How do you sail against the wind?
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You Tack. Sail upwind with the wind at a crossing quarter to port or starboard. then turn into the wind and  'Tack' the other way until you reach your destination
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There are similarities such as assessing wind direction but any windsurfer will tell you that windsurfing is the purest form of sailing because you don't have a rudder so it is very different from that point of view.\n\nIf you are reasonably co-ordinated and have decent balance you shouldn't have any problems learning to windsurf especially on the new equipment that is available now. I would recommend going along to a course at least to get the basics and then practise from there.\n\nGood luck!
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You can call it wind resistance or skin friction.
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I think you have to use the wave's energy. you also have to duck (always helps wether on skateboarding, snowboarding or surf).
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If you run x1 meters against wind, the work you produce is A1=F*x1+f*x1; F is the force of your muscles to overcome the resistance of air with no wind, f is the force of the wind in your face. Let x1 be covered in time t1, then P1=A1/t1 is your power against the wind. \nIf you run x2 meters with the wind, the work you produce is A2=F*x2-f*x2; F & f being the same.\nLet x2 be covered in time t2, then P2=A2/t2 is your power with the wind. They say that dP=P1-P2=50W or dP=(F+f)*(x1/t1)-(F-f)*(x2/t2). As x1/t1=x2/t2=v, then dP=2*f*v. Thus f=dP/(2*v)=50/7=7.14N  is the force of the wind, m=80kg is excessive datum!
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for this if you are looking for the angle you dont need the lengths of the sides.  A sail would be a right triangle therefore the largest angle would be 90 degrees.\nIf you are looking for the largest SIDE then you should use\nthe Pythagorean Theorem.  a^2 + b^2 = c^2
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Sailing - There is nothing like the sensation when you head the boat up into the wind, hoist the main sail, fall off the wind.  Suddenly the sail snaps full of wind,  the boat responds by gently heeling over and lunging forward.  Now you are on your way with the only noise being the wind in the rigging and the wave at the bow..
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The expression is "too close to the wind."  It is an expression based on sail ships.  To sail upwind, a sail ship must tack, follow a zig-zag path each leg of which is only slightly up wind.  If a pilot gets too greedy and tries to sail too directly into the wind, he will stall.  That is called sailing "too close to the wind" short for "too close to the direction from which the wind is blowing."\n\nAs a saying, it means trying to accomplish too much too fast.  If you try to do too much, you can end up accomplishing nothing.
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Bernoulli principle if you planning create a sailboat.
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It depends on the direction you are sailing.  When travelling across the wind, on a reach, the sails generate lift and get pulled toward the lower pressure created by the faster moving air rushing over the up-wind side of the sail.   The higher the reach, sailing toward the wind, the more lift is generated. The deeper the reach, sailing away from the wind, the less lift is generated. When sailing straight down or with the wind, the sails catch the wind like a parachute and the boat is plain old pushed.  All of this only works, however, if the crew adjusts the sails properly relative to the wind direction and course changes. So, is it push or pull?  It is a combination that depends on your direction of travel relative to the wind direction. Sailing closer to the wind there is more pull, further from the wind more push...
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If you're sailing and the wind stops, you coast.  Then you're moving faster than the wind.\n\nIf there's no wind and you're using the boat as a surfboard.\n\nIf you're reaching with a light planing hull, your hull speed can exceed the wind speed.  The wind speed relative to the boat is a combination of the wind speed and the boat speed. Conditions would need to be nearly perfect.
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The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind.
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' throw caution to the wind '
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On a downwind reach in sailing.
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well hopefully this helps:\n\nif you want to do it moving i suggest to go with the wind. try the first part of the trick lifting one part of the board, with all your weight and balancing then do the following  1.   bend down on your knees( with right foot on about middle of the board, and the other in the tip of the board.), 2.   lean to your left side(if thats the foot you push with, with your left foot) and press the board and once the board is up lean to the other side while sliding your foot the other way so the oppostie side comes up as well\n\n there short and sweet, for you\n\ncome to HELP YOU, first practice it alot of times. make sure you lean tothe other side WHILE you slide your foot.\n\nTip: I would try it in the grass first)\nPS it works, but it will take some practice!
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Rest the sail in the water with the mast at right-angles to the board. Put the centre-board down for extra stability. Squat down on the board with one foot either side of the mast. Slowly lift the sail our of the water with the up-haul rope letting the water run off the sail. Then hold on to the boom and sail away. (don't forget to learn how to turn round as well!)
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There's an old saying;\nRed sunset by night,a sailer's delight. Nice the next day.\nRed sunrise by morn, better be warned. Stormy weather ahead.\nThis has always been true.