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Rupert 
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 Topic: 50Kt Barrier Broken...Posted: 01 Dec 08 at 9:13am |
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I'd have to agree with Paul Larsen, there. If I was to reach 50 knots in my Firefly, I'd only think of it as the record if I'd beaten the Kitesurfers...Of course, I'd probebly have been stopped by the police by then for sitting in a boat behind a car on the M4!
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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MRJP BUZZ 585
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Scooby_simon
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Posted: 10 Oct 08 at 4:39pm |
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Dunno, but I know I need an Atom in my life, ideally a 500. Lack of money precludes....... |
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Wanna learn to Ski - PM me..
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getafix
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Posted: 10 Oct 08 at 11:59am |
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fast enough that it's really gonna hurt if you pile face first into that next wave?
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Feeling sorry for vegans since it became the latest fad to claim you are one
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Rupert
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But each knot is harder than the last...
Interestingly (kind of) is that 100kph, or 62mph, is the accelleration time given for cars on things like Top Gear. How fast would a kite surfer actually reach these speeds? Fast enough to brat an Ariel Atom, or so slow as to be beaten by a VW camper? I really have no clue... |
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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mike ellis
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Posted: 08 Oct 08 at 4:38pm |
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conclusion: 50 knots is fast, and 100km/h isnt that much faster.
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318 |
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alstorer
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Google will actually convert for you; just type, say, "50 knots in mph" in and it'll tell you that's 57.5mph (rounded by me). 92.6 km/h in case you wondering. 100km/h is 54.0 knots (62.1mph) 1.00 knots = 1.15 mph = 1.85 km/h 0.87 knots = 1.00 mph = 1.61 km/h 0.54 knots = 0.62 mph = 1.00 km/h |
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mike ellis
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Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 10:08pm |
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whats that in knots? actually whats 50 knots in km/h or mph? |
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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Phil eltringham
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Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 9:53pm |
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I think 100kph is the next big number up, so I guess well have to start chasing that now < =text/> |
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FLAT IS FAST!
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mike ellis
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Posted: 07 Oct 08 at 8:51pm |
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so nearly 20 years to gain 10 knots, whats the odds on the year for 60 knots falling anyone?
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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BUZZING IS FUN 
i just realised i dont actually know how fast 50 knots is.|
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