I have never felt a need for a sea anchor in the Apostle Islands. Crossings between islands rarely exceed an hour. If a gale comes up, just land and wait it out. Normally, the weather radio would warn of such strong winds hours, if not days, in advance. The exception would be strong winds associated with isolated summer thunderstorms, but such storms do not normally last long, and would not blow you far. Lightning would be a far greater concern. The only time I would consider carrying a sea anchor on Lake Superior would be if I were planning to cross the lake. BTW, surface water temperatures in the Apostles in August are typically in the mid-60s. And the flies should be gone by then. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jul 07 2002 - 10:27:00 PDT
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