Being an American of course I was raised with the imperial system, but I have no trouble using meters in SHIII. I don't try to convert them in my head, I just take it at face value and accept it. That way makes it easy.
I agree, SH4 should have both, and I hope it will. If not, here are some more things to worry about:
1 fathom = 6 feet = 2 yards (already mentioned)
1 league = 3 miles
1 cable = 200 yards (mostly used with sailing ships)
1 ton = 2000 pounds, but 1 long ton (used to measure ship displacements) = 2240 pounds
1 hundredweight (cwt)(used by the British to measure the weight of guns) = 112 pounds
1 nautical mile = 6080 feet = 2026.6667 yards
1 statute (land) mile = 5280 feet = 1760 yards
Yes, metric is much easier, but as Tim Allen said in Galaxy Quest, "Never give up, never surrender!":rotfl:
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