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23 October 2006, 22:24
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Town: Tobermory, Canada eh
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Ya, It's Only a Lake, But...
I know you guys are far to polite to say it, but in case you think our Great Lakes are pretty whimpy boating territory compared to your Sea, I thought I would post a few pics I took a while back. These were taken about 10km from my house along the southern shore of Georgian Bay, in Lake Huron. The cliffs you see are between 20 and 25 metres high! The white stuff on the trees is ice! I took these from my boat...
OK, the last part I made up... 
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23 October 2006, 23:59
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Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
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Looks a bit choppy. If you weren't in your boat taking the pictures, were you swimming? 
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24 October 2006, 01:28
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That's it... swimming! No, I hiked out to the shore and wedged myself in a crack in the rocks. The bedrock was actually shaking... I suppose compared to your neighborhood, this really would qualify as "a bit choppy"!
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24 October 2006, 02:04
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Great photos Stoo!
There was a discussion last year about how dangerous inland lakes can be, particularly HOMES, in this thread:
Pair Missing as Boat Capsizes in Loch
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24 October 2006, 02:14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stoo
That's it... swimming! No, I hiked out to the shore and wedged myself in a crack in the rocks. The bedrock was actually shaking... I suppose compared to your neighborhood, this really would qualify as "a bit choppy"!
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Well yes to be honest BUT that cold - what a killer!!! Our waters are bad enough in winter - survival time is in minutes rather than hours around here - must be seconds with you!!!
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24 October 2006, 02:17
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Once it's cold enough, we Canadians walk on water. 
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24 October 2006, 02:35
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Thanks PT... an interesting thread. Your Lake Winnipeg sounds a bit like Lake Erie.
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24 October 2006, 09:17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stoo
That's it... swimming! No, I hiked out to the shore and wedged myself in a crack in the rocks. The bedrock was actually shaking... I suppose compared to your neighborhood, this really would qualify as "a bit choppy"!
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I have seen stuff looking a bit like that very occasionally, but the South Atlantic isn't as horrible as it is generally made out to be. That's impressive
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24 October 2006, 10:31
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Well yes to be honest BUT that cold -
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Oh it's not that bad. It warms up quite nicely by mid-August. Surface temps can get up to perhaps 13 or 14 C. It only lasts for about 3 days before it starts to cool off again. You are right though, generally it is the cold that kills boaters. Lifejackets only serve as "corpse-corks"... 
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24 October 2006, 16:14
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Town: Punta gorda Fl.
Boat name: War Machine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stoo
I know you guys are far to polite to say it, but in case you think our Great Lakes are pretty whimpy boating territory compared to your Sea, I thought I would post a few pics I took a while back. These were taken about 10km from my house along the southern shore of Georgian Bay, in Lake Huron. The cliffs you see are between 20 and 25 metres high! The white stuff on the trees is ice! I took these from my boat...
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typical Great Lakes squall... not the best boating weather but we take what we can get...
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