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NoBozo · 07-20-2009, 08:44 PM

There is a REAL definition of Speed.... Somewhere. Common sense needs to be considered.....But will not likely be a factor.

SPEED: Are we talking "SOG"..Speed Over the Ground..OR speed Through The Water.. Which is it? GPS only gives you SOG. If you are heading OUT of the Weirs Chanel toward the lake against a 5 MPH current..you will have to be doing 5 MPH "through the water" just to maintain your position relative to the "Ground/Shore" which of course is not acceptable because you will never get where you are going. At this time..You will be making a 5 MPH wake that the shore will see even though you are making NO progress over the ground. To make progress you will have to make Better than 5MPH which will produce an even bigger wake.

SO: The guy with the shoreline property on the chanel needs to think about building some "Rip Rap" to protect his shore... Oh Wait..the new Shoreline Protection Act will frown on such action.

07-20-2009, 08:44 PM	#5
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	There is a REAL definition of Speed.... Somewhere. Common sense needs to be considered.....But will not likely be a factor. SPEED: Are we talking "SOG"..Speed Over the Ground..OR speed Through The Water.. Which is it? GPS only gives you SOG. If you are heading OUT of the Weirs Chanel toward the lake against a 5 MPH current..you will have to be doing 5 MPH "through the water" just to maintain your position relative to the "Ground/Shore" which of course is not acceptable because you will never get where you are going. At this time..You will be making a 5 MPH wake that the shore will see even though you are making NO progress over the ground. To make progress you will have to make Better than 5MPH which will produce an even bigger wake. SO: The guy with the shoreline property on the chanel needs to think about building some "Rip Rap" to protect his shore... Oh Wait..the new Shoreline Protection Act will frown on such action.