We are looking to take our boat (Columbia 34) on our first over night cruise 45mi, may not be far for some of you, but its more than day sailing for us. My dad is worried about weather here is the forcast Intellicast.com - Local Weather in East Tawas, Michigan We plan to leave Wed around 6am.The wind looks good I think, the trip is 45mi pretty much strait north from Bay City, Mi to Tawas, Mi on the Saginaw Bay/Lake Huron. Is the perdicted forcast something we should worry about being our first trip? Thanks.
"A few storms may be severe" doesn't sound good, frankly. Others will weigh in, I'm sure, but if you're more accustomed to sunny afternoon day sails, you might be biting off a lot. Are there anchorages you can duck into if the weather starts looking ugly?
You're in the shelter of the bay the entire trip, and there are a couple good areas to pull into if needed. I think it'd be fun.
Remember though, the bay is shallower than out in the Lake and waves build quickly when the wind kicks up.
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