January 2007 Photo of the Month

[Tim]

Each year for the past few, I have put together a little calendar using some pictures from cruising on the Maine coast, and give them to members of my family at Christmas.

I thought I'd post the monthly photo here, just for fun and help us remember why we do this whole sailing thing.

This month, you get two photos: First, the cover photo, and then January.

Cover: Sunset at Merchant Harbor


January 2007: Looking east from the rocks of Hell's Half Acre, across Jericho Bay towards Mt. Desert Island

[Rachel]

That's a neat idea, Tim, thanks! (And I only have to wait 11 months now before I can do one....)

[Robert The Gray]

Those are beautiful, Tim. Is that clear water in the second photo at all swimable? We only get water like that on lakes around here And the most I have seen through in the bay was about 3 feet. The rivers are pure silty brown with visibility in the 1/2" range. Our bay is generally about 58 degrees in the summer. The ocean is around 56. That gives a skinny guy like me about 15 minutes of vigourous swimming before I lose the feeling in my fingers.

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[Tim]

Is that clear water in the second photo at all swimable?

Well, I suppose. If you manage 15 minutes in 58? water, then you'd do just fine in Maine! Most places are a balmy 60 in the summer

This is actually a fun place to swim if the water is warm enough. I had fun on this particular day rowing and wading around all these rocklets at high tide. It was a perfect day out.

[Mark.Wilme]

Nice idea and great photos ...

[windrose]

If that is Hell's Half Acre I don't have much to worry about. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

[Mark.Wilme]

Tim, what about February ?

[Tim]

Whoops! Thanks for the reminder.

Link to February