On 14 Oct, 16:12, Ian wrote:
On 14 Oct, 15:16, (Steve Firth) wrote:

Nor in the case of the motorsailer will the apparent wind be from dead
ahead.

It's flat calm. Where does the sideways component of the apparent wind
come from?

I fear that the Craptain has finally flipped and has created the Steve
Firth ID in order to argue with himself.