Sailing against the wind depends on airfoil shape?

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Axel Boldt

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Thanks a lot for the illuminating answers. I read somewhere that the
"sail-as-airfoil" trick is a rather recent one, and that formerly
people would just let the wind push them around. Is that true, and if
yes, how recent is the invention?

Thanks,
Axel

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