Catawba

Sail & Power Squadron

A unit of  United States Power Squadrons®

Predicted Log Contest
 

Lake Wylie

Columns 1, 2, 3 and 4 to be completed by contestant. Column 3 optional.
         
  1 2 3 4
    x 5,280 Estimated Estimated

Leg

 Description Distance Distance Time Time
  Stat.Miles Foot Min./Sec. Seconds
         
  Start        
  Flying start at boat house with rusted roof at mouth of Beaver Dam Creek
Call start time!		        
         

1

 Light House        
  Proceed towards small light house, approx. 120 degr.,  North of Hand Cove, and turn to 160 degr. at 100 yds from shore, calling time when turning 0.56 2,957   224
         

2

 Commodore Yacht Club        
  At course of approx. 160 degr. proceed directly to 2nd hazard buoy at the entrance of Commodore Yacht Club.
Turn left to 82 degr. when marker is lined up with triple tree stump on shore.
Call time when turning.		 1.5 7,920   610
         

3

 Torrence Creek        
  At a course of 82 degr. proceed to South tip of Sunset Isle, then enter Torrence Creek and go to sand bar which is now marked with a hazard buoy.
 Make left turn around sand bar and call time when passing the marker the 2nd
time.		 1.3 6,864   550
         

4

 Big Allison Creek        
  Go back to South tip of Sunset Isle, then turn to a heading of 210 degr. and proceed towards Goat Island.
North of Goat Island, turn East and go into Big Allison Creek until you are under the power line. Call time.
Make 180 degr. 
Turn and when returning under power line, call start time.		 3.05 16,104   1,245
         

5

 Back to Light House        
  Proceed out of big Allison Creek around North  side of Goat Island, then turn to a heading of 005 degr and proceed to the
same light house where you started. 
Call time when you are between light house and buoy  (marker is not on chart!)		 3.75 19,800   1510
         
Relax and proceed to Merrit Mark Park        
         
  TOTALS 10.16 53,645   4,139
         
         

 

Example:

Pontoon boat running at 3,000 rpm producing speed of 9 sm/hr

9 m/hr x 5,280 = 47,520 ft/hr

47,520 ft/hr ./. 60 = 792 ft/min

792 ft/min ./. 60 = 13.2 ft/sec

19,800 ft (leg 5) ./. 13.2 = 1500 seconds (10 sec. were added for turns)

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