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Rigid Wing Sailboat.
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A rigid-wing sailboat for both the #MakeItFloat and #CatchTheWind challenges.
A modern sailboat doesn't catch the wind, so much as flies through it. The sail acts like a wing, producing forward thrust air pressure acting on the sail and keel rather than the simply pushing the sail. As a result a modern yacht can travel faster than the wind!
Source repository and more information at https://chiselapp.com/user/mwm/repository/SailBoat/
A modern sailboat doesn't catch the wind, so much as flies through it. The sail acts like a wing, producing forward thrust air pressure acting on the sail and keel rather than the simply pushing the sail. As a result a modern yacht can travel faster than the wind!
Source repository and more information at https://chiselapp.com/user/mwm/repository/SailBoat/
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