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Re: sailing upwind?

John S. Denker" wrote:

... He said it would be more fun if I came by his office.
Sure enough, he had a proof by construction. Literally.

Was it a tab with water in it and an air blower of some kind?
How large was his boat and how fast it moved? How large
was the mechanical advantage and how was it achieved?