Where are you sailing this weekend?
Minnetonka (lower)
31% (11 votes)
Minnetonka (upper)
3% (1 vote)
White Bear Lake / Bald Eagle
11% (4 votes)
Calhoun
3% (1 vote)
Other in Minnesota!
0% (0 votes)
Anyplace with a short track!
11% (4 votes)
I'm going to Traverse City!
9% (3 votes)
Nope, Iceboating is dangerous, you'd have to be crazy.
31% (11 votes)
Total votes: 35
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Heading over now,
Hutt and I walked out, it's slippery, in close where there was a lot of snow yesterday we found a couple 4" drain holes...
Meeting some other folks, to:
hang out,
maybe grille,
set up the boats for tomorrow,
and if the forecast wind shows up this afternoon, take a light air rip to go looking for drain holes.
Newcomb says She's already played in Pepin, it's usually a one week walk for her to get here. This weekend is the last one in the metro area.
Carpe DN!
4695
Let's try Sunday!
Saturday's wind does not appear to be getting above 5 MPH. Sunday's forecast looks like 15-20 MPH out of the south. Tonka will soften up a bit from the rummbling pitted stuff on Friday. The rain last eve appears to have smoothed it out some based on a short walk on the ice. Many boats are set up at Cottagewood, Park Ave fire lane. The Shorewood Yacht Club has room off their docks for many more. The main lower lake should be the place on Sunday morning. Other than a few 1" cracks, no heaves, obstacles or open spots noted. A car was driving on the ice on Tuesday!
Based on next weeks forecast, the fat lady may start warming up in metro.
Mike
looks like at least a dozen boats in Cottagewood
Based on the forecast we better think about bringing something to share, and something to like grille...
we may be standing around til the wind comes up, and it will!
today's sailing on Mtka
602 reports 5 iceboats, mostly dn's were rippin all day until the rain at about 3:30... all boats remain on the lake in anticipation of this weekend's sailing.
he says it's a little rumbly, but great...
Wind forecast varies by liar. choose your poison for tomorrow... the WIRC is running a 25 lap short course (longer than you imagine) in the breeze on Sunday, practice laps tomorrow... and rippin... the way I read the forecast.
4695
To quote 602..
Oooo-yaaah!
Sailin Sat.
Ok, I'm in. The ice sounds sailable. where's everyone going to set up? and what time?
DN 5050
DN 5050
my only option
laser,board,lake spi!may go fishing,well at least I'm not scrap booking!
Lower Minnetonka Launch Site Map - Cottagewood
Many are launching off the firelanes in Cottagewood...
http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=cottagew...
At Cottagewood General Store, turn Left, drive to lake, you'll see the boats set up.
Yee Ha Friday Forecast!
Friday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a south wind between 11 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
LOWER TONKA, FRI - SUN
Will be setting up DN 5290 & NITE 444 in the AM on Friday.
OH YEAH!!!
Ice Report White Bear Lake
Jason Brown from White Bear Boat Works said 5 minutes ago that "White Bear Lake is in Primo Spring Sailing Conditions, seriously near perfect, with the weather forecast (wind) people will be playing hookey and sailing White Bear Lake".
Most every lake in the Metro Area and North should now be in excellent spring sailing condition.