how sailships can sail upwind. 1.21K viewsJanuary 1, 2024 Question100.55K December 2, 2022 0 Comments I tried to google it and it left me very confused. In: 306 30 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted December 2, 2022 0 Comments A sail is not a cloth catching wind. Its a vertical wing. Sailers can angle the sail to best cut through the wind to create “lift” moving the ship forward. The real mind blower is that a ship can theoretically travel faster than the wind speed. You are viewing 1 out of 30 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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