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From post on Christina, Dead Lake, Lizzie Thread
Submitted by Professor Robae on 26 November, 2005 - 13:44.
The Call has been made!

We are going to the black ice of North Long lake for sailing on 11-26.

Here is another report from Stroh:

It's true extreamly smmmmoooooth Black ice
It's well Worth the trip
There Is tons of room
Launch at the boat launch on the bay of north long lake It's on the side of 371

pics from 11-25 at:
http://kitemn.com/html/switchblade_nov_26th.html

Launch in on NW corner of lake. Take a right on Noka trail from 371 (it's just south of the star on this mapquest)

I drove North on MN 78 from I 94, the fields are about 80% white, Pelican Lake is about 95 % frozen & white, showing more wetspots than ... this is a family show, never mind, it's worrisome and I doubt we'll agree it's suitable. There were 5 fish houses in the Narrows.

Christina at Milepost 8; The lake recieved what I measure to be maybe 2 1/2" of powder snow (the kind they capitalize the letters of in the mountain ski resorts). 20 degrees F, wind out of the East at about 15-20 mph, ground drifting. The lake is starting to show noticable drifts, and intermittent clear ice, est ~ 95% white. This lake is clearly sailable, it's probably a toss up as to which runner choice will be superior at the first weather mark, I'll bet there will be some of each in the top row.

Snow isn't ever an issue in iceboating, until the lakes freeze. :)

There's a very narrow band (maybe 30 miles wide) of snow in front of a warm front, generally along the I 94 Corridor in Minnesota. It no doubt has impacted the ice on Christina. Historically, the hills surrounding Lake Christina have taken a fair amount of moisture out of systems before they reach the lake. We'll see about that.

Fergus Falls recieved a scant 2" of powder snow overnight... a bit more is forecast.

We will check the conditions at Christina some time today and post observations.

Local Ice checkers will scout a number of suspect shallow lakes in the imediate area which may have missed the event, over the weekend, the good news is it's now cold and other slightly deeper lakes should be freezing over the weekend. (post snow event) Generally slightly east and or north of Christina.

12:00 Noon, Thanksgiving Day, something else to be Thankful for.

The stage is set for another epic ice battle on Lake Christina the ice is Perfect!

Details: Driving up MN 78, Pelican Lake is substantially open, there was a solitary portable ice house in it's customary place in the narrows between the open water main body of Pelican and the now frozen North Bay.

Lake Christina's launch site, Milepost 8, ice observations:

Several of us had a discussion about starting up and also lite air sailing. We all agreed that over sheeting is a common problem especially among lesser experienced sailors. A sail is an airfoil just like an airplane wing and an airfoil at too great an angle of attack will stall (like when you're oversheeted). When a wing stalls, it losses lift and it falls out of the sky. A stalled sail has very little power. Any airfoil starts stalling from it's trailing edge and the stall moves forward until the entire foil is stalled. What does this mean to us? It means that when you're starting or sailing in lite air, you have to pay attention to the trailing edge of your sail. In practice it means you need tell

We made brief call to the City Restaurant in Ashby, at lunch time today, to confirm the lake had indeed fully frozen, last week as we suspected.

What a hoot, it the town of the Coot... the gal answering the phone said, "I don't think so, but wait, let me ask... Hey Guys! Those iceboaters want to know if Christina's frozen?... Audibly over the phone "Hell Yes!!!" was heard in perhaps 6 part harmony... and she gets back on the phone and said "Oh Hell Yes, It's Frozen!"

Ice Checking/Sailing will begin on Friday

It's gonna be great!

At this moment, the primary site for The Western Challenge Regatta is Lake Christina, Ashby, MN.

Details, including launch site, lodging, etc. will be posted after the offical decision 7:00 Local Time, Sunday 27 November.

It's my understanding a number of sailors will be sailing Lake Christina this weekend, November 25, 26 & 27. checking the ice, and reporting conditions for suitability. If you're planning on joining in the ice checking fun, please let me know by email.

that would be mark(at)onemorebid.com

It's gonna be great.

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There are still not many pictures yet, but I have removed the items that sold and added a few. Snowbird III is for sale for $10,500.00
there is also a skeeter for $3,500.00

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Is this Woody? Maybe this is Woody?

November 16, 10:00 Local

Conditions: 13 Deg F, Wind N 30 G 40

The lake is partially obscured due to snow fog...

Launch Area is FROZEN

Approximately 40% of sailing area is currently FROZEN!

Forecast Cold Conditions tonight should freeze the balance of lake and we should be making ice, as we predicted, for the next several days.

It's gonna be great

Think Ice

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Current conditions: 11/15/05 4:55 PM Local (CST) Generally Miserable; Overcast and Windy; 27°F; Wind Speed: N 33 G 47 MPH

There's a very good chance our 1.25 Meter Deep Treasure will freeze over tomorrow night Wednesday 11/16.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9 Degrees F.
West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ifps/MapClick.php?MapType=3&site=MPX&CiTemplate=1&map.x=30&map.y=30"

We'll continue monitoring local conditions as forecast freezing conditions over the next two weeks are favorable for choices developing in sailing venue for the Western Challenge Regatta.

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