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You will experience an apparent headwind when sailing on a broad reach faster than the wind, yes. But the jibe involves turning downwind (thus losing lift), as
by haberman 5y ago
You will experience an apparent headwind when sailing on a broad reach faster than the wind, yes. But the jibe involves turning downwind (thus losing lift), as well as bringing the sails across (which will temporarily de-power them). It's been a while since I've been sailing, but I don't think most boats can maintain an apparent headwind through the entire maneuver, even if they are capable of faster-than-wind speed.
Some can, which is why I mentioned downwind tacking for high-performance boats, but I think it takes a pretty fast boat to manage it.
- morei 5y agoThe F50 sailing class used in SailGP can remain foiling during jibes in winds as light as 8 knots. That is, the boat always sees an apparent headwind during the entire downwind run.