How can sailboats go faster than the wind speed?

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Is it the apparent wind created by forward momentum? Is it possible to go downwind faster than the wind speed?

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If you think that’s cool, check out this application of the same principles. An RC *glider* doing 548mph by dipping in and out of the wind current coming over a mountain ridge.

There’s even an idea for doing something similar for spacecraft using the solar wind.

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