Bryan wrote:
"Dave" wrote ...
"Bryan" said:
If a sailboat leaves Miami at 5 knots per hour, how fast will it be
going when it reaches Panama?
Impossible to determine without knowing its starting speed.
Starting speed: 0 Knots.
Can you give an instance when this is _not_ the case? Every time I've
started a trip I've experienced a starting speed of roughly zero knots. give
or take.
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Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
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