RECORD RULES 2005-2008
This edition of the rules is effective from issue, subject to any amendments which may be issued and published on the WSSRC web site. It renders all previous editions obsolete.
Rule modifications and clarifications effective 1st January 2008 are printed in red.
Distances
1 Nautical Mile = 1.852 Km = 1.15069 Mile = 2025.2 Yards
Half a kilometre = 500 Metres = 0.27 Nautical Mile = 0.31 Mile = 546.8 Yards
Speeds
1 Knot = 1 Nautical Mile per hour
1 Knot = 1.852 Km/h = 1.1507 MpH = 0.5144 m/s
1 Km/h = 0.5400 Knot = 0.6214 MpH = 0.2777 m/s
1 MpH = 1.6093 Km/h = 0.8690 Kts = 0.4470 m/s
On a Half Kilometre Speed Course
35 sec = 27.77 kts = 14.28 m/s
30 sec = 32.40 kts = 16.67 m/s
25 sec = 38.88 kts = 20.00 m/s
20 sec = 48.60 kts = 25.00 m/s
19 sec = 51.15 kts = 26.31 m/s
18 sec = 54.00 kts = 27.77 m/s
On a Nautical Mile Course
100 sec = 36 kts
90 sec = 40 kts
80 sec = 45 kts
70 sec = 51.4 kts
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