Toronto, Canada
We tried to leave the harbor today for a short sail but, after an hour of breaking ice, decided to wait for a warmer day when the ice is easier to break. We could have broken our way out the rest of the channel, but I don’t really know how much ice this hull is designed for, so thought it better to wait for a warm spell before going sailing next. The temperature has been between -5C and -10C for the last few days and the ice quickly closed in and got thick. The ice we were breaking was about 13cm/5″ thick, composed of a clear, hard layer of ice and a softer, white layer of snow that became ice. In the picture, Don is pushing one of the chunks of ice down with a pole so the thickness and layers can be seen.