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Swim Report – November 10, 2012 – Testing the Limits

November 10, 2012 By Steve

Nick and I met out at L1 around 8:00am, and we just missed the sunshine. The lake temp came in at a chilly 46.5F, butRead More

(Brief) Swim Report – October 28, 2012 – Cold fury at month’s end

October 28, 2012 By Steve

By the time I arrived at L1, I had already caught several good glimpses of the lakefront – and none of them were very encouraging.Read More

Swim Report – October 21, 2012 – Autumn Glory!

October 22, 2012 By Steve

In case I haven’t said it enough, October sunrises are some of the most amazing ones of the year. For some reason, you really hitRead More

Swim Report – October 14, 2012 – What storm?

October 14, 2012 By Steve

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

Swim Report – October 6, 2012 – First Autumn Chill

October 6, 2012 By 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

Lake Monster from Across the Pond!

October 3, 2012 By Steve

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

Swim Report – September 30, 2012 – Out Like a Lion

September 30, 2012 By Steve

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

Bonus Swim Report: 2012 Equinox Swim!

September 22, 2012 By Steve

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

Swim Report – September 22, 2012 – Last Swim of Summer 2012!

September 22, 2012 By Steve

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

Swim Report – September 8, 2012 – Navigating the Swells

September 8, 2012 By Steve

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

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