The area in the centre of the course, where " Bluebird " was travelling at peak speed on her return run was flat calm, and not disturbed by the wash from the first run, which had not had time to be reflected back on the course.
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While this speed seemed like a significant reduction, it would be measured with a realistic 95 tons of coal loaded on board, and the better seakeeping properties meant that the new ships would perform better than a " 30-knotter " in any seas except for a flat calm.
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The first-round 64 that Colin Montgomerie produced at Carnoustie in the first round of the 1995 Scottish Open _ " 7 : 10 a . m start, flat calm, " he recalled _ is a mark not likely to be touched this week under a typically tough Open setup.
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From 3 feet on the depth sounder to 60 feet, from flat calm to jarring 3-foot seas, from a no wake 5 mph to 54 mph, I tried the 275 Explorer and 230 Tournament in just about every combination of wind and water that offshore fishermen would face, except a full-blown storm.
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The Hurricanes were embarked on and, despite doubts that a Hurricane could take off from a carrier flight deck in a flat calm, they all took to the air without difficulty, thanks to the efforts of the ship's engineers, who managed to get the " Glorious " up to a speed of 30 knots.
