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RR One Subscribe. By Julia Zaltzman. It's made to cut, not steamroll the water. Because of this, they can cover quite a bit of distance. What distance are we actually able to cover with conservative speeds? The average sailboat covers a distance of roughly nautical miles NM , at a speed of around 4. This equals miles or km.

Most sailboats cover anywhere between NM per day. This means that a fast sailboat in ideal conditions can cover more than miles. However, anything over NM is uncommon. We usually only see cruising speeds that high in races. How fast can a sailboat go under power?

Most sailors switch to engine at sailing speeds below 6 knots, especially when on passage. How fast do racing sailboats go? The record is set at They can beat wind speed because they have a planing hull instead of a displacement hull, making them a lot faster than average sailboats. Can a sailboat sail faster than the wind? Sailboats with a planing hull multihulls can go faster than wind.

Displacement hulls the average sailboat can't beat the wind, or just slightly in surfing conditions. Just wondering if you could do a similar article on diesel powered boats. I have a Seaward 23 powered with two 1. According to what I have read already I should be getting 10 knots cruising speed with a top speed of 12 knots.

This is not the case and her bottom is very clean. Found your article very interesting. Also, this is the maximum hull speed - what you could expect under ideal conditions. Am I missing something? Thanks for pointing it out, I have updated the article. Just wanted to point out a typo. At hull speed of 5NM you travel NM and miles not the written per 24hrs. Thank you for your articles. I would love to build and sail a sailboat on which I could live almost anywhere in the world. I currently reside on the Gulf coast of Florida and am surrounded by beautiful warm waters that beckon me to explore them.

Hopefully in the followings 5 years I will be sailing into the Caribbean in my self-built traveling home in the water. I wish to call the oceans home and soon the entire world.

I plan to cross the Atlantic from the Caribbean on my first leg around the world. Would you recommend sailing throughout the Mediterranean? Now 56y. I am just really curious how some people have the time and place to design, build, and then sail around. Tell me your secrets….

But WHY is it a maximum speed for displacement boats in quiet waters, responding to this old formula? It is because the speed increases, the water displaced forms waves. At slow speed there are several along the hull. At fast speed there are only two: one at the bow and another an the stern.