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Conference vicki::boats

Title:Powerboats
Notice:Introductions 2 /Classifieds 3 / '97 Ski Season 1267
Moderator:KWLITY::SUTER
Created:Thu May 12 1988
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1275
Total number of notes:18109

290.0. "1989 Lake Winnipesaukee Iceout Contest" by NRADM::WILSON (Think Spring!) Wed Mar 08 1989 12:50

    
Now that we've been to every boat show and have nothing to do but wait
for the ice to melt and the sun to shine, it's that time of year again:

         **********************************************
         * The 1989 Lake Winnipesaukee Iceout Contest *
         **********************************************

Iceout is determined by the date that the Mount Washington can make 
its normal run from Wolfeboro to Weirs Beach.  To give you an idea of
the range in past years, the next reply contains a list that dates
from to 1851 to 1987.  To print it out, just read the reply then type:
"extract/noheader iceout.txt", then exit from notes and print the file
iceout.txt.

Since I started this contest, I'll take the first guess at April 14th,
(which may be just wishful thinking since that's the day I'm picking up
my new boat).



T.RTitleUserPersonal
Name
DateLines
290.1Iceout in years pastNRADM::WILSONThink Spring!Wed Mar 08 1989 12:5076
                         1920 May 7
1851 April 8             1921 March 28 **
1852 ---                 1922 April 19
1853 ---                 1923 April 23
1854 ---                 1924 April 14
1855 ---                 1925 April 9
1856 April 26            1926 May 4
1857 ---                 1927 April 17
1858 ---                 1928 April 20
1859 ---                 1929 April 7
1860 ---                 1930 April 9
1861 ---                 1931 April 11
1862 ---                 1932 April 20
1863 ---                 1933 April 25
1864 ---                 1934 April 21
1865 April 12            1935 April 21
1866 ---                 1936 April 8
1867 ---                 1937 April 25
1868 ---                 1938 April 17
1869 ---                 1939 May 4
1870 ---                 1940 May 7
1871 ---                 1941 April 21
1872 ---                 1942 April 18
1873 ---                 1943 April 29
1874 ---                 1944 May 1
1875 ---                 1945 April 3
1876 ---                 1946 April 1
1877 ---                 1947 April 19
1878 ---                 1948 April 10
1879 May 7               1949 April 6
1880 April 18            1950 April 11
1881 May 2               1951 April 17
1882 April 28            1952 April 20
1883 ---                 1953 April 4
1884 April 28            1954 April 17
1885 ---                 1955 April 17
1886 ---                 1956 April 5
1887 May 7               1957 April 6
1888 May 12 *            1958 April 19
1889 April 14            1959 April 25
1890 April 24            1960 April 19
1891 April 24            1961 April 27
1892 April 12            1962 April 24
1893 May 12 *            1963 April 20
1894 April 24            1964 April 28
1895 April 26            1965 April 22
1896 April 23            1966 ---
1897 April 24            1967 April 22
1898 April 14            1968 April 28
1899 May 2               1969 April 14
1900 April 23            1970 April 26
1901 April 28            1971 April 28
1902 April 3             1972 May 6
1903 April 4             1973 May 3
1904 April 29            1974 April 16
1905 April 24            1975 April 16
1906 April 23            1976 April 17
1907 April 29            1977 April 16
1908 April 21            1978 April 28
1909 April 18            1979 April 29
1910 April 10            1980 April 16
1911 May 6               1981 April 5
1912 April 24            1982 April 29
1913 April 2             1983 April 9
1914 April 21            1984 April 20
1915 April 21            1985 April 14
1916 April 20            1986 April 16
1917 May 1               1987 April 12
1918 April 24            1988 ---
1919 April 14            1989 ???

Notes:
---    No date recorded on chart
 *     Tie for latest iceout on record
 **    Earliest iceout on record
290.2Lot's of ice up there!ARCHER::SUTERLooks Frozun to me, Look frozun to yu?Wed Mar 08 1989 13:116
    
    	Since there are still cars/trucks on it, I'll take 
    
    			April 29th
    
    	Rick
290.3IF we all wish real hard...ATSE::URBANWed Mar 08 1989 13:163
    I'll try April 12th  (but, wishing for march anydate!)
    
                                              Tom
290.4It looked pretty hard to me..ASPEN2::BOIKOWed Mar 08 1989 13:225
    	I walked out on the ice Sat, and it looked more like winter then
    spring - at least from where I stood. 
    
    	So I'll say April 25th..
    								-mike-
290.5april 16thWOODRO::CERIAWed Mar 08 1989 15:017
    Hey Rick,
    
    It's looks like you did some research!
    
    I'll be optomistic and say  April 16th.
    
                       Jeff
290.6April 11thWMOIS::G_PELLETIERWed Mar 15 1989 12:132
    Well, I have never been to Winni (Maybe someday though) but I'll
    guess April 11th.
290.7DONVAN::DECAROLISHey Dude-Whats Your Alta-TudeThu Mar 16 1989 10:246
    
        April 17th....last day for taxes and hopefully the last day
    for ice.
    
          jd/
    
290.8April 20thNETMAN::BAERGarry Baer DTN:226-5524Wed Mar 22 1989 15:029
	April 20th.  Given that the edges are melting now and there are still
trucks and airplanes ON the ice, I would say that there is still some melting
left to go.  But judging that "MEL & SALLY's" is opened 2 weeks earlier this
year (and MEL never comes back from Florida earily), could be a good year for
SPRING boating.....

garry 
    

290.9April 26thROGER::GAUDETSki NautiqueFri Mar 24 1989 12:055
    Judging solely on what I saw from 35000 feet as we flew over N.H. on
    my flight back from London yesterday, it looks like Winni is not going
    to break the Mar. 28th record by a long shot.  I'll guess Apr. 26th.
    
    					...Roger...
290.10April 23'rdBINKLY::SMITHFri Mar 24 1989 15:174
    
    I'll put in a guess for April 23'rd.
    
    /Mike Smith
290.11Ice OutCSCMA::BLOODWed Mar 29 1989 16:504
    
                       April 18 is the day!
    
290.12Ice Out DateCGVAX2::JOHNSON_SThu Mar 30 1989 13:346
    I'll guess April 10th to beat all current entries.  It's going to
    melt soon with all the spring weather we're bound to have next week?
    Right? (After we finish with this snow storm that we're haveing
    right now- and the mountains are expected to get 3-6 inches)
    
    Sonia
290.13And the winner is ????.WEDOIT::MALCOLMThu Mar 30 1989 13:524
    I'll guess that iceout will be April 19,  11:30 am.
    
    Scott
    
290.14SALEM::GINGRASFri Mar 31 1989 12:235
    Haven't seen it but I'll have to go for
    
                   April 24 
    
               Ice out time = Good Fishin
290.15Won't be long now!NRADM::WILSONMoe, Larry, Cheese!Tue Apr 18 1989 11:0310

As of Sunday April 16, Lake Winnie is still frozen.  There is about
40-100 feet of open water along the shore in most areas, and several
large open fissures heading out toward the middle.  Looks as if a
couple of warm, sunny, breezy days like we had yesterday should do 
the trick.  I'll be calling the Marine Patrol later in the week to
check on the status.

Rick W. (So much for my guess of April 14th.)
290.16April 21ENUF::GASSMANThu Apr 20 1989 15:018
    Is this contest still open?  I'll pick tomorrow, April 21, 3:00 PM.
    This morning, I was fishing on the west side of the lake, and while
    there is a lot of open water, Alton bay is still slushed in, as well as
    areas around weares and woflboro.  The salmon are biting (and they are
    good :-)  
    
    bill
    
290.17Is it too late to bet on last night's Megabucks?NRADM::WILSONMoe, Larry, Cheese!Thu Apr 20 1989 15:077
    
    RE: .16
    
    Really going out on a limb, eh Bill?    ;^)
    
    
    Rick
290.18Its boating time!!!NETMAN::BAERGarry Baer, LKG1-1/A7, DTN:226-5524Thu Apr 20 1989 17:205
	So how accurate was my guess of the 20th??  I will be going up with
the boat this weekend to see for sure but I have heard that it is out TODAY.
How much was in the pot??

290.19There's still time to finish that yardwork...NRADM::WILSONMoe, Larry, Cheese!Fri Apr 21 1989 14:5612
I just called Meredith Marina for an update on the iceout
conditions.  According to the person I spoke with, the open
water area along the shore has increased since last weekend,
but the center of the lake is still very frozen.

When I asked for his opinion on when it would be clear, he
said "by next weekend for sure".  According to the local
weather guesser, the boating weather for this weekend doesn't
sound too promising anyway (40's and 50's).

Rick W.
290.20Winni is Iced Out...MYVAX::ONEILLMon Apr 24 1989 17:5017
    
    	
    	Rick,
    
    	
    		On April 21, (Friday) I launched my boat at Wolfboro
    	and went to the Channel at the Wiers (sp), around rattlesnake
    	and into Alton bay. Ice was still on the lake from north of
    	the Wiers to Meredith, the rest of the lake was iced out.
    	I was also on the lake Sunday afternoon, if there was any
    	ice on the lake left is was gone with the huge wind blown 
    	waves.
    
    	Ladies and gentlemen start your engines...
    
    	Mike
    
290.21Watch out for flotsamNRADM::WILSONMoe, Larry, Cheese!Tue Apr 25 1989 23:455
    RE: .20
    
    Yahoo!  Anybody else heading up this weekend?
    
    Rick W.
290.22for those that NEED to knowMTADMS::CARLETONDonWed Apr 26 1989 10:134
    
    	Heard on the radio this morning that Winni iceout was "Official"
    at 11:xx (11:41 I believe) yesterday morning. Too bad, that would
    have been my guess.    :-)
290.23Mikey?!?!ARCHER::SUTERGentlemen, start your *marine* engines!Wed Apr 26 1989 11:365
    
    	I guess Mike Boiko wins it! Too bad he's in Colorado or NY
    or where ever the hell he is...... What does he win?
    
    Rick
290.24What else?ROGER::GAUDETSki NautiqueWed Apr 26 1989 13:156
    >>	I guess Mike Boiko wins it! Too bad he's in Colorado or NY
    >>  or where ever the hell he is...... What does he win?
    
    An invitation to play again next year!  :-)
    
    					...Roger...
290.25..and the winner is...ASPEN2::BOIKOWed Apr 26 1989 13:4915
    re .24,.23
    
    What great news...after my arrival back home from Colorado - one of the
    only places where you can snow ski in the morning (A Basin @ 13,000 Ft)
    and water ski all afternoon (Boulder Res @ 5,500 Ft). 
    
    I just want to say thank you to my parents, friends, and all you great 
    people out there who helped me reach an accurate pick for this years 
    ICEOUT Contest - to all you people who believed in me all those
    difficult weeks, thanks... :-)
    
    Now all I have to do is come up with the money to pay for the
    Icebreaker rental :-)
    
    								-mike-
290.26Me too!GIMLEE::RCFooterMon May 01 1989 13:405
    Mike: when were you at A-basin?  I was there on the 23rd.
    Probably saw you there and didn't know you!
    
    Rob
    
290.27Small world Rob...ASPEN2::BOIKOMon May 01 1989 14:077
    Rob,
    
    	I was at Vail on the 23rd, Loveland on the 25th, and A-Basin on the
    26th of April....small world. I thought about going to A-Basin on that
    Sunday, but stayed with some friends in a condo at Vail instead.
    
    								-mike-