Cape Vincent to Oswego – July 31

Left the village dock at 7:45 am as the weather forecast called for increasing winds in the afternoon, and it’s 55 miles of open water across Lake Ontario to Oswego.

It’s a big lake (a great lake if you prefer) about 160 miles East to West and 60 miles N-S.

We are crossing at the easternmost part (widest) and the winds are predominantly westerly so it’s also the roughest end.

Forecast was a bit tardy, the first hour or so was relatively smooth (wind 10Kt from SW) then it started to kick up to about 15-20 Kts and swing round to the West (neither too good for our course – due South)

So we had a bumpy ride, about five hours of largish waves on the beam,  the first mate retired to her sea chair, braced against the jolts and left the skipper to watch the marks.  They were few and far between once we got clear of the big ship channel, a big lake indeed, and deep, the depthsounder gave up at 360 feet and did not wake up until we were back below 100’.   No pictures too rocky/rolly.

Couple of big rollers had the boat heeled over and a crash from below told the table had done its cartwheel, one of the lurches even spilled my cup of coffee, damn wind.

Surfed into Oswego at 2:30 and tied up to the city dock.

Quite a nice place but the name somehow reminds me of the stuff we used back in the day to get grease off our hands.

Looks like a few decent restaurants on the waterfront, dinner ashore?

Lock one of the Oswego Canal tomorrow, it’s right across  the harbor under the bridge.

Author: Low Wattage

Expat Welshman, educated (somewhat) in UK, left before it became fashionable to do so. Now a U.S. Citizen, and recent widower, playing with retirement and house remodeling, living in Delaware and rural Maryland (weekends). View all posts by Low Wattage