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No, the lift isn't constant. As your speed increases, assuming you're not going dead downwind (very slow) so does your apparent wind speed. http://en.wikipedia
by adrianpike 12y ago
No, the lift isn't constant. As your speed increases, assuming you're not going dead downwind (very slow) so does your apparent wind speed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_faster_than_the_wind http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_faster_than_the_wind