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Almost all wind angles given are apparent wind

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Mark Howe
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Almost all wind angles given are apparent wind
Posted 2019, Jul 06 20:02
Since we know sailing upwind we are 45° to the true wind +/-, the 30° angle is apparent wind. The only time true and apparent angles coincide is a dead run downwind. A sailboat sails by apparent wind, not true wind.
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Ricardo Teixeira
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Reply 2020, Sep 20 11:01
Very well noted. There's some confusion on this. But it has to be clear that we are at the apparent wind all the time. Thanks Mark for the observation.
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