Marine warnings are broadcast when winds reach certain speeds.

Is 30 knots fast for a boat. Light Winds - Wind speeds of 1 - 14 knots 1-16 mph or 1-26 kmh Moderate Winds - Wind speeds of 15 - 19 knots 17-22 mph or 28-35 kmh. 92 mph in calm waters over. Sailings world speed records are set on a stretch of water in France with a long sandy spoils beach that keeps wave action down in strong winds.

One Knot One nautical mile per hour. With a max of 28 knots wind behind us from about 120 degrees we surfed down one wav. Average and Top Boat Speeds for a Sailboat Cruiser and Pontoon Average Boat Speed of a Sailboat.

Hull speed in knots equals 134 times the square root of the waterline length in feet HS 134 x LWL. My personal experience on a 25 foot cruiser 30 knots crusing speed would be nice. It takes a lot of power to drag that much weight up on tp of the water.

However using a planing hull will make it ride like the wind at unbelievable speeds between 35-58mph or 30-50 knots or 55-92kmh. The fastest boat speed record ever was 3176 MPH and was achieved by a man named Ken Warby who was using a speedboat he named the Spirit of Australia. But On a boat that size and weight with a 4 cylinder engine dragging an adult through the water I would be very surprised if you get 25 miles an hour.

It is important to know the wind speed warnings and to understand what they mean for you as a pleasure boat operator. How Fast Did Viking Longships Sail. Dividing that 144 meters by 30 seconds told them that one knot equaled 185166 kilometers per hour or one nautical mile.

Racing sailboats can reach speeds of 30 - 50 knots 35-58 mph or 55-92 kmh. The worlds fastest sailing catamaran formerly known as Orange and more recently Gitana 13 has been converted into a fast cruiser that is still capable of 30 knots under sail. The record is set at 6545 knots 75 mph or 121 kmh.