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by jws 970 days ago
Also, "broad reach" would like a word with lfnoise. (It's complicated.)

https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/186515/why-is-a-...

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The polar diagram shown there is what should replace the ellipse in TFA. It's far more complicated than a simple geometric shape since it has to account for such practicalities as sail inventory.