OzOne wrote in message ...
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:32:39 -0400, "Scout"
scribbled thusly:

Read that somewhere recently.
I knew downwind sailing was "it" for a very long time, but did the concept
of sailing to wind really come about with the evolution of the wing and
mechanical flight?
Scout

No.

You make some excellent points.
Scout