The weather was great on Saturday but some boats from Ohio bailed due to high winds and storms expected. It didn't seem like a big deal so we stayed until Sunday. The storms never made it Saturday night but more were expected by noon on Sunday. We were up by 5:30 and underway by six. The wind was reported to be 10 knots. It was 15 and built to twenty. That put us at the known edge of our abilities!! The trip across the lake is 27 miles to the Detroit river in 30 feet of water.
It creates waves like boxes. Three feet high and six feet apart. The wind stayed at 20 for some time then started failing back. We were beam to the waves on a beam reach. After I loosened up a little it was not that bad. We never got so much as splashed in the worst of it and the boat seemed to be in it's element.
The wind pushed us up the Detroit river @ 5 Knots and we covered the 50 miles in 9 hours. Not Bad!!
The fridge and radio were a great addition.
