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lora925

Not sure if I will be ready for 20 miles this year - but I will certainly work towards that. Glad to hear you got to take advantage of the great weather too and thanks again for all the gear advice. I was quite comfortable out there and very happy to have a changing cape at the end race.

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Oh yes, I forgot to mention there were 111 boats total; a great spectacle to see and hear I might add There were representatives from a bunch of other upcoming races there as well. Hull Lifesaving Museum said they would post all the dates on their calendar so watch there if you are interested. The N...

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Below are some photos Alice shot from aboard the Voyager III.

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My time was 0:46:02 - not very fast but just 10 seconds behind the first female kayaker (as best I can tell anyway). The race organizers haven't figured out how to distinguish the surfski's from the kayaks, they are grouped together under kayaks and the winner's in that category were on surfski's. T...

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Couldn't have asked for better weather! That was a blast

What a great way to kick off the season.

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Anyone paddling on Saturday in Hull? m (scroll down a little) 31st Annual Snow Row Saturday, March 6 Race Start: 12 Noon Coxswain’s Meeting: 11:30 AM Location: Windmill Point Boathouse, 185 Main Street, Hull, MA Fee: $20 racers; Spectators free Snow Row Registration Form m Purchase tickets to watch ...

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I'm going to try to make it as well

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Thanks for the offers today, both on and off list, but I was busy teaching this morning and the playing in a concert this afternoon. Hopefully, I will get out again next weekend.

lora925

Briggsy, Thanks for the offer, sounds like fun to me but I will have to decline this time. My free time has now been filled with a rare outing with my spouse for a change. FWIW, I did just pickup a dry suit recently but apparently I've not applied enough zipper wax yet as I still can't move the zipp...

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I'm busy on Sunday, so I'm still looking for company on Saturday

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If anyone is paddling on Saturday and you wouldn't mind a tag along, please let me know. Thanks - Lora

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Trip cancelled due to lack of interest.

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This trip is on. The details have been added to the original post. Hope to see you on Saturday

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Thanks for the heads up, I'll go take a peek after work tomorrow night.

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I'm thinking of launching from Magazine Beach just before the BU bridge on the Cambridge side. Paddle down one side of the River towards Boston and then paddle back on the other side. And depending upon how fast we're moving, perhaps venture out through the locks for a little bit before heading back...

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This trip has been cancelled due to lack of interest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For those of you who've been following this thread, I've left the original post intact below, but have updated the details here now...

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[quote="rnflamingo"]So, did you guys Tivo the Patriots??[/quote] Yes of a matter of fact But there is a story behind it. As we were preparing to launch shortly before 1pm, I wondered out loud why more people didn't show up. I was promptly informed it was because of the game. I said but tha...

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Ok it looks like we are going to have great weather today

See you all later. And for anyone still on the fence, I'm not going to be able to check the message board again but feel free to just show and go ;0

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Great, hope you can make it. I'll check back later.

lora925

I'm planning on paddling on Sunday afternoon. Here is my plan in case anyone would like to join me Arrive Hingham Harbor @12:30 Launch by 1:00 pm Decide where to paddle based on how much or how little wind we have to contend with when we get there. My hope is to either go island hopping or head over...

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To follow-up, I ended up purchasing a woman's Gore-Tex Kokatat drysuit

I am having some trouble getting it on and off by myself but I think that it will be ok once it get's used a few times or I develop more muscles needed to pull those zippers. Thanks again for the advice.

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Great, thank you both for the tips and advice. I'll let you know how I make out.

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Great tip Jack - thanks

I went back and edited my original post after importing these select few pictures into photo shop to use the image re-size tool to shrink them after figuring out that the photo software I was using lacked that feature (no wonder I couldn't find it - lol).

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Though my pictures aren't great, (I'm using an inexpensive waterproof camera and I can't see the screen at all), I thought some of you might enjoy seeing some more

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I'm about to make the plunge and purchase my first dry suit. Before I do though I'm wondering about what sort of clothes to wear when trying them on to ensure a proper fit. Will regular street clothes be suitable or should I wear something more like long johns to be sure of a snugger fit?

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I'm happy to report the seals were very entertaining on Monday as well

What fun! There was no wind so to speak today either. Again, thanks for the great suggestion Kate.

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Great

My camera is packed.

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For those who missed today and have Monday off, I'm planning to do this same trip except an hour later tomorrow

Meet at 10:00 launch by 10:30.

Please reply here and let me know if you plan on joining me so I will know to wait for you.

lora925

We will miss you Norm. Hope you don't have any damage to your computers!

Bev and Susan, I'll be on my way in a few minutes.

-Lora

lora925 · Re: Charles River Foliage, 10/10 10:00am See you tomorrow

See you tomorrow

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Thanks again Norm for a great trip. The weather could not have been any better;I'm very glad we waited a day Nice to paddle with you, Jack, and CrayolaBarb again Here is my first attempt at sharing a couple of my photos from the trip. Sorry they are big, I've not had the time to figure out how to sh...

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Oh darn, I don't get done teaching in Hingham until 11:30 am on Sunday's or else I too would be interested. What is the parking like anyway? I have an unusual set up, as you may recall, with my yak sticking out the bed of my truck on a truck bed extender. Do you think I would have any trouble parkin...

lora925 · Re: Charles River Foliage, 10/10 10:00am Count me in please

Count me in please

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I'm planning on coming still though I may be a tad late. I will call you with my ETA if that looks like it will happen.

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Count me in too Norm

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Norm and I did go on this trip and it pretty much went as planned The only thing we may have done differently was perhaps launched across the street from the little protected bay across from the Dorchester Yacht Club as the launch at the boat ramp was very rocky and the onshore waves made for an int...

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done

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The plan is to launch from the boat ramp on Morrissey Blvd (across from the gas tank) and paddling the Neponset River on Saturday afternoon (9/26) at 3:30pm. We plan to arrive at the launch site at 3pm to ensure we launch on time. The trip will look something like this: m High tide is at 5:47pm and ...

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Great we are on then

and yes , from the express way you take the Morrissey Blvd exit then you go over a little bridge and the boat ramp is then immediately on your right across from the gas tank.

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Neponset River on Saturday afternoon @ 3pm

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