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Old 11-13-2008, 11:48 PM   #10 (permalink)
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With that mast, I didn't expect it to move with the wind generator rigged. However, you could actually "sail" directly upwind. That's not a free lunch situation - the blades on the windmill would be like a collection of little sailboats tacking back and forth across the wind, all towing a barge.
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