Steve Erkel answered question 12/10/2010 Alvin paddled for 5 hours with a 5 km/h current to reach his campsite. The return trip against the same current took 10 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? If that is a real question, than maybe it is worded wrong because in the question it states that the return is against the same current at the departure. But if the boat was in still water then there is no current; get what I'm saying?