Benefits of owing a boat...

[c40eb]

I have someplace to live when all this *&$(#&(*@#&$ rain in Maine floods the state!

Could be my almost overwhelming desire to get some sunny sailing time in at the beginning of the season, but I swear, I haven't seen a stretch of rainy weather like this in a LONG time.

I don't mind showers...but these downpours for days on end are getting ridiculous.

My mold has mold.

Sorry for the rant...

[scottyt]

it might rain up there but all it does is wash down hill to me in maryland and on the way it picks up the trash in new york

[lbdavis]

I'm with ya! I had a friend call me at work today and asked sarcastically, "Glad you own a boat aren't you?"

I thought of replying with something about gathering animals 2 by 2, but instead told him, "yea, I'm going to start using it to commute to downtown!"

This $uck$ a$$!!!

[Joesaila]

Had a nice sail Wednesday though. But had to cancel this weekend. Next week will be nice! At least thats the forecast. Of course a five day forecast is only 51% correct! A coin toss is 50/50....heads I'm going sailing in the sun, tails I'm going to get wet

[c40eb]

Same here! Brought my boat from Rockland to Friendship Weds. Beautiful day (tease tease tease)!

Sailing was good, though the wind was on the nose for almost the whole trip.

Still...especially considering the weather this spring...it was an EXCELLENT day.

The radar shows what may be a band of clearing tomorrow afternoon...could be a small window to get in some sail time.

[DrB]

Geez, throw some foulies on and go out in the rain. So you're going to get a little wet, you're not going to melt are you? If you don't use the boat, it's going to get wet anyway, so you might as well use it.

Got an email from Sunday's race skipper today. He thinks it might be a little too windy to go out on his J105 based on the forecast, 20 kt winds, with gusts up to 30 and 6 to 9' seas. Another whimp.

All kidding aside, yes this summer in northern New England has been a little dreary. I did go out on Wednesday afternoon and early evening to some wonderful weather. Last Saturday was absolutely gorgeous also, but most weekends have been either cold or rainy.

DrB

[c40eb]

I don't mind a little rain...but days and days of dreary, cold showers interspersed with torrential downpours is getting old.

Now, the forecast has changed and there are NO sunny days forecast next week.

I'll be looking for any letup...showers or no.

Look! Penicillin!

[CaptKermie]

The best thing about sailing is that your Doctor cannot prescribe a legal drug that will do for you what sailing will do nor will any illegal drug.
We had a long cold wet winter here in the PNW 80/09 but Summer arrived about May 17 and we have had little or no rain since, great sailing weather but winters here suck big time.

[timebandit]

I thought the rain in Main stayed mainly on the plane.

[WanderingStar]

Got high on a few hours of sunshine today. Went sailing too.