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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 3503336" data-attributes="member: 9254">You ride a wagon because a) it means you aren't walking and b) stuff that is in a wagon is stuff you aren't carrying.<a href="http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/oceanrace.html" target="_blank">Here</a> are some sailing speed records and you can see that they vary based on the route (water currents are important) and direction (prevailing winds help one way, hinder the other).&nbsp; You can see the the speeds top out at ~20knots but several ~7knot trips are also records.&nbsp; The DMG just has a rough average and went with it.&nbsp; If you want to add a splash of realism, assume the route is half again faster the right time of year and half the speed the wrong time of year.&nbsp; Some web trawling says that Columbus averaged 4 knots with a top speed of 8, but it was a school report.&nbsp; I'm sure if you spend 15 minutes googling you can come up with something useful.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 3503336, member: 9254"] You ride a wagon because a) it means you aren't walking and b) stuff that is in a wagon is stuff you aren't carrying. [url=http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/oceanrace.html]Here[/url] are some sailing speed records and you can see that they vary based on the route (water currents are important) and direction (prevailing winds help one way, hinder the other). You can see the the speeds top out at ~20knots but several ~7knot trips are also records. The DMG just has a rough average and went with it. If you want to add a splash of realism, assume the route is half again faster the right time of year and half the speed the wrong time of year. Some web trawling says that Columbus averaged 4 knots with a top speed of 8, but it was a school report. I'm sure if you spend 15 minutes googling you can come up with something useful. [/QUOTE]

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