by David H. Ma » Wed, 08 May 1996 04:00:00
I'm moving to Chicago soon. It seems easy to find sites for N, NE, S, SE
winds. I'm interested in knowing good L. Michigan sites for NW wind
(somewhere in Indiana, I guess) or SW winds (all the way to Michigan, maybe)
or Lakes of decent size for the westerly direction. What directions are
good for Wolf Lake? I sailed Silver Lake once-- kind of disappointing.
David Mark
by Robert Sulliv » Wed, 08 May 1996 04:00:00
Wolf Lake in Hammond Indiana is good for all directions, but northeast
wind causes a major wind shadow. NW wind is good there.
Any windy cross or on-shore wind is good on the lake but then you must
contend with a difficult wave to wind ratio if the wind has a long enough
distance to build wave height - shoulder high is not uncommon. So South
winds work okay in say Evanston or Michigan City. Also, ask at Windward
Sports on Clark Street in Chicago. They are a very good source of info.
Toward the end of June we have a windy week and then maybe one or two
windy days in August. Don't expect much wind in July or August.
September and October get increasingly better. Luck. Bob.