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22ft on Lake Huron

9.9K views 42 replies 17 participants last post by  Chas H  
#1 ·
Hi All.

I am looking at purchasing an Edel 665 (22ft; fixed 3' keel) boat and would like to get an opinion on how a boat that size would fare on Lake Huron. I would be sailing out of Bayfield.

Could me, my wife and daughter enjoy daysailing as well as overnights on a boat that size (we are small people 5' to 5'7).

Thanks.
 
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#39 ·
also ... "Sailing Big on a Small Sailboat," by Jerry Caldwell
That's a good book. I got it too.

I love smaller sailboats 22-25 foot length. They put the fun in sailing because they're not so much work to sail. Another good book about Great Lakes sailing on a 20 foot wooden homemade boat is "In The Teeth of the Northeaster" by Marlin Bree. It tells about his summer adventure cruising on Lake Superior with his homemade boat, and the ports and people he visited along the way, and getting caught in a storm with 100 mph winds on one the most dangerous bodies of water on earth for sailors. It also has some legend, lore and stories thrown in about Great Lakes sailing over the years.