Why Racing Sailors Deliberately Tilt Their Boats
The hull suddenly leaning at a knife-edge angle is not a mistake; it is the fastest line around the mark. In high-performance sailing, driving the boat to what looks like a near-capsize during a tight turn lets the crew hack the physics of water and air more aggressively than when the boat stays upright.When a sailboat heels, its underwater shape changes. The immersed hull area shrinks, which cuts...More
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