| GoMOOS Buoy F – W. Penobscot Bay | |
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| Last update: 03/12 8:00 PM EST Wind: NNE at 12.8 knots Wind gust: 15.5 knots Wave height: 5.5 ft Period: 8.0 sec Air temp: 31° F (-0.3° C) Visibility: 1.6 nm (1.8 miles, 3.0 km) Atmospheric pressure: NA |
More snow for Maine and the Northeast. Five snowdays and counting for local schools. More than 24 inches on the ground. At least 16 inches have fallen this week alone. It’s all good — I smile to think how the local rivers will be running in a few weeks (or months). St. George River Race is slated for Saturday, two weeks from today. Meanwhile out on the bay, water temperatures are at 33 degrees, which is exactly what they were in March of last year. (Checked the archives.)
Still another kayaking death in the news, this one resulting from a paddler being thrown from a tandem kayak in rough surf and sustaining a blow to his head. Are there more kayaking deaths this year? Are they being reported more widely? Or am I simply more aware of them? Perhaps I’ll take a closer look at the OutdoorEd. article on risk management I unearthed recently.