Superyacht speed

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I suspect Kent online doesn't do maths. At the end of the article it says that the vessel left Gravesend at 9am this morning and is expected to arrive at its destination (Gib)at 9pm.
A quick look at Google maps and a short calc suggests that if it travelled as the crow flies it might be ok if it's doing about 90mph
£50m superyacht spotted on the move
 
According to its AIS transmission Lusine is expected to arrive in Gib at 9pm local time, but not until the 4th of March. Current speed is 12.3kt. I am interested to see that it describes itself as a houseboat.
 
The censors YBW employs may soon have this thread down, I fear. Like all the other ones relating to Russian superyachts.
 
2Tizwoz said:
I find it quite extraordinary that a British plc owned magazine should be subject to censorship.
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All magazines, newspapers and other such publications are subject to censorship.
It's what the Editor is paid to do.,

That aside, this forum is not the magazine and is provided free for anyone with an internet connection - provided they adhere to the terms set by the forum managers/moderators.

Remember, it is entirely your choice to read, make posts and/or comments in these forums. You are not required to do so.
 
Greemble said:
All magazines, newspapers and other such publications are subject to censorship.
It's what the Editor is paid to do.,

That aside, this forum is not the magazine and is provided free for anyone with an internet connection - provided they adhere to the terms set by the forum managers/moderators.

Remember, it is entirely your choice to read, make posts and/or comments in these forums. You are not required to do so.
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Editing is not censorship. And we are free to point to what particular subjects are removed, I presume?
 
Greemble said:
Rather depends on what gets edited - and by who.

As for what you are free to do, I don't really care. I'm just so tired of people whining about their "freedom of speech", especially when the term in not relevant
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Poor you. So tired. I edited two international journals and my grammar is better than yours. Whom, not who. Man up!
 
Greemble said:
Who, not whom.
I wasn't referring an any one individual.

What? Are you not allowing me to state my opinion, now? So clearly it's only your own 'freedom of speech' that matters.
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Where do you get this freedom of speech business from? Not one of my complaints.
 
Back on the headline topic, I was surprised to see that the reported AIS data for the huge yacht 'Graceful' (said to belong to Putin, but then so was a different yacht) indicated a maximum recorded speed of 12.2 knots, and an average of 9 and a bit knots.

Does that seem likely?

I would have thought that given superyachts' waterline lengths and assumed willy-waving role they would be, and be used, much faster.
 
LittleSister said:
Back on the headline topic, I was surprised to see that the reported AIS data for the huge yacht 'Graceful' (said to belong to Putin, but then so was a different yacht) indicated a maximum recorded speed of 12.2 knots, and an average of 9 and a bit knots.

Does that seem likely?

I would have thought that given superyachts' waterline lengths and assumed willy-waving role they would be, and be used, much faster.
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To be fair, its latest AIS information also says it is Engaged in military operations, while its nav status is Aground. Its destination remains Anonymous, and its call sign FCKPTN.
That 12.2 kts is the time it would take to get from its 'real' location in Kaliningrad to the Black Sea in the period between its last true AIS ping and when the hackers put it in the Black Sea.
 
LittleSister said:
Back on the headline topic, I was surprised to see that the reported AIS data for the huge yacht 'Graceful' (said to belong to Putin, but then so was a different yacht) indicated a maximum recorded speed of 12.2 knots, and an average of 9 and a bit knots.

Does that seem likely?

I would have thought that given superyachts' waterline lengths and assumed willy-waving role they would be, and be used, much faster.
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Saving fuel. We've all got to do it these days. Keep down the expense.
 
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