Our home port is Uncle Gus' RV Park & Marina on Lake Whitney, Texas. Here is an aerial photo of the marina location in relation to the main lake body.
During the past summer the low water levels had not been seen on this lake since the 1980's. With the low water levels sailing out to the main body was time consuming and difficult.
The low water levels reduced the surface area we had to sail on. The gybe/tack legs had to be very short. The wind was very dirty since the waterway travels between bluffs which were higher due to the water level being lower.
This wasn't all bad, it required that we improve our close sailing skills!
Now that the water level is back to almost normal there is plenty of surface area to sail out to the main body with ease.
Keep your sails trimmed!
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