Science Stuff Orca Whales Iberian Orca Whale Boat Attacks: The Acoustic Intensity is a Function of Speed, Regardless of Motor. 0 Tl;dr Acoustic emission intensity of an unmotored sailboat will equal that of a motored boat at ~12 Knots. At ~15 Knots, the sailboat will be ~2x ‘louder’. The intensity increases exponentially with speed At what speed does an unmotored sailboat …