CRUISE LOG: EXPLORING THE APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE
- Boat name: Ka-Ching
- Boat type: 1985 38-foot Ocean Alexander
- Power: Twin 135hp Ford Lehman diesel Day-trip route: Ashland Marina (Ashland, Wisconsin) to Madeline Island Yacht Club (La Pointe, Wisconsin) to Bayfield City Dock (Bayfield, Wisconsin), returning to Ashland Marina
- Total distance: 27.5nm
- Total engine hours: 3
- Average cruising rpm: 1650
- Average cruise speed: 8 knots
- Total fuel used: 9 gal. (at $5 per gal.)
- Total fuel costs: $46
- Fuel burn: 1.65gph
- Marinas and costs: No overnight stays
- Total fuel and marina costs: $46
Overnight route: Ashland Marina to Apostle Island National Lakeshore’s Stockton Island (Presque Isle dockage); returned to Ashland Marina
- Total distance: 54nm
- Total engine hours: 6
- Average cruising rpm: 1650
- Average cruise speed: 8 knots
- Total fuel used: 18 gal. (at $5 per gal.)
- Total fuel costs: $90
- Fuel burn: 1.56gph
- Marinas and costs: Presque Isle dock, $10 for overnight stay (no electricity or water)
- Total fuel and marina costs: $100
Four-day lighthouse tour:
- Day one: Bayfield City Dock to Michigan Island Lighthouse; Michigan Island to Raspberry Island Lighthouse (Raspberry Bay anchorage)
- Day two: Sand Island Lighthouse (East Bay Dock)
- Day three: Devil’s Island Lighthouse (Cat Island anchorage)
- Day four: Long Island Lighthouse, returning to home port of Ashland Marina
- Total distance: 89.5nm
- Total engine hours: 10
- Average cruising rpm: 1650
- Average cruise speed: 8 knots
- Total fuel used: 30 gal. (at $5 per gal.)
- Total fuel costs: $150
- Fuel burn: 1.65gph; .33 gal. per nm
- Marinas and costs: East Bay Dock, $10 for overnight stay (no electricity or water)
- Total fuel and marina costs: $160
