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Conference unifix::sailing

Title:SAILING
Notice:Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference
Moderator:UNIFIX::BERENS
Created:Wed Jul 01 1992
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2299
Total number of notes:20724

588.0. "Inland waters in Mass." by JENEVR::OCONNOR () Tue Jun 30 1987 17:33


	I recently bought a small sailboat and trailer and want to sail
	some lakes and ponds in the North and West of Boston area.

	I've looked through most of the conference and found reference
	to inland water sailing in N.H. but not Mass.

	Lakes and ponds with moderate to minimum traffic would be preferred
	since I'm still in the novice sailing stage.

	Thanks.
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Name		DateLines
588.1Webster, Quannapowitt, HopkintonCAMLOT::BLAISDELLWed Jul 01 1987 10:0610
You don't say what you own, but three places come to mind:

	Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield (there is a sailing club and
		and a large Day Sailer fleet.)
	Lake Webster in Webster (home of the Webster Sailing Association
		and which also has a large Day Sailer fleet)
	Hopkinton Resevoir (a state part which doesn't allow motorboats)

- Bob
588.2Webster Lake's real nameTILLER::SEARSPaul Sears, SHR1-4/D27, 237-3783Wed Jul 01 1987 13:3113
Webster lake is actually:

Lake Chargaggoggogmanchagaggogchabunagungamogg

give or take a few gggggggg's

(it's nitmuck indian for "you fish on your side, i'll fish on mine,
and nobody fish in the middle. A reference to the 3 ponds that make up
the whole lake)

also try lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsberry, Regata Point has a sailing
club.
588.3inland sailing in Mass and MaineKIRK::LEBLANCTue Jul 21 1987 16:5320
    	In regards to lake Quinsigamond, I've sailed it, and in fact
    took sailing lessons there. Its is a discouraging lake in the summer
    as the wind is so tempermental. The lake sits in a valley with tall
    trees near the waters edge. The lake is very long and narrow, and
    you often find yourself with little if not no wind. The sailing
    club there has a motor launch to pull their boats in when necessary.
    
    	Whalom lake in Lunenburg is small, but has better wind. You
    do have to put up with a lot of power boats. The boat ramp is not
    too friendly to sail boats, as it has not dock to set up on.
    
    	I'll be trying Big Sabago in Maine, in Jordon bay. I hear the
    sailing is great.
                                                         
    
    Good luck.
    
    Dan