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Old 16th August 2011, 09:29 PM   #6 (permalink)
pyan
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Re: Row, row, row your boat...

Based on my experiences on the Norfolk Broads, a 12/14 ft rowing dinghy travels at about 2-3 knots, if you were actually needing to get somewhere and not idly sculling along. And it really should be sculling if one person is using two oars - strictly speaking, rowing is when you have two, four or more people, each using one oar each with both hands.

Sailing speed is easier - there's a formula, and (conveniently) a page of useful calculators online:

http://www.sailingusa.info/cal__hull_speed.htm

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