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Description: iceoat A is close hauled. Iceoat B is on a beam reach.Iceboat C is on a broad reach. VT = True wind speed VB = Boat speed VA = Apparent wind speed FT = Force on sail tangential to sail cord (lift component) FR = Driving force component FLAT = Lateral component Note that as the iceboat sails further from the wind, the apparent wind becomes increases slightly and the boat speed is highest on the broad reach. Source: P, 47 Title Physics of Sailing Author John Kimball Edition illustrated Publisher CRC Press, 2009 ISBN 142007377X, 9781420073775 Length 296 pages
Title: Ice boat apparent wind on different points of sail
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