15.7 knts?????

[LittleShip]

Just heard on the news that Ellen averaged 15.7 knts around the world, the fastest I’ve been under sail is 11knts…………. Good grief I can’t average that going down the M6/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
wouldn’t mind just one day on board B&Q?? /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[pragmatist]

If I clocked that on our Rival 41 I'd be seriously upset. However we did manage 44 knots in a Sadler 29 when the Decca had a funny turn !

 

[tcm]

orange 2 has so far averaged over 22knots. Eeek....

 

[gcwhite]

I regularly cruise at 25kts; what's all the fuss about?

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[tcm]

um it's the carrying on doing the same all day and night for 27,000 miles that's the tricky bit...

 

[jimi]

Well its not that bleeding hard, just bung up all the sails and hang on for a couple of months

 

[tcm]

yeah. swmbo won't believe all that crap about no sleep except for little 15 minutes here and there either.

I spose the main difficulty was responding to the 50,000 emails sent to her by that bastard frenchie, which nearly worked.

 

[Sybarite]

Close to 28 knots over the last three days...