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A racing surfkite like this one [1] has no problem going upwind really fast. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltDLsumdXLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt
by Maarten88 7y ago
A racing surfkite like this one [1] has no problem going upwind really fast.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltDLsumdXLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltDLsumdXLA
- Sharlin 7y agoI understand how sailing upwind works with a bermuda rig, but how do you do that with a kite, aerodynamically speaking?
- mushtar 7y agoIt works the same way, the kite acts like a wing and provides pull and something (kiteboard, fins, hydrofoil, etc.) resists that pull and provides a perpendicular force to the force from the kite power line.