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How long would it take to sail from Boston to Italy if sailing at twenty knots?
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Depending on the exact route, the route is approximately 4,600 miles. Assuming 20 knots (no wind corrections) it would be just over 230 hours, of just over 9.5 days asuming you sail 24 hours a day and do not stop for supplies.
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How many mph is twenty-one knots?
21 knots = 24.2 mph
How fast is a stun breeze?
IT is twenty knots or faster
How do you do the rigging on my model sailing boat?
Most modellers use a tweezers to tie the knots.
At noon ship A is 20 nautical miles due west of ship B Ship A is sailing west at 15 knots and ship B is sailing north at 17 knots How fast is the distance between the ships changing at 3?
we dont know
What is the formula for converting knots to nautical miles?
Knots are units of speed 1 Knot = 115 % of 1 MPH or 1 Nautical Mile = 1.15 Statute Miles Happy sailing!
How fast do warships sail?
It would depend on what type of warship and what speed they were designed for. Destroyers are capable of sailing faster than cruisers and carriers, but in peacetime they usually do not need to. Somewhere between twenty and thirty knots is probably considered flank speed in this age.
What is the sailing time from Sarasota to Naples Florida?
117 miles/5 knots avg= 24 hours, roughly.
What is the best knot used for sailing?
Different knots for different occasions! The one i use most is the bowline, which is a loop.
Include knots in a sentence?
The toddler frequently had knots in her shoe laces, so her mom bought her shoes with Velcro on them. Before getting up to give the speech, my stomach was in knots and my knees were wobbly. There are several types of knots used in the sport of sailing. The tree trunk had several irregular knots in it. The boat traveled 3 knots per hour which is about 3.45 miles per hour.
What is the speed in meters per second of a ship traveling at twenty knots?
10.2888888 is the speed in meters per second of a ship traveling at 20 knots.
What unit speed is used to measure the speed of ships?
The nautical term for a unit of speed when sailing or navigating a boat is the word knots. To measure a knot it is the unit of speed equal to one nautical mile approximately 1.151 mph.
What kind of knots are there?
When you tie your shoes, that's a 'granny knot' Some folks make it a 'square knot'. There are probably only about twenty basic knots, but when combined, can make about 3,000 knots. I recently found an old encyclopedia of knots, published in 1944, called 'Ashley's Book of Knots' -it took Mr. Ashley 11 years to compile it! Please see the related link below for more information:
