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stupid question, why do boats put their sails up when they are clearly just motoring? (old.reddit.com)
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The original was posted on /r/sailing by /u/Marinemoody83 on 2025-01-19 13:23:47+00:00.

So I’ve noticed that a lot of boats (mostly cats) down in the Bahamas put their sails up when they are clearly just motoring. I’m not talking about motor sailing where they are still generating lift, I’m looking at 4 right now in the area going the same direction as us so I know the wind is 20-25 apparent to them. So they are generating no lift whatsoever, seems like just unnecessary wear on the sails

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