We sailed Spirit home from Lake Ontario to Lake Huron in mid-October. It was a heck of a passage up Lake Erie (or, as my wife dubbed it: Lake Eerie!) with 20-25 kts on the nose, and a week at dock waiting for a gale to pass. The height of the waves coupled with short period (due to shallow waters) made for a rough ride in our newly-acquired 35 mk III. I understand this photographer was working from the shoreline, so there's a lot more drama in those photos.
And on the topic of towing, our 10-ft RIB towed through those waters like a champ, with a 15-hp motor on (raised up) and the gas can lashed under the seat. I thought the little fella was going to get swamped a hundred times, but it stayed upright for the entire 600-mile journey. We had a snubber (shock absorber) in the tow line which helped ease the load on the stern cleats. In a following sea, it would come up from behind and kiss the stern. I have a feeling the gas can might have taken on some water, however, because I couldn't get the otherwise-reliable outboard to fire up after we finally reached our home port of Bayfield. Jason Ainslie, "Spirit" 1984 C&C 35-3 Bayfield, Ontario _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List Sent: December-31-15 4:49 PM To: C&C List Cc: Marek Dziedzic Subject: Stus-List Interesting photos of waves on L. Erie I thought some of you may find this interesting: crashing <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2015/12/28/surreal-photos-o f-crashing-waves-caught-in-motion-on-lake-erie/> waves I found the link on SBO. Marek Sent from Mail <http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10
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