Bryce wrote:
> "necoandjeff" <spam@schrepfer.com> wrote in message
> news:NzFCd.8207$5R.5285@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
>> 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.

All the wind does is flow across the airfoil (the sail) to create the
pressure difference.