Apparent Wind                                Yacht Speed in Knots 

                  Knots                                   Jib and Main                                    Spinnaker
                                     Close Hauled     Reaching       On the Quarter     

                   10                        5                  6                        7                             8

                   15                        6                  7                        8                             9

                   20                        7                  8                        9                            10

                   25                        7                  9                       10                           11

Average Passage Speed: 6.5 knots over 30,000 nautical miles
Fastest Passage: Noumea, New Caledonia to Brisbane, Australia - 800 miles in 4 days, avg. speed 8.3 knots
Maximum Speed Reached: 18 knots running under jib and double reefed main crossing Bass Strait