Steve Cramer <cramersec_at_charter.net> wrote: >> You're not reading that unit as "knots per hour" are you? Knots is nautical miles per hour, so 7 knots per hour for 12 hours is 84 knots. The unit kph is kilometers per hour, at least on my GPS. Knots is kt. 7 kph is 3.8 knots, a reasonable touring pace.>> Yeah, I agree. "kph" has got to be kilometers per hour. When I am lazing along I do 3.0 knots. Full cruise is 3.5 knots, which I can maintain all day. Four knots is really pushing it in my cargo barge (Eddyline Wind Dancer), and I can hole that only for bursts. Greg Barton could do better ... -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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