how sailships can sail upwind.

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I tried to google it and it left me very confused.

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Same way an airplane can fly against gravity.

If you angle a sail into the wind you create a “wing” shape (aerofoil) that provides a force that is perpendicular to the flow of air.

This video explains it really well:

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