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1 posted on 02/03/2007 9:30:26 AM PST by HAL9000
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Ideal weather conditions allowed "sun21" to travel up to 107 nautical miles a day, as much as sailing boats of a similar size would do

So why not just use friggin' sails?

2 posted on 02/03/2007 9:31:53 AM PST by dirtboy (Duncan Hunter 08)
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To: HAL9000

Hmmm... my math says this works out to be about 6.9Km/Hr, or about 3.7 Knots.

About walking speed.


6 posted on 02/03/2007 9:39:06 AM PST by Ramius ([sip])
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Ideal weather conditions allowed "sun21" to travel up to 107 nautical miles a day

the boat is 14m, or over 42ft, long. A catamaran of that size, equipped with sails, would be capable of moving at speeds up to 240 nautical miles per day.

10 posted on 02/03/2007 10:39:16 AM PST by ikka
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To: HAL9000

A guy in a reed boat crossed the Pacific (Hugenthal?).


15 posted on 02/03/2007 11:35:33 AM PST by Jedi Master Pikachu ( WND, NewsMax, Townhall.com, Brietbart.com, and Drudge Report are not valid news sources.)
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