Privateers Off Cape Cod

[Dobbs]

In our games, the assumption is that one turn is roughly 1 minute and short range is one cable (600 feet).

A nautical mile is roughly 10 cables, so a boat traveling at 6 knots covers 10 cables every 10 minutes.

I figured my boys could do at least 3 knots, so they cover 1/2 a cable per turn, or grape/chain range.

Rob, I think you go with what feels right and believable. I hadn't thought about the slowing down part. That's good. I may adopt that.

I figured that these are the same folks who thought a "Nantucket sleigh ride" was normal. Being towed into battle in a skiff, or even tumbling quickly into one isn't too farfetched.