Jim - I never finished the project - but after we purchased our 27' sailboat
I received a GPS for an anniversary gift.  Being "waterproof", I strapped
the GPS to the mast to see how fast I went.  Of few days I tried it in the
ocean I hit 18 knots.  I feel I have been faster, but it just takes the
right combination of wind and lack of waves.  A protected bay would be ideal
for speed trials.  It is stated that a 16' Hobie with no sails - just the
mast - will do 8 knots in a 25 knot wind.

David V. Fansler
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                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Jim Witler [mailto:plus4@COLORADO.NET]
                Sent:   Thursday, May 11, 2000 6:17 PM
                To:     PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
                Subject:        Re: [OT} Pressure to MPH

                At 08:04 AM 5/11/00 -0400, you wrote:
                >Andy (and list) - I  found my notebook dealing with
determining the speed of
                >my Hobie Cat via a pitot tube.  It seems that most of the
information I used


                <snip>

                David,

                How fast did your Hobi Cat go?

                Thanks.
                Jim