It’s just a lake ....
 

Pssshhh...but have you seen LOTO!?

Lake MI was not happy yesterday either....people don't understand how rough these "lakes" get sometimes

Would you guys quit whining already and just go buy an Apache so you can boat in those puny 2 footers you call rough !!

Bayliner water!

Looks like when Doug and I tried to go from Sandusky to CLE on Labor Day, no joke! I am sure we encountered a 10-12fter or two.

Deceptive lakes and their mythical monsters.
 

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Really appreciate Your title, "It's just a lake ....". Around 700 people meet death yearly while boating in the U.S. Most of them on deceptively alluring lakes. The oceans got mermaids, but the lakes got monsters and the reason for that is naturally that humanity throughout history has learned where the most danger lurks. It's all about avoiding ending up in the water usually, though collisions and other types of accidents take place, the 'cold water' is often the deceptive monster. Lake Tahoe on average takes 10 lives per year out of the 700 nationwide, almost exclusively due to cold water. Though famous for quick shifting weather patterns, it's the cold water factor and its deceptive 'tropical-looking water' at very high elevation that are the killers. The tragic death of lauded local athlete Marc Ma was a reminder to many, that wearing a life vest is a must, and that the water in Lake Tahoe is always 38F-42F just a few feet below the surface even at the height of summer, and just some regular chop will drop water temperatures at the surface 10F-15F. I always remind myself that the traditional local population engaged in fishing for a living, in the archipelago of Stockholm, Sweden, when I grew up in the '60s never went swimming for fun, they only knew how to swim in a survival manner, with a one-sided slow stroke, to protect their mouth and conserve energy and body temperature. Here's a short article about late Marc Ma's accident and some survival tips. The videos are from the Icelandic movie The Deep, which is based on the remarkable 1984 survival story of an Icelandic fisherman, who lasted more than 5 hours in the freezing Atlantic Ocean right off the Icelandic coast.

Article about the late Marc Ma, may he R.I.P. Lake Tahoe drowning accident.

The Icelandic film about a remarkable survival story at sea; The Deep.


The complete film, however, no subtitles so a 'Viking' spirit of curiosity is essential. Some sagas are surprisingly, simply visual. ;)


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It was worse that day, I know because all 3 of us boated that day LOL I will say they were spaced some that day over yesterday.... still took some work!!

I am amazed at the people that look at me funny when I say a simple statement "Respect the water"

Then they're ignorant. Anybody who has and does spend time on the water won't say that. I always have felt that the best scenario is that you break even with the water, in other words if you come back and everything's cool then you have broken even with it, the only other direction is to lose, and the water doesn't give a sh!t about that, it'll suck you up and not skip a beat.

I hear ya, but you didn't travel east as we did. I'm not saying it was as severe as your picture, but we had no business being out there! If one of those engines or trans went down, either boat would likely have sunk....

Or maybe you're agreeing with me, can't tell from your grammar. Yep - sure keeps you on your toes!!! (Wear your jackets too)

Spring of 1986 I made a horrible decision to go out on a bad weather day and learned a lesson. Water always wins. Regardless of how well you're prepared or what the weather conditions are there is a very narrow margin for error once things go wrong. Always have a ditch bag with flares, handheld vhf & very good life jackets (or wear them). ed