If things significantly deteriorate, I can adopt storm tactics: reduce sail, and either heave to or run downwind.
At 90 and running downwind, force is maximal and then , so .
Anglona had no ballooning sails for running downwind, and was beaten by 17 minutes.
This represents a range of wind angles between beam reach and running downwind.
At the first shot, Latouche ran downwind, but firing had ceased by the time Aigle caught up.
For dinghy sailors, a death roll is a common type of oscillation while running downwind.
Instead, when running downwind a whisker pole is used to hold the jib out to windward for correct wind flow.
Lion was forced to run downwind to Jamaica to avoid capture.
One of the less obvious causes of broaching is an oscillation developed when running downwind.
The dory swung away, running downwind with the steep little breaking waves.