I tried to google it and it left me very confused.
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Okay, imagine you have a sailboat. The sail is like a giant piece of cloth that catches the wind and makes the boat move forward. When the wind is blowing in the same direction as the boat is moving, it’s called a “tailwind” and the sailboat can go very fast. But when the wind is blowing in the opposite direction of the boat, it’s called a “headwind” and the sailboat has a hard time moving forward.
To sail upwind, the sailor has to do something called “tacking.” This means that the sail is not pointed straight into the wind, but at an angle. The sailboat then zig-zags back and forth, going from one side of the wind to the other, to make its way forward. Each time the sailboat changes direction, the sailor has to carefully adjust the sail to catch the wind just right. It’s kind of like how a kite flies when it’s being pulled back and forth by the wind.
So even though it’s hard to sail directly into the wind, sailors can use their skills and the shape of the sail to move their boat forward. It just takes a little more effort and finesse than sailing with the wind.
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