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It's lift. Like an airplane wing, a sail is an airfoil only vertical. As it passes through the air, the curved shape of the sail causes the air on the outside of the sail to go further and therefore, faster, than the air on the inside of the sail. According to Bernoulli's Principle, when the airflow increases, the pressure drops so the pressure on the underside of the airfoil becomes greater and "lifts" or pushes the sailboat along. See the link below for more information on Bernoulli's Principle.
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What is the term for disturbed water left behind as a boat moves through the water?
It is known as the wake of the boat.
What is the term for disturbed water left behind as a boat moves through water?
It is known as the wake of the boat.
What is the term for the disturbed water left behind as a boat moves through water?
It is known as the wake of the boat.
What is the term for the disturbed water left behind as a mo what is the term for the disturbed water left behind as a boat moves through the water?
A wake is a term for disturbed water as a boat moves.
What is boat drag?
The force which resists the motion of a boat when it goes through the water.
What is the term for the distributed water left behind as a boat moves through the water?
Wake
What is term for the disturbed water left behind as a boat moves through the water?
wake
What is the term for the disturbed water left behind as boat moves through the water?
wake
What is the term for distributed water left behind as the boat moves through the water?
Wake
What is the term for the distributed water left behind as the boat moves through the water?
Wake
What is the term of the disturbed water left behind as a boat moves through the water?
Wake
What makes waves by boats moving through the water?
When a boat moves through water, the energy transfers from the moving boat to the stagnant water. The energy ripples through the water causing the wave-like movements.
