no [head shakes], jeffies. I did not say that. please ask your wife to read
it for you.

Are you claiming the keel has nothing to do with going upwind? How jaxian
of
you to say that.



"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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no, the keel has not a thing to do with understanding how a sail works.
nothing.

it does have something to do with how a sailboat works, but not a thing on
how
a sail works.

If you understand a wing you are 3/4 of the way there.

no, 100%. airfoils don't know whether they are vertical or horizontal.

So?

so, if you undestand a wing you 100% of the way there, not 3/4.


The keel must be taken into consideration when sailing upwind.
Airplanes move in one medium, sailboats move in two.

Jack

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