03-11-2019, 01:51 AM
(03-10-2019, 01:00 PM)DJC link Wrote:Sailors would wet the sails so that the ship/yacht can sail closer to the wind. Coming home with a wet sail = faster, stronger, more direct, etc ????
Apparently wetting causes the canvas fibres to swell thereby making the sails less porous so they harness more of the wind's power.
Reality always wins in the end.