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<blockquote data-quote="Jolly Giant" data-source="post: 1971800" data-attributes="member: 5278">Ship speeds... That's a big one. The speeds listed are about right for ships fully loaded with heavy cargo, on a day with moderate wind.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; Depending on weather and cargo, a ship's speed could be anything from zero mph to three (or even four) times the speeds listed in the DMG.For most large sailing ships, a wind speed around 15-18 meters per second (gail force) provide optimal sailing speed. Depending on the type of ship, that could mean anything from 2 to 4 times what the DMG suggests.In stronger wind it is possible to sail even faster, but then you start running the risk of ripping sails or even breaking masts.This is of course a very brief and simplified version of the truth! To tell the full truth about ships speeds, the DMG would have had to devote at least half a page to each type of ship. I hope this helps you out a little, though. And thank goodness you didn't ask about the number of crewmembers needed to sail the ship properly!&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jolly Giant, post: 1971800, member: 5278"] Ship speeds... That's a big one. The speeds listed are about right for ships fully loaded with heavy cargo, on a day with moderate wind. ;) Depending on weather and cargo, a ship's speed could be anything from zero mph to three (or even four) times the speeds listed in the DMG. For most large sailing ships, a wind speed around 15-18 meters per second (gail force) provide optimal sailing speed. Depending on the type of ship, that could mean anything from 2 to 4 times what the DMG suggests. In stronger wind it is possible to sail even faster, but then you start running the risk of ripping sails or even breaking masts. This is of course a very brief and simplified version of the truth! To tell the full truth about ships speeds, the DMG would have had to devote at least half a page to each type of ship. I hope this helps you out a little, though. And thank goodness you didn't ask about the number of crewmembers needed to sail the ship properly! :p [/QUOTE]

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