Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy

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Apparent Wind

The combination of the true wind and the headwind caused by the boat's forward motion. For example, it causes a light side wind to appear to come from well ahead of the beam.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01

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