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Cindy Ballreich
 
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Default Sailing from Florida to California

Armond Perretta wrote:
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.


When you have to back out of the slip! -0.25 knots!

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