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Record 1 2019-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Sailing
DEF

The bow-to-stern air flow caused by a sailboat's forward progress.

CONT

Boat wind is generated by the movement of the boat… consider a very still and windless day… hot and humid. If you get in a convertible and drive away… you feel wind in your face. This is "boat" wind caused by the movement of you and the boat through still air.

OBS

boat wind: not to be confused with "apparent wind," which combines the wind produced by a moving object and the true wind blowing around that moving object.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Voile
DEF

Mouvement d'air résultant du déplacement vers l'avant d'un bateau.

Spanish

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