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Default Could a fan in front of a sail increase speed?

wrote:
That reminds me of: If from the top of your mast you drop a hand tool when
your boat is sailing a 5 - 6 knots where will it land? The answer is right
on you boat. I wonder why? Could the same phenomena applies to a fan
attached on a boat blowing on its sail to provide propulsion?


Sorry to break this to you, but any hand
tool dropped while on a boat will
immediately and directly land in the
water, regardless of from where it is
dropped.

Chuck

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