I realize a sailboat can’t go directly at the wind (or maybe it can🤷🏽♂️) but for the life of me I can’t picture it going anywhere but where the wind is bowing.
Also, lets say you were in a round pond, could you sail to any point you wanted to in the pond with the wind blowing steady in one direction?
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OP, lots of good answers here. If you want to look more into it, look up “points of sail” and how they relate with the movement of the ship.
Also fun fact, the sideways movement you get when going into the wind is called “Leeway” as it is pushing you to the leeward side of the vessel. Since you have a little drift and don’t maneuver exactly on the bow, this is where the term “giving leeway” comes from.
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