Right now I am watching the Olympic closing ceremonies (well it must be a rerun since it is 8:00 pm Sunday here is Ashtabula Ohio). We are at a small yacht club for the night. For the last four days the weather has been rainy and windy. We stayed at a lovely club in Mentor for two days to avoid 25 knot winds. However a number of intrepid racers finished the Falcon cup race at Mentor, down wind in record time. Mike spent a couple of hours watching them all come in and then joined the after party for a beer or two!
That afternoon there was an outdoor wedding that really was washed out but went ahead (there was a gazebo but it really did not cover everyone - apparently 250 people.) Don't know why they did not go for plan B inside. People had to be ferried the short distance from one side of channel to other, and back, so they were lined up in rain. Absolutely dismal!
We've had no issues with the sailing on the lake - the chop has been rolly but we've dodged quite a few rain clouds and not been close to any thunderstorms while on the water.
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leaving port on the way to Mentor.
Heading east towards Mentor
the sky behind us - it was sunny soon after we arrived!
Mentor yacht club
The end of the race. Next challenge is to get through the narrow channel |
We are now looking to the final stage of our journey..east and then across Lake Erie to Port Colborne and through the Welland Canal.
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