Pretty much. Although it involves pivoting the tail when the critical
point is reached. Check out the various mills available for terestrial use.
Many
work this way. Check out www.homepower.com for many references to such
items.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Pete Verdon" d wrote in
message ...
Old Nick wrote:

I am not up with this from a boat point of view, but I would have
thought that either angling the tail if the mill so that it
self-slowed as the breeze became stronger,

How would that work? Make the tail an aerofoil section so that as the
airflow across it increases it generates "lift" sideways and pulls the
mill
round?

Pete