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With no traffic in circuit, the circuit is joined by crossing the upwind threshold and then turning downwind. en.wikipedia.org

These leeward trees eventually die, gradually expanding the gap downwind. en.wikipedia.org

This represents a range of wind angles between beam reach and running downwind. en.wikipedia.org

Ships seeking to evade capture or attack, however, have the advantage being downwind if they are faster vessels or are close to friendly land. en.wikipedia.org

Larger naval cutters often had the ability to hoist two or three square-rigged sails from their mast to improve their downwind sailing performance as well. en.wikipedia.org

His ships raced downwind towards the battle, briefly turning into the wind to recover returning planes. en.wikipedia.org

The two balloons move alternately, the balloon with the sail open moves downwind and draws the other balloon upwind, and then the motion reverses. en.wikipedia.org

In 8 knots they will plane easily on reaches but are sailed in a displacement mode upwind and downwind. en.wikipedia.org

An overtaking boat on a downwind course can position itself to focus its dirty air on the boat ahead of it. en.wikipedia.org

When running downwind for protracted periods, for example when ocean-crossing in steady trade winds, cruisers sometimes set twin poled-out jibs without a mainsail. en.wikipedia.org

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