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Depends whether the method you've used to measure your speed measures it relative to the water or relative to the ground.
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Wiki:
The speeds of vessels relative to the fluids in which they travel (boat speeds and air speeds) are measured in knots
Which implies you'll be going backward relative to a fixed reference point.
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@RonnieOatmilk
If I'm travelling at 4mph (about 3.5 knots) against a tide of 6 knots, does that mean I will just be going backwards? Or because it's water and I'm on top of it, is that not how it works?