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    Can a sailing boat go faster than the wind when going in the downwind direction?

    No Laws of Physics are broken. The wheels power the propellor which pushes the vehicle forward faster than the wind. The thrust of the propellor is greater than the drag of the wheels, so momentum is conserved. In the frame of the vehicle (and air stream at exactly the speed of the wind) the...
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