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Boat speed is traditionally defined as how fast your boat is moving with respect to the water. This is an important definition as I've seen boats running at top speed but unfortunately for them they were caught in a strong current so the boat was not moving at all, or moving backward, with respect to the ground. (That is called Speed Over Ground.)
Speed with respect to the water is measured by dipping something in the water, like a log or a paddle-wheel, and measuring how fast the water is moving by. For example if you have a boat that is 10 long (feet, meters, I don't care), and you throw something in the water at the front of the boat and notice it takes 1 second to get to the back of the boat, then your speed is 10/second. A paddle wheel you would see how fast it turns and compare it to other known speeds. The advantage of this technique is it gives you continuous readings. Boat speed instruments are based on this technique and involve a miniature paddle installed on the outside of the hull.
Or you can use devices that track location, like a sextant or GPS, and see how far you have traveled over the last hour and that is your speed per hour.
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How do you make sailor on little alchemy?
sailor: boat and human
How do you spell sailer?
The word is spelled sailor. Example: The sailor loved relaxing on his boat.
What do we call a man who sails a boat?
A "sailor".
What is a boat for a single handed sailor?
A scull boat; one oar to the stern.
How did the sailor native Americans used to get their nets into the sea?
a wooden boat
How many mph can a tug boat go?
Boats/ships don't measure speed in mph.
What is a good sentence for the word sailor?
The sailor set out to explore the deep blue ocean in his boat.
A sailor goes 8km downstream in 40 minutes and returns in 1 hours Determine the speed of the sailor in still water and speed of the current?
Let speed of stream = y kmph & speed of boat = x kmphspeed downstram((x + y)kmph) = 8 * 60 / 40 kmph= 12 kmphspeed upstream((x - y) kmph) = 8/1 kmph= 8 kmphx + y = 12x - y = 8--------------2x = 20,2y = 4x = 10,y = 2=>Speed of stream = 2 kmph, Speed of boat = 10 kmp
What do you call a person that works on a boat?
Sailor or fisherman
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.
Why is a speed boat fast?
because the name speed boat means its a fast boat why else would it be called a speed boat
What is a sentence using the word sailor?
The sailor almost lost his grip on the nets as furious waves rocked the boat.
