420 Boat Speed?

We just closed on our 420. Whoop! Planning a trip from Tampa to Key West for Christmas. My wife and I have only sailed Beneteau and the like. Wonder what speeds the 420 averages.
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Iron Genoa 2800 rpms

David:

Congrats on your 420, that is one fantastic yacht. As Google tells us, you can calculate your hull speed as such:

How to calculate hull speed?
As a very general rule the maximum speed of any displacement hull--commonly called its hull speed--is governed by a simple formula: hull speed in knots equals 1.34 times the square root of the waterline length in feet (HS = 1.34 x ?LWL).



The waterline is sq. root of 37.333 feet = 6.11 x 1.34 = 8.18 is the IP 420 Hull Speed.

Now, on your trip to Key West, please take some photos and show us these speeds. We are counting on that

Hayden

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David:

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Hayden

Congratulations on IP420! We just bought ours (SV "Lastochka" , hull #2) end of this summer and are still in the learning curve. We keep our boat in St. Petersburg, FL, so we are neighbors! Also planning to go South (but further - to Bahamas) around Christmas.

30 knots? The sailboat is not a transportation, it is a style of living. If you average 5 to 6 knots on a fair day you should feel content. As a friend of mine used to say - "A motorboat owner gets to wherever he wants fast. A sailboat owner is already there..." Enjoy...

Rosty

Vyg wrote: Congratulations on IP420! We just bought ours (SV "Lastochka" , hull #2) end of this summer and are still in the learning curve. We keep our boat in St. Petersburg, FL, so we are neighbors! Also planning to go South (but further - to Bahamas) around Christmas.

30 knots? The sailboat is not a transportation, it is a style of living. If you average 5 to 6 knots on a fair day you should feel content. As a friend of mine used to say - "A motorboat owner gets to wherever he wants fast. A sailboat owner is already there..." Enjoy...

Rosty

Agreed in general. However, we are planning our 1st overnight sail of 180 nautical miles to an unfamiliar harbor with a somewhat hazardous approach. One knot can make the difference in arriving in the light or dark. Hence, the question about speeds in different conditions. I now the speeds of a Beneteau in all those conditions but not my new lady.