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=== Apparent wind sailing === High-performance sailing craft, such as [[Catamaran|sailing catamarans]], [[Sailing hydrofoil|sailing hydrofoils]], [[Iceboat|ice boats]] and [[Land sailing|land-sailing craft]], may be capable of speeds exceeding the true wind speed, sailing off the wind. Because the speed of the craft is a dominant contributor to the apparent wind, the apparent wind angle shifts forward. Such sailing craft may tack, while going downwind, under the principle of [[High-performance sailing#High-performance sailing|apparent wind sailing]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Bethwaite |first=Frank |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WTRLAAAAQBAJ&q=Higher+Performance+Sailing+-+Google+Books |title=Higher performance sailing |date=2008 |publisher=Adlard Coles Nautical |isbn=978-1-4729-0131-6 |location=London |oclc=854680844}}</ref>
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