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17-11-2011, 17:05
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500 Miles in Under Nine Hours
Average speed for 500 miles, 51 kts.
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17-11-2011, 17:08
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Re: 500 miles in under 9 hours
Now that's cruising! Wonder if the watermaker sucks in water at 50?? :>)
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17-11-2011, 17:19
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Re: 500 miles in under 9 hours
Impressive. Alexander Graham Bell would approve!
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17-11-2011, 17:30
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Re: 500 miles in under 9 hours
Very impressive, but should that not read "Average speed for 500 meters, 51 kts"..... 
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17-11-2011, 18:11
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Re: 500 miles in under 9 hours
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Originally Posted by IslandHopper
Very impressive, but should that not read "Average speed for 500 meters, 51 kts"..... |
That makes a difference. Still pretty exciting sailing.
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17-11-2011, 18:22
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Re: 500 miles in under 9 hours
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Originally Posted by hummingway
That makes a difference. Still pretty exciting sailing.
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Not a huge difference. You'd only have to average 48 knots to cover 500 miles in 9 hours.
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17-11-2011, 18:30
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Re: 500 miles in under 9 hours
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Originally Posted by Bash
Not a huge difference. You'd only have to average 48 knots to cover 500 miles in 9 hours.
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I would like to see the crew that could keep that sort of performance up for 9 hours......that's the difference.... 
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17-11-2011, 19:45
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Re: 500 Miles in Under Nine Hours
Impressive!
Ok...now they have to go the other way and average the speed.
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17-11-2011, 19:53
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Re: 500 Miles in Under Nine Hours
the crew...haha I liked how the oldest guy on the boat was doing all the work and didnt stop grinding in every shot. He deserves a beer 
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19-11-2011, 00:30
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Re: 500 Miles in Under Nine Hours
They didn't say what the wind speed was did they? Now we need to see a circumnavicat indurance race with robot crew mostly doing all that cranking. Wonder how it does in the doldrums?
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19-11-2011, 01:11
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Re: 500 Miles in Under Nine Hours
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Originally Posted by webejammin
They didn't say what the wind speed was did they? Now we need to see a circumnavicat indurance race with robot crew mostly doing all that cranking. Wonder how it does in the doldrums? |
I googled up an article which said 28 knot windspeed, the run was over two years ago......
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19-11-2011, 03:03
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Re: 500 Miles in Under Nine Hours
If they could only make it stand another 50 ft out of the water, it would be perfect for the southern ocean :P
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19-11-2011, 04:59
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Re: 500 Miles in Under Nine Hours
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Originally Posted by ozskipper
If they could only make it stand another 50 ft out of the water, it would be perfect for the southern ocean :P
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The vehicle already exists. Its named Quantas.
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19-11-2011, 08:20
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Re: 500 Miles in Under Nine Hours
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Originally Posted by Blue Stocking
The vehicle already exists. Its named Quantas. |
Yes yes.. There is a certain similarity there. Primarily white, Have rudders Autopilots, booze... Hmm but my boat is missing out on the HOT hostesses. Sigh!
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