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Jonathan Ganz
 
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Still too fast for Jimbo sailing.

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"Bart Senior" wrote in message
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No. 10 ft/s is 6 knots.

You would be moving at 20 ft/s at 12 knots.

Jim Cate wrote

Wally wrote:
Bart Senior wrote:


How many feet/second is a boat moving at 6 knots?


About 9. (1.5 feet/sec per knot.)


So, if I'm sailing 18 feet/second, I'm doing 12 knots?

Jim