Just to reinforce Dennis' comment; many boats pick up waterline length when heeling and thus increase potential boat speed.Also keep in mind that unless it's GPS speed, speedo's can have error. We had a boat in the marina that could do 0.5kt while sitting at the dock!RonWild CheriC&C 30STL
--- On Sun, 5/19/13, sam.c.sal...@gmail.com <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com> wrote: From: sam.c.sal...@gmail.com <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Theoretical Hull Speed To: "CnC" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 6:41 PM #yiv1986051629 body {font-family:"Calibri", "Slate Pro", "sans-serif";color:#262626;} My 26 has a theoretical hull speed around 61/4 knots. I've had 7.9 on a beam reach once with main and 135% genoa. So your not alone! I guess the optimum word is theoretical. Sam Salter C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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