Introduction (Please Read this First!) Here at OWC, a small group of us will continue to swim during the months of November through March –Read More
Author: Steve
We lucked out again this morning with warmer air temperatures to offset the colder lake. The mid-winter water was still around 33F, but the airRead More
Our first meetup of February gave us a 33F lake and an outside air temp of 31F – a huge bump from earlier in theRead More
The forecast called for south/southwest wind, so I was expecting the lake to be fairly clear of ice close to the short. However, we hadRead More
Our first official winter meetup took place at 7:10am. And while we didn’t really get much swim time in the lake, it was worth theRead More
The good news this morning was that the 95% humidity forecast didn’t translate into drizzle – just heavy fog. So we didn’t have to worryRead More
We lucked out with the lake temp still out of the cellar (40F) and the air temp an even more balmy at 42F . TheRead More
We knew it wouldn’t last, but wouldn’t it have been nice for Lake Michigan to still be in the 50Fs at the start of December?Read More
When I arrived at L1 just around 6:50am, I was expecting a cold and turbulent lake. But the lake came in at 52.2F with justRead More
With the 12mph forecasted winds, I was expecting a very choppy lake at 6:30am. Fortunately for us, the weatherman was wrong again and the lakeRead More