[quote=guitara][quote=Spray_in_the_face][quote]This weekend looked rough for sailing on Lake Michigan. When I checked the chicago forecast and saw NOAA forecasting possible "waterspouts" I had to look it up and decided that was a bad forecast, so I stayed home. Not to mention the 25mph+ wind and 4-7 foot waves in 65 degree air temp.[/quote]
Smfinley, Yeah what the heck happened on lake MI Sat night? I got a call from friend Brjair and said that he heard marine warnings come over the scanner. We went down there after midnight and the wind was blowing 25-35 mph (no big deal) but the surf was brutal.We could hear a strange whistle of the wind. (may have be blowing much harder at higher levels) We had 35ft boats loose from there moorings and getting pounded on the beaches. My guess it that it was a remnants of a hurricane passing through. Many smaller boats were cast about. We had seaweed 5ft up from the water line tangled in the forestay.???[/quote]
I of course decided to sail in it. You can read the whole gruesome story here [url]http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewtopic.php?uid=35656&f=13&t=14327&start=0[/url]. It's funny that the newbie sailed, and the veterans stayed home.
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