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I am playing in a medieval fantasy type setting and am trying to determine travel speeds when people are traveling on rivers. This is similar to this previous question this previous question, but that question really only covered ground-based travel speeds. Assuming normal medieval/early Renaissance type methods of travel, and putting aside the question of magical augmentation,

How fast can a sailboat travel downriver with a tailwind?
How fast can a sailboat travel upriver with a tailwind?
How fast can a sailboat travel downriver with a headwind?
How fast can a sailboat travel upriver with a headwind?
Were there other commonly used forms of travel by river?
Did boats typically dock for the night?

Thanks for any help!

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I came acrossam playing in a medieval fantasy type setting and am trying to determine travel speeds when people are traveling on rivers. This is similar to this previous question, and basically want to know the same thing. The accepted answerbut that question really only covered ground based transportation, so I'll focus on river based-based travel speeds. I'm specifically trying to learn: Assuming normal medieval/early Renaissance type methods of travel, and putting aside the question of magical augmentation,

How fast can a sailboat travel downriver with a tailwind?
How fast can a sailboat travel upriver with a tailwind?
How fast can a sailboat travel downriver with a headwind?
How fast can a sailboat travel upriver with a headwind?
Were there other commonly used forms of travel by river?
Did boats typically dock for the night?

Thanks for any help!

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Middle age transportation by river questions

I came across this question, and basically want to know the same thing. The accepted answer only covered ground based transportation, so I'll focus on river based. I'm specifically trying to learn:

How fast can a sailboat travel downriver with a tailwind?
How fast can a sailboat travel upriver with a tailwind?
How fast can a sailboat travel downriver with a headwind?
How fast can a sailboat travel upriver with a headwind?
Were there other commonly used forms of travel by river?
Did boats typically dock for the night?

Thanks for any help!

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