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Kis7385 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Sail to the wind vs. sail with the wind

What's the difference?
  

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I think it should read 'sail into the wind', which means sail upwind, sail against the wind, sail with the wind in your face. To 'sail with the wind' is to sail downwind, to sail in the same direction as the wind is blowing, to sail with the wind at your back.

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  • I think it should read 'sail into the wind', which means sail upwind, sail against the wind, sail with the wind in your face.
  • To 'sail with the wind' is to sail downwind, to sail in the same direction as the wind is blowing, to sail with the wind at your back.
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I think it should read 'sail into the wind', which means sail upwind, sail against the wind, sail with the wind in your face.

To 'sail with the wind' is to sail downwind, to sail in the same direction as the wind is blowing, to sail with the wind at your back.
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