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It's not just faster than the wind, it's downwind faster than the wind. Regular sailcraft cannot do that.
by perilunar 5y ago
It's not just faster than the wind, it's downwind faster than the wind. Regular sailcraft cannot do that.
- anotheryou 5y agoOr at least they can't do it perpetually. They can be faster in a turn, keeping momentum and in theory material science is the only thing keeping it from doing enough turns shooting downwind fast to be fasten on average too.