CS34 Fair Haven to Waupoos

Little Sodus Bay (Fair Haven) to Waupoos is about 43 miles.  Winds were forecast to be 12-15 knots from the west and build and swing to the NW mid day.  We decided to wake up at 5am and head out.

We left the dock at 5:30am along with First Draft.

Outside the breakwall we encountered 4-6 waves and 25+ knots of wind.  Plus the winds had already swung to the NW.  Tried to sail with a double reef and a little bit of jib, but could only muster 2 knots pounding close hauled into the waves.   Even with the motor running at 2000 RPM, we could only do 4 knots with lots of heal (bad for motor) and very uncomfortable.

So @4 knots, it would take 14 hours to get to the other side of the lake, and we would be beat up and unhappy.

We decided to turn back and re-evaluate.

Trip Odometer: 6.85 miles
Moving Average: 5.4 knots
Moving Time: 01:16:00

Google Earth Track: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/2013/20130810.kmz

After a snooze, we all loaded on Tom's boat and motored over to the town dock:

We toured the many shops in town and enjoyed the day.

Look what came sailing by our docks:

We had dinner at an Irish Pub:

And went back after sunset: