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Rich, are you saying that all of the aerodynamics diagrams that we've learned from are incorrect? Or are you saying that
In Response To: YUP! No viscosity, no lift. 
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- At what point between close hauled and dead down wind does a centerboard, or keel, stop lifting?
- The centerboard resists the sideways force of the sails....
- I made a diagram some time ago that shows the forces
- I took a real close look at this stuff when doing my article for PS.
- Both of these 'theories' are WRONG
- Huhh?
- YUP! No viscosity, no lift.
- Rich, are you saying that all of the aerodynamics diagrams that we've learned from are incorrect? Or are you saying that
- YUP! No viscosity, no lift.
- So, what creates the lift when you whack one billiard ball with another?
- Huhh?
- Both of these 'theories' are WRONG
- I took a real close look at this stuff when doing my article for PS.
- The centerboard resists the sideways force of the sails....
