Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sphinx.UChicago.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!mmar From: mmar@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (who) Newsgroups: net.puzzle Subject: Re: sail boat flag (proposed solution) Message-ID: <766@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 23:13:29 EDT Article-I.D.: sphinx.766 Posted: Tue Jul 2 23:13:29 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Jul-85 00:24:31 EDT References: <589@cybvax0.UUCP> Organization: U Chicago -- Linguistics Dept Lines: 10 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. -- -- Mitch Marks @ UChicago ...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!mmar