Kevin--The smaller lake with an island and no motor traffic is about a half mile by 1 mile. I very seldom see any boats at all on it, probably because of the restrictions on motors. Otherwise it would seem like a nice lake to sail on because of the wildlife and the island which is beautiful. There is one good boat access area to use on it. The bigger one with lots of boat travel is about 2 miles by 1.5 miles accross. The smaller one is kind of shallow further out. Probably no more than 8-10 feet deep. The bigger lake is much deeper further out. The water temps are warm over the summer months.
Is the Hobie 14 realitively easy to control? I definately would like to sail with someone else a time or two before I try it on my own. Hopefully I can find someone else with a cat to talk to and help me a little. Maybe just hang at the beach on a nice boating day and meet a few of the sailors that frequent the lake so I know some people in the same area that also sail. If I could join a cat sailing club or something, that would be benificial, too. I sure learned a lot about my Miata and had a lot more fun by joining the Mn. Miata club. Sure is fun to hang out with people with the same interests as you. Just like this forum, only in person.
Again, thanx to all for the help, from this newbie. I really appreciate it.

Tudy