the solent down under

[snowleopard]

went up a hill yesterday to a viewpont overlooking Port Philip which is the harbour of Melbourne. an enclosed bay around 25 miles diameter, i.e. upwards of 400 square miles of sheltered water. the temperature was 25 degrees and it was blowing F2-3.

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NOT ONE!

 

[muminator]

If you're trying to make us jealous...mission accomplished!

 

[Sybarite]

went out in the Rade de Lorient today... shirt slieve weather :12.5°c but sunny and how many other sailing boats were out....?
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NOT ONE!

Looks like nobody was out in either the N or S hemispheres....

John

 

[Ships_Cat]

Only 25C - obviously too cold for sailing /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif.

John

 

[snowleopard]

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If you're trying to make us jealous...mission accomplished!

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no- i wasn't sailing either /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Rowana]

Some of us have work to do ! !

 

[Eightball]

Hi, good to see Melbourne has got some weather you can walk round in let alone go sailing in. Now if you moved to Queensland you could go out every day. What you forgot to tell our mates in sunny England was that the reason people don't go sailing in Melbourne even when the sun is out is that you can have four seasons in one day (including snow!!) so they're scared to risk it. I know, I used to live there.

Anyway, I'm glad there's two of us on this forum as we seem to be a minority. Happy sailing, Dave.

 

[BrianJ]

Chris,
Now tell them its 34*C today.. (monday) but still no one out sailing.... wait till Wednesday and Saturday next.
BrianJ