[quote=mgriff]I have sailed out of Leland to camp on North Manitou on my H16. I went by myself and do not think that I could have carried another person and gear. It was a lot of fun, but as I rounded the North end of the island the wind died on me and I ended up paddling to shore. I also hooked a salmon trolling on the way over, that was a hoot.
I had all of my gear in my internal frame backpack and it stayed bone dry (on the inside at least), I also had a cooler which was mounted on a shelf designed for this purpose in front of the Dolphin striker and under the jib. The cooler, which took the brunt of the waves that came over the bow did not fair well. It filled up with water and the food that I had hoped would stay dry did not and all of my ice melted prematurely.
I had scheduled a return trip with a friend on my G-Cat 5.7 last year but he showed up at the marina drunk and instead of leaving the !@#$%^ at the dock watching me sail away, I opted to cruise the beach instead.
I have wanted to do the trip you are talking about for some time. I don't think I would do it on my H16 due to the amount of gear and food I would have to carry - sitting that low in the water on lake Michigan makes for many miserable and wet miles. Unfortunately, I do not have any sailing friends and I doubt I could get the G-Cat back upright, after capsizing, by myself (I intend to take it out to the local lake this weekend and find out).
The buddy system sounds like the way to go. I would be interested in the trip, but I have a feeling scheduling would be an issue. When do you intend to attempt it? This time of the year is probably the most stable the weather is going to get but I would worry about the possibility of the wind not showing up when you need it to (especially towards the evening and early in the morning).[/quote]
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