If I measured correctly the distance from New Zealand to Antarctica is about 1900 km. The fastest water-borne vehicle was moving at 511 km/h. That gives about 4h at best (with a lot of simplification).
However, this speed was achieved in the Atlantic Ocean. The seas surrounding Antarctica are much fiercer, and so the average speed would be much lower.
You're talking multiple days in the best of conditions.
Oh for sure with more "normal" ship/boat and taking into account other conditions it will take far, far longer. I was just curious how fast, in theory, it could be done with anything that humanity build and can travel on water and just wanted to share.
Question about #14 - what if my boat was doing 1000km/hr? The question does not ask if you can REALISTICALLY get from New Zealand to Antarctica in 2.5 hours.
If you can built something that goes 2 times faster than fastest boat ever recorded (mind you it was done on calm waters, you'd have to go through ocean and crucially through edges of 2 tectonic plates), then do it and sail that distance and answer will be changed.
As far as science is concerned it's not possible to built something durable and fast enough to do so, only fighter jets and rockets can achieve sufficient enough speed.
1000 km/h is still subsonic. I don't see why it would be impossible to build a boat durable enough to hit 1000 km/h. Just, you know, really really difficult.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_United_States#Speed_records
However, this speed was achieved in the Atlantic Ocean. The seas surrounding Antarctica are much fiercer, and so the average speed would be much lower.
You're talking multiple days in the best of conditions.
(false, give me my points)
As far as science is concerned it's not possible to built something durable and fast enough to do so, only fighter jets and rockets can achieve sufficient enough speed.