Almost time to jump into the lake

[VTSeaRay]

4 more degrees and it will be

RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
422 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2009

.THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN OPEN WATERS FORECAST...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT.

THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN LAKE LEVEL AT THE KING STREET FERRY DOCK IN BURLINGTON
WAS 97.43 FEET...AND THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS 46 DEGREES.

 

[dpvandy01]

Go for it you sissy. I do the Polar Bear dip in the lake in my community every New Year's day.....:thumbsup:

 

[VTSeaRay]

Yeah, my gf's dtr did the Penguin plunge in February. They had to cut a hole in the 3' thick ice to let them in. No thanks.

http://br.truveo.com/Penguin-Plunge-Burlington-VT-2009/id/108239267

Come on up, I'll jump in with you with it at this temp, and we'll see who stays in the longest! :grin::thumbsup:

-VtSeaRay

 

[Sundancer]

59.5 is my limit! Thats without a wetsuit. That's when official lake swimming begins. Even at that temp, you can get a nice ice cream headache if you are under too long!

If you are actually swimming at 50 degrees, you are nuts! As they say, you have a 50% chance of making it 50 yards in 50 degree water!

 

[VTSeaRay]

I usually start swimming each year, when it reaches 50 degrees. I'm not in for long obviously. maybe up to 2-3 minutes at a time. I get out, warm up, and head back in. I find it very refreshing. I think it's a mental block, but below 50, just seems like a completely colder temp and is not as enjoyable for me to swim in it (the ice cream headaches and limbs going numb happen much quicker)

On the other end, when the water gets up near 70, I find it like bath water, and not as refreshing, that's when I start diving deeper to get to the cooler temp water.

-VtSeaRay