On 17/02/2021 22:21, Tim+ wrote:
Tim Lamb wrote:
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Tim+ writes
Tim Lamb wrote:

Sailing the solar wind has legs but getting back could be a problem.



Tacking. After all, its what sailing ships do to go upwind... ;-)

I don't think it works without a medium to stop the vessel being pushed
sideways. A big keel won't do much in a vacuum.


Good point. ;-)

Sad point.

OTOH we want to go away from this star, then stop when we arrive at the
next one...

Andy