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Bryan
 
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Default Sailing from Florida to California


"Armond Perretta" wrote in message
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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.


Let's see. Tied up at the slip with a current running bow to stern and the
knot meter reads something above zero knots. Does that count?