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Old 03-04-2020, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by toddster View Post
Really? It's still 42 upstream in The Gorge. High school sailing started last week - they look cold, but seem to be having fun!
The Gorge gets a lot colder than Gig Harbor, it's that pesky east wind thing.

From https://www.seatemperature.org/north...or-january.htm

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.6 8.1 8.6 10.3 11.7 11.7 10.5 9.1 8.1
°F 45.5 45.3 45.7 45.7 46.6 47.5 50.5 53.1 53.1 50.9 48.4 46.6

... and I grew up in Astoria. But sailing there was tricky will all the sand bars, most of which appear on no charts. Local knowledge was all important.
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