Hello all, If you are willing to let a person who owns a Compac 16 join you, I would be in for either a Lake of the Woods sail or a Lake Vermillion sail. I live about an hour south of Minneapolis and would have parking for about 4 vehicles towing sailboats if people needed a place to stop for the night on there way to either of those destinations if it would be convenient. --Chad Henderson, MN Compac 16 but quietly shopping for a Monty 17. On Oct 4, 2007, at 1:05 PM, bownez@juno.com wrote:

HI Gang,

I've been on this lake on a 50' rented houseboat with a bunch of my fishing buddies years ago. The channels and passages around islands have day markers and are easy to follow with a chart. But, once you get into the big water, it's really easy to lose bearings. This was in pre-GPS days. We had 3 compasses on the houseboat and they all read differently! At one point, we had to swallow our pride and ask some muskie fisherman where we were. Damn tourists.

Another fine candidate in northern Minnesota which isn't quite as huge is Lake Vermillion. Another stunning beauty, not as far north, and not as remote.

I'll do either.

Bones

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