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Originally Posted by peewee
Also, on the Junk the flag was blowing astern whereas any sailboater knows, the flag would blow in the same direction as the wind and if its coming from directly ahead, you aint sailing anywhere....
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Not true, dude. Sailing upwind, (close hauled) as close to the wind as you can get, especially in a decent breeze, the apparent wind (combined vectors of the true wind and the wind created by your forward speed) will have your flags streaming directly aft. If you're sailing downwind, you're correct.
I sail all the time. (Coastal NC) It's OK, I see you live in Iowa!
The problem with the flags is that they are way too big!
Mylander