[Rhodes22-list] How fast does your R22 go?

[JbTek]

no current...... lake sailing.
Is the theoretical hull speed 6 mph or 6 knots?
Jb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] How fast does your R22 go?


> 6.6 mph is 5.7352432 knots according to the Google calculator. (Just
> entered 6.6 mph to knots in the Google search box - too darned easy!)
> I'm assuming that it was not current assisted.
>
> We use our GPS to measure speed but on the Chesapeake we are almost
> always assisted or slowed by a current. We are generally slowpokes
> but have seen 5.5 knots sailing where we were fairly certain we
> didn't have much current with us. We've seen more than that with a
> current. We can do an easy 6 knots motoring and have seen above that
> (speed over ground) motoring with the current.
>
> Slowest sails have been into a current with the GPS not registering
> anything (.9 knots is as low as it will go). We've sailed against a
> current in light air where we didn't actually go anywhere.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
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> At 12:09 PM 1/24/2009, you wrote:
> >That was 6.6 mph on my GPS...not Knots.
> >
> >Jb
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "John Shulick" <jsbudda at verizon.net>
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> >Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 10:04 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] How fast does your R22 go?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hit the wrong key AGAIN
> > >
> > > My best was 5.8 under sail and 6.3 using 8hp Nissan 2 stroker.
> > >
> > > JB hit 6.6 in his last race
> > >
> > > How about the rest of yunz ??
> > >
> > > Go Steelers
> > > John Shulick
> > >
> > >
> > > John Shulick wrote:
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