--- In Manitoba_Windsurfing_Club@yahoogroups.com, "Myron"
<windsurfmanitoba@...> wrote:
>Myron

Thanks for the update; looks like 3 or 4 more weeks. I think i can
hold out that long. I'll keep watching this board to see what opens
up first. See you out there.
Al
ps; is there a way to filter the spam out of this board?


> Hi Al,
>
> Things have been delayed somewhat this year due to this recent and
> lengthy cold spell. The river is still jammed up with ice at
Selkirk.
> Lake ice was at 41" and the Lagoon at 24" thick last week. There
are
> some nice cracks out on the ice now 1"-4feet wide. Seems more have
> developed since last Tuesday too. The cracks have frozen over
though
> with about 6" of ice. There are patches of open water near shore
> where there is current or drainage.
>
> We are usually on the water between the end of April and by May
long
> weekend. The Lagoons are often the first to open. Sometimes guys
will
> hit Gull Lake (it's on the way up to Grand) or Lac du Bonnette (on
> the Winnipeg River in the Whiteshell) before the big lakes are
open.
>
>
>
> --- In Manitoba_Windsurfing_Club@yahoogroups.com, "Alsurf"
> <almcelroy@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone
> > nice to see some action on this board. I moved to Winnipeg from
> > Calgary in January, and one of the main reasons was the
windsurfing
> > access. I sailed Grand Beach a few years ago and loved it. When
is
> the
> > ice usually off the lake? Does the lagoon open up before the
main
> > lake?
> > See you on the water!
> > Al
> >
>