Lake Oneida is a BIG little lake!

We departed Fulton at 7 this morning and had a beautiful sunny trip down the canal. We got to Lake Oneida around noon and began the 19 mile crossing. Winds were strong (30 mph) out of the south.  We were happy to have the cockpit enclosure as the waves were spraying over the deck all the way across the lake. I now understand why we needed a very substantial system for tying down the mast, without that careful preparation the crossing could have been a disaster.