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xkcd #3193: Sailing Rigs

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I wanted to make the world's fastest yawl, so I made the aft sail bigger, but apparently that means it's not a yawl anymore! It's a real ketch-22.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3193/

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[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 96 points 1 month ago

I can't quite identify the point at which this turns from real to parody

[-] Gladaed@feddit.org 27 points 1 month ago

Schooner is the last real one I think.

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 21 points 1 month ago

The Flettner is real; Maybe it's added lower just to blur the line.

[-] Gladaed@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago

Not on a sailing ship though.

[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago

Looks like a sailing ship to me…

[-] Gladaed@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago

They rotate not by harvesting the wind but by pushing against it. I.e. are motorized.

this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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