Thursday, September 19, 2013

How Do These Boats Sail Faster Than the Wind? - KQED (blog)




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How Do These Boats Sail Faster Than the Wind? - KQED (blog)




How Do These Boats Sail Faster Than the Wind?
KQED (blog)
True wind always pushes a boat. If a boat sails absolutely perpendicular to true wind, so the sail is flat to the wind and being pushed from behind, then the boat can only go as fast as the wind—no faster. That's not because there's no apparent wind; ...








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