Sailing Lake Michigan out of Waukegan Harbor
On Sunday (14-Sept-14) my brother and I went out for a great fall like sail on Lake Michigan.
Temps were right around 60 degrees F. Waves in the 1-2 foot range. Winds were kind of crazy ranging from 7 to 18 knots and changing direction frequently from SSW, SW, W and back a couple times.
On Saturday (6-Sept-14) my wife, brother, a couple friends and I went out for a sail. The winds were nice for the first couple hours, but then died down to less than3 knots.
The waves were in the 2 – 5 foot range, but the wave length was the longest that I have seen in the 3 years we’ve been sailing on Lake Michigan. They were long rolling waves and not too uncomfortable.
A good time was had by all.
On Sunday (31-Aug-14) my brother and I went out for a great sail. Winds were 8 knots as we headed out and got to 14 knots with waves about 1 foot providing an excellent afternoon on the lake. Winds did die down to about 5 knots late in the afternoon, so we headed back in a little earlier than we would have like.
On Saturday the winds were gusting to 35 knots so we and other sailors did not get out, so on Sunday there was a lot of boats out enjoying the day.
When the winds were touching 14 knots we did dip the rail in the water a few times for brief moments.
