Reivers Dustin
12/18/20 #28228

all you kids stay off the monkey bars today. and don't stick your tongue on that davie!

If you go today, do it right. It's hefty.

josh dyck
12/18/20 #28229

Looking forward to the “hefty” day! It’s been a while…

Josh

David Scherrer

12/18/20 #28230

Haaaftpp Haaaftp, I caaooon efff I waaaan tooeeeee…..(ouch)
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gsouthstone
12/18/20 #28231

Just got back in after an abbreviated paddle. Called it a day after a couple of laps where the paddle and I repeatedly almost departed ways while surfing. Haven't figured out a way to see approaching catspaws and seaswirls before they pounce, maybe something like a wearable backup camera. Other than that, the conditions were as expected. Upon beaching, it was fortuitous that Colin showed up and helped schlep the boat onto the rack, tutherwise, I still may be standing in the bay.
G

beau whitehead

12/18/20 #28232

“Medium hefty” today. Good fun. We launched from Wildcat at 10am and paddled to the harbor. Gusting mid 40's maybe. Lots of water coming out of the river made for some slow going near the harbor.
On our return to WC to pick up cars, the young guns were heading out on their second run (-:

Denise Weeks
12/18/20 #28233

It’s hard to keep everyone straight. Sounds like we’re now divided into
cro-magnons
young guns
barnacles
salish sirens

and what about all the water categories?
spicy
sporty
hefty with qualifiers
nukin’

We need our own dictionary.

Nicholas Cryder

12/18/20 #28236

A few of us are Uber cowboys and just go solo.

David Hooper

12/19/20 #28243

Denise,
In your grouping, don't forget the many of us who have neither the salt-encrusted wisdom of the barnacles, nor the beatific paddling finesse of the Sirens, nor the speed, endurance and go-get-'em of the youth. We still split our paddling play time with those pesky jobs, and paddling complements other multi-sport pursuits. We hem and haw as the wind picks up - hesitant to dive into Papa Bear nukin' conditions but still like some spice in our sauce. Sort of like #2 or #3 out of 5 in the Bham Bay curry.
I'm talking about the Half-assed, Muddling, Middle-aged Men, or HMMMs, whose acronym reflects our contemplative approach.

Dave H.

Paul Reavley

12/19/20 #28246

We wound up going non-hefty and went to Lake Whatcom for our first downwinder there. The wind on the lake seemed mostly E or ESE. We didn't get much wind for about 2 miles starting at the South Boat Launch, picked up some wind from the SE branch of the lake, then got decent wind and waves after the island. Some gusts along the way, but only the last 1/2 mile or so getting into Bloedel-Donovan had steady high wind. One of the easier 9 mile paddles that Denise and I have done. Got on the water a bit late - 3pm but didn't have to push to get to the take out before it got very dark.

1st Lake Whatcom Downwinder