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I knew someone would make this comment. I love HN for this kind of pedantry when it's specific, accurate and doesn't dismiss the entire article for one inaccura
by Zanni 3y ago
I knew someone would make this comment. I love HN for this kind of pedantry when it's specific, accurate and doesn't dismiss the entire article for one inaccurate analogy.
- jws 3y agoAlso, "broad reach" would like a word with lfnoise. (It's complicated.) https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/186515/why-is-a-beam-reach-the-fastest-point-of-sail-on-modern-sailboats https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/186515/why-is-a-...
- bmm6o 3y agoThe polar diagram shown there is what should replace the ellipse in TFA. It's far more complicated than a simple geometric shape since it has to account for such practicalities as sail inventory.
- lfnoise 3y agoI also knew that someone was going to comment the the beam reach was not necessarily the fastest.