Doing 7 Knots Upwind    
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  20060630 - Just one week after getting the Shellschock in the water, Rick and Anthony take the boat out without Jeremy. Two inexperienced sailors go out for an afterwork sail - with a printout of how to tie a bowline. In the harbor, the winds were very light at under 5 knots. Out about a couple of miles the winds were around 15. Once the boat got picked up speed, it easily got up to 7 knots. Every tack was 7 knots, and if they actually trimmed in the sails properly and pointed the boat the right way, they could have easily broke 8.