[Rhodes22-list] How fast does your R22 go?

[Mary Lou Troy]

6.6 mph is 5.7352432 knots according to the Google calculator. (Just 
entered 6.6 mph to knots in the Google search box - too darned easy!) 
I'm assuming that it was not current assisted.

We use our GPS to measure speed but on the Chesapeake we are almost 
always assisted or slowed by a current. We are generally slowpokes 
but have seen 5.5 knots sailing where we were fairly certain we 
didn't have much current with us. We've seen more than that with a 
current. We can do an easy 6 knots motoring and have seen above that 
(speed over ground) motoring with the current.

Slowest sails have been into a current with the GPS not registering 
anything (.9 knots is as low as it will go). We've sailed against a 
current in light air where we didn't actually go anywhere.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD






At 12:09 PM 1/24/2009, you wrote:
>That was 6.6 mph on my GPS...not Knots.
>
>Jb
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> > Hit the wrong key AGAIN
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> > My best was 5.8 under sail and 6.3 using 8hp Nissan 2 stroker.
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> > JB hit 6.6 in his last race
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> > How about the rest of yunz ??
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> > Go Steelers
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