Mike and I headed out to L1 at just past 6:30am expecting the worst. The marine forecast called for 6 to 9 foot waves alongRead More
Author: Steve
I’ll admit it. This morning really caught me off guard. I knew the forecast called for colder air temperatures, but I wasn’t expecting it toRead More
Hailing all the way from Scotland, David made a pilgrimage out to L1 last Saturday morning. And from the look of things, he had WAYRead More
If you’ve ever been bored swimming out in the lake, today would have cured that… Six of us met up at 8:00am out by L1,Read More
The autumnal equinox arrived at 9:49am. So I got in the lake a little bit before to squeeze in a swim during the last momentsRead More
Today’s morning forecast called for high winds and scattered showers, so we were greatly relieved when we arrived to find a sunny and calm lake!Read More
We got an earlier start this morning in order to avoid the high traffic from the Red Bull Flugtag, which was scheduled to take placeRead More
Dave was at L1 this afternoon and ran into Michael, a big OWC fan who’s visiting Chicago from Salem, OR. Since Michael can’t make thisRead More
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac finally hit the Chicago area, and the sustained winds brought plenty of excitement out to L1 this morning. While theRead More
If you were ever asked to describe a perfect morning for a lake swim, I’ll bet you would cite this past Saturday as a strongRead More