"necoandjeff" <spam@schrepfer.com> wrote in message
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> Ryan Ginstrom wrote:
> > "necoandjeff" <spam@schrepfer.com> wrote in message
> > news:31FCd.8196$5R.2764@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
> >> Ryan Ginstrom wrote:
> >>>> But I much prefer
> >>>> sailing or boating. How is it even possible to not got where you
> >>>> intend to?
> >>>
> >>> 1. You want to go *this* way but the wind pushes you *that* way
> >>> 2. The wind won't push you anywhere at all
> >>> 3. You end up going upside down (assuming this is not the way you
> >>> intended to go)
> >>
> >> I can sort of understand 2 (except that the wind normally doesn't
> >> "push" you while sailing), but 1 and 3? Dude, you really suck at
> >> sailing...
> >
> > I never claimed otherwise. In fact, of the many things I suck at,
> > sailing figures prominently.
> >
> > But I've still got 20 years or so to learn.
>
> Lesson 1: The wind doesn't "push" the boat. Learn how airplane wings
> generate lift and you'll be well on your way to understanding how to sail.
>
>

I believe it "pulls" the boat. The differences in air pressure would suggest
this.