Up Champlain, Sept. 28, 2011

We headed out at 0900 with a little chop in the inner Malletts Bay and a little more in the outer bay with the wind coming from the south and the waves hitting us on our beam. We were better in the lake heading into the waves, but they kept getting bigger and bigger, the fetch from the south about 50 miles. The bow was crashing into 2-4 footers with spray coming back into the cockpit. With the mast on a cradle, the boat tends to roll if a wave hits it sideways, but it was still uncomfortable hitting them straight on. Katja and Geoff were ahead of us on Blue Planet and they hailed on the VHF. We both agreed to head on to Converse Bay.

Around Point Bay Marina things started calming down and we agreed to continue to Kingsland Bay where we rafted together in perfectly calm conditions. A beautiful night after a rather harried day.