The sails always seems to be somewhat parallel to the direction of the boat, but if the wind is blowing sideways, should that push the boat off course?
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It should and it does, but the boat’s keel doesn’t let the boat drift sideways so it’s forced to go forward.
Think of an F1 car. It is powered by the rear wheels which are always parallel to the car so the car should always go straight forward but the front wheels are turned not allowing the car to go straight so it has to go around the corners.
The sails always seems to be somewhat parallel to the direction of the boat, but if the wind is blowing sideways, should that push the boat off course?
In: 9
It should and it does, but the boat’s keel doesn’t let the boat drift sideways so it’s forced to go forward.
Think of an F1 car. It is powered by the rear wheels which are always parallel to the car so the car should always go straight forward but the front wheels are turned not allowing the car to go straight so it has to go around the corners.
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