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Default How keel winglets really work

If set up with dihedral or when heeled, yes they can -but its small as
their area is small.

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DSK wrote:

.... attempting to get a net
forward (or windward) lift component from keel winglets isn't going to work
because they have to sail on both tacks.


Nav wrote:
Yep, that's why they are on both sides.



So, are you saying that keel winglets *do* have a net windward lift, considered
seperately from their contribution to the keel's lift?

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