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Thank you! That link is much clearer than the article. One thing wasn't in it that I found cleared this up a lot, though: with a normal sail, wind that gets c
by dspeyer 16y ago
Thank you! That link is much clearer than the article.
One thing wasn't in it that I found cleared this up a lot, though: with a normal sail, wind that gets caught still moves forward relative to the ground, just slower. With this thing, it winds up going backwards. That supplies the extra needed momentum.