Does solar wind behave like terrestrial wind?

Question

For example, if you had a spacecraft with a solar sail, could you “beat” a course starward? Or, are you forever doomed to sail outwards from the Sun?

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Answer 1

Orbits require angular velocity. If you can shave off the angular velocity and not add too much radial velocity, then yes. But don’t expect it to be a quick maneuver