I have been to Chicago many times and seen that end of Lake Michigan. Flying to Oshkosh for the airshow the straight line is across Lake Michigan, but that water is COLD even in the summer so we swung south of Chicago and then back north. There was a lake off to our right while heading up north to Oshkosh. Lake Winnebago maybe???? We may show up and bug you all for a sail, it sounds fun :) The Whaler is miserable in any chop and wet too, so I think a canal is about all I would want to try with it.
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Len Mitchell via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 12:33 PM To: CNC List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Len Mitchell <xfireca...@gmail.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Great Lakes Joe, while the whaler would work in the Erie Canal or the Trent Severn Canal system, it doesn’t give you much exposure to the Great Lakes. If you are on the Great Lakes and the weather picks up, it can get quite rough. The waves are close together and steep, without the large swells you get ocean sailing. Fortunately we usually get steady light winds in the summer. Georgian Bay, where we keep Crazy Legs is approx 120miles x 50miles. As a generalization, north is a mine field with shield rock and the south can be sandy beaches mostly covered in homes and cottages. I prefer the north. My invitation from the rendezvous has no expiry date. Pick a place you want to sail, I am sure you will find a C&C there. Use Google Earth and check it out, start with the North Chanel. You must have flown over the lakes at some point? Len Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
