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lamont · April 18th, 2006, 09:52 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Danny)

<Must be able to swim at least 400 yards/275 meters in under one minute <without stopping.

That's no problem for a diver

400 (yards per minute) = 1200 feet per minute = 11.849676 knots

scootering is only around 200fpm / 2 knots...

and i think you need a 78 foot long waterline to get a 11.85 knot hull speed in a displacement hull?

April 18th, 2006, 09:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
lamont(Offline) APLP Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 181	Quote: (Originally Posted by Danny) <Must be able to swim at least 400 yards/275 meters in under one minute <without stopping. That's no problem for a diver 400 (yards per minute) = 1200 feet per minute = 11.849676 knots scootering is only around 200fpm / 2 knots... and i think you need a 78 foot long waterline to get a 11.85 knot hull speed in a displacement hull?