If due West is zero degrees, due North is 90 degrees, due East 180 degrees, and due south 270 degrees, at what angle is the sail to be set at if the wind is coming from due west, and you want to go due west?
I would have thought it wasn't possible at all, but i've been told it was possible. When I pressed for an explanation, no satisfactory answer was given.
What if the wind is coming from due North and you want to go due West, at what angle is the best way to position the sail?
Forgive my lack of knowledge of nautical terms
2006-11-03
01:26:14
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