'23, was the worse in terms of bad (>100) AQI days and windless (F2 or less) days until this season. This past season bunch of issues with the marina ramp, construction, and early intense Canadian wildfires. Decided to leave Vela on the trailer in storage and pass on sailing. Ended up to be the right call. Neighbor who is a charter captain usually has trips booked throughout the season. 6 trips by Labor Day Weekend. IIRC, only one Bayfield to Isle Royal trip. Gale force or no wind was too common. Set a new personal record low for windsurfing and wind foiling. Good thing for the few real windy (F5 and greater) days in October.
Though came across the old brain. Winds more or less showed up late in the season after the wild fires up in Canada settled down. Coincidence or association or cause and effect?
Nice to see you here in the 'funny papers' Noel!
-18F in the Jeep this morning on the way to work just south of the Twin Cities...
Marina has been sending preseason emails to get people "excited" about this season. Seasonal on trailer storage and seasonal ramp fees IIRC have not increased. If they have. Relatively insignificant increase. Ice coverage on L. Superior has been changing significantly from day to day over the past few weeks. Gale force winds can reduce coverage dramatically with this past winters relatively poor quality of ice that did form. Someone noted the Sea Caves off Meyer's beach were open for one day. High winds destroyed the ice in one day. Ice comes and goes when it does. Like the wildfires not much you can do or predict. Just hope for early ice out and minimal western wild fires.