Congrats, Don & Sheila on finding new digs. I don't envy your move, but I do your new location only 20 minutes from Acton Lake. That's closer for me...maybe...
Planning a week on Great Diamond Island for late July. Would love to hear from anyone with local water knowledge which might be helpful to a new Melonseed...
Hi Roger, Don't worry, we have our priorities in the right place. Moving is one thing, missing out on the best gathering of sailcraft and sailors west of the...
Larry -- The Maine coast is a sailor's heaven when the weather's right (heh, heh...). The prevailing wind is SW in summertime, but every so often a front comes...
Larry, I may have a little local knowledge about the area for I've been sailing my melonseed out of Portland for the past 5 years. I don't know what your plan...
Dave & Lenny - I really enjoyed reading your advice and local knowlege about Casco Bay. Really got my juices flowing, especially as we've had little suitable...
Well, Roger, what you need to do is put Nancy Lee on her trailer, head the car northeast when Larry Wenger and L'il Turtle are here in late July. If Dave...
Lenny, that sounds marvelous! The only fly in the ointment is time & distance. I'll have to enjoy the Casco Bay Rendezvous vicariously. Surely, someone will...
Hey gang. I'm pleased to report that the lovely Folderol has now sailed at either end of Interstate 75 -- Michigan and Florida. She's sailed on Lake Erie and...
My oh my! Some people have "the life"! So, all it takes is a Melonseed and a Ford Ranger huh? Hmmm. I have TWO Melonseeds and a Ford Ranger. Bob F. has a...
Congrats, Karen, on expanding your Melonsailing to such a degree! Is there anyone out there who, in their first 6 months of Melonseed ownership, has covered...
Actually, Bob, we now have a real Ford Ranger...with a couple extra little doors like yours. Amazing just how convenient that additional 14" is. We can haul...
What a pleasant day sailing in Kentucky. The temperature moderated to a high of only 87, the humidity dropped to 35% by late afternoon, and a 5-10 mph breeze...
Hi George -- Glad to hear you got in a little Kentucky Surprise! OUTAGAS looks lovely sliding along on the breeze. Thanks for sharing the pictures. I notice...
The heat and humidity broke today - and a little breeze was felt. A beautiful day after days of searing heat. Time for a sail in Kokopelli. Of course the first...
Tony, what a delightful romp you describe! Thanks. It gives me a bit of encouragement and inspiration for my sailing with newsailor Max. Wish we'd have some...
... Will you be joining us? So far, we have approximately 14 boats coming, fourth weekend in August. Some of us will be arriving 8/22 or earlier. Bob...
... could give me a little more specific direction regarding the location of East End Beach. I know Portland a little having been to either Little Diamond,...
Hello everyone, I have two used Melonseeds and a Swampscott Sailing Dory available. I prefer not to make this a "commercial" site, but is is the easiest way to...
... Yes; am planning to, anyway. I would arrive noonish Aug 24, with my Sharwater yawl in-tow for lodging. Finally got my Yahoo ID and password working, after...
I thought I'd better announce that the pretty light green MS I mentioned earlier is spoken for (several times actually!) and so therefore better consider it...
Hi shoulders been out commission lately but i'm sailing Yankee Station across Lake Michigan on the 22 of Aug arriving Green lake that nite. LOL of course the...
Golly, it's been more than a week since I've sailed the lovely Folderol, but I *did* get to watch Fourth of July fireworks from the deck of a 4-masted...
Hi all (again). :-) Have any of you ever towed your Melonseed behind another boat? If so, I'd love to hear your comments/suggestions. I leave for Florida next...
Am keenly looking forward to meeting you, geo, and your YANKEE STATION, along with all of the other "Mellonheads". One objective will be to try my hand in one...
Hi Karen -- My guess is that Andy Follansbee is likely to have had Melonseed towing-behind-another-boat-experience. Andy, have you towed the Melonseed behind...
