buoys

Looks like we have another source of realtime information on wind, temperatures, and other valuable items from a new NOAA Buoy project, the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System. Here's the link: http://www.buoybay.org/site/public/ and of course, there is the original National Data Buoy...

Does anyone have any advice on the best type of ground tackle to use for setting a temporary inflatable (approx 2 ft diameter spherical) racing buoy? The mark is usually set in no more than 60 feet of water a few miles offshore on Lake Michigan. Racing has taken place in conditions usually no...