Apparent Wind Speed vs True Wind Speed

How to Understand True vs Apparent Wind

Here is our latest wind animation built using html5 technology so that it works on computers and mobile devices. It means you can bookmark this page on your phone and use it to explain the concept of true vs apparent to anyone – even whilst out on the boat.

Slide the slider bar.

We are building this into our new basic sail trim iPad eLearning course. As soon as it is up we will link this page through to the App. In the meantime please enjoy true versus apparent wind animation explanation.

 

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Last updated on March 27th, 2023