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Can A Yacht Ever Travel Faster Than The Wind?

Just Viral Editorial Team · Jun 23, 2016 · 70K views
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This seems like defiance of the laws of physics, but it just needs the right shape and size of sail to trap enough of the air-mass blowing in the wind.

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On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air

The resulting transfer of momentum can propel yachts to impressive speeds, especially if friction is minimised – some sleek catamarans can achieve 80km/h using 35km/h winds.

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One response to “Can A Yacht Ever Travel Faster Than The Wind?”

  1. Bob Tucker says:
    Jun 23, 2016 at 11:55 pm

    If I owned a Yacht, especially one of this ‘calibre’, the last thing I would be concerned with is ‘windspeed’. I would be more concerned with where I would venture next.

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