Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site terak.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!hao!noao!terak!doug From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) Newsgroups: net.puzzle Subject: Re: sail boat flag (proposed solution) Message-ID: <643@terak.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 17:10:16 EDT Article-I.D.: terak.643 Posted: Fri Jul 12 17:10:16 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Jul-85 02:10:46 EDT References: <589@cybvax0.UUCP> <766@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> Organization: Terak Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ, USA Lines: 11 > > The surface speed of the boat surely cannot be greater than the surface > speed of the wind. Assuming (which wasn't really given in the problem) > that the boat is movinwith the wind, and is facing the direction it's > moving, the boat experiences relative wind from stern to bow. So the > pennant should be blown forwards. If it's tacking into the wind, the pennant will be blowing aft. -- Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{ihnp4,seismo,decvax}!noao!terak!doug ^^^^^--- soon to be CalComp