camp to anchor for the night.

Tonight's weather forecast is for winds at 35 knots from the south. That's why we anchored at the south end of a bay; to find shelter. There are 21 other sailboats anchored nearby. There is also a marina with seemingly 100 sailboats and only 2 power boats. I guess it's true about the sail to power boat ratio up here. In addition to the price of fuel, Lake Champlain weather can be too rough for many power boats. In a stiff wind and steep waves, power boats get tossed around while sailboats are stabilized by the force of the wind on the sails.

Tomorrow we plan to sail with Bob and Carol deMello. It will be windy, 20-30 knots and we know that Carol isn't fond of getting tossed around so we'll try to find sheltered areas to sail in.