40 Knots opens with a very strange scent. Not really sure how to describe it. Maybe a mix a marine and woody notes? It didn't last long though. As it dried down, it started to become sweet, perhaps too sweet for me. The overly sweet phase didn't last very long either and then a woody accord appeared and an extreme powdery accord s well. For the most part, 40 Knots is not at all a marine or aquatic scent, the name and blue bottle notwithstanding. To sum up, it's really a mild woody/powdery fragrance.
Performance overall is quite good with very good sillage and projection. By the time I showered and changed for the evening, it was going quite strong - about 10 hours after I first applied it.
For me, 40 Knots is a dislike because I don't like strong powdery fragrances. However, if you like powdery scents, you may want to give it a try, especially with such great performance.
