August 1st, 2010
The weather has been astounding this summer! We can count the number of rainy days on one hand and they were on the weekends or at night! We love it.
On the down side, the lake is continuing to have E-coli bacteria issues. Last year the rains got blamed for causing septic systems to overflow. I don’t know what the reason is this year. The counts fluctuate greatly and we are taking precautions on the days between testing when the levels are high. The town is also working at narrowing down the source.
July 17th, 2010
We just finished our first two of classes. In both weeks we had paperwork for about 3 students on Friday and by Monday the class was full! It makes for exciting planning. We could not have asked for better weather with straight sunshine and good wind.
Eben is in the process of naming all the boats. He currently has both whalers and the Opti named.
June 30th, 2010
With less than a week till the start of classes we still have opening in all of our classes. Make the most of the summer by learning to sail! We have convenient schedules, 10% off when you sign up pairs of students, and scholarships available. Call, email, or send in an application today for a fun time learning to sail.
June 4th, 2010
We took the Lincolnville Central School kids out on the lake June 4th. With less than a week before the end of school the kids were in rare form! With fair weather and unusually warm water there were kids “falling” out of the boats left and right. It was a good day and we put sixty or so kids into boats for 20 minutes of sailing with several of our board members and supporters coming out to help pilot 3 sailboats.
May 16th, 2010
Today we put some effort into getting the Fortuna, our keel boat ready for the season. In short order we cleaned her inside and out, mounted and checked the outboard, and started on the bright work. Overall she weathered the winter just fine. Her tiller needed repairs, but not much else. She’ll get splashed later this week and the mast next weekend with the J24 fleet.
May 16th, 2010
We’ve been working on our new web page for a couple of months and it’s up and running today! A great start to our fourth year on Norton Pond. See you there.