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by alanctgardner2 4881 days ago
Kind of like when the space shuttle re-enters the atmosphere, isn't a significant portion of the slow-down caused by the pressure of the water being displaced ahead of the boat? So even with no friction, you'd still be pushed around by this giant mass of water. I'd be curious to see what the contributions of the drag on the bottom and sides of the hull versus the water ahead of the bow are. Links, anyone?