No bears! But plenty of moose, dear, bald eagles, there are several pelican rookeries. The only wild animals we don't see much of are humans. I step the mast with a two way connected to the trailer and the jib halyard. Easy and controllable for us older people. -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bill Kaiser Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:46 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Saililing Yellowstone Lake and Jackson Lake Wyoming Thanks for responding what wild life have seen while boating bears? I am 55 years old and find putting up the mast on our M15 no big deal how about on your M17 how big a process is it for you. Bill On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:45 AM, David Schuster <davids@mmfcpa.com> wrote:
Hi, We live in Lander, WY and have been sailing Jackson Lake and Yellowstone Lake every summer for the past seven years. Lander is about a 4 hour drive from Yellowstone Lake. My wife and I have spent, over the past years, several weeks at a time on Yellowstone to just weekends. We currently sail with our Montgomery 17, which we purchased new last year from Bob, before that we had a Nimble 20. And before I forget, we also have a Nor'sea 27 on Lake Huron in Cedarville, MI. Anyway, at Yellowstone we put in at Grant Village, this was a marina there years ago but not now. It has a great ramp and dock. This is the only place you can put in with a sailboat, Bridge Bay up the road is a nice marina but not sailboat usable unless you want to lower and raise your mast to go under the bridge. We have spent time at all the back country locations on the lake that is designated for boats. All are great places. The Park boat permit is $20.00 and a Back Country permit is $20.00 good for up to 14 days. If you spend some time there just watch the weather. However, I have experienced more bad weather on Lake Huron than Yellowstone. I guess bad weather is just part of the joy of sailing.
David Schuster
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bill Kaiser Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 9:45 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Saililing Yellowstone Lake and Jackson Lake Wyoming
Who has experience sailing these lakes We are looking to drag our M15 from Phoenix to cooler climes . Got the boating regs online for Yellowstone Lake looks like one permit after another. Any help would be appreciated.
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