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On 2021/Jun/02, at 18:59, John Denker via Phys-l <phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:
The physics of sailing upwind is the same as sailing downwind faster than the wind.
This is discussed in some detail, using a couple of different approaches, at
https://www.av8n.com/physics/sailing-upwind-downwind.htm
Some useful diagrams are included.
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