Wind Direction for Sailing

Sailors know almost instinctively where the wind is coming from, because it tells them a lot about what kind of day they will have on the water.

The best wind finder is a nearby flag—or anything that is out in the open, fixed at one edge, and flying free at the other. Flags blow downwind, so if you point from the loose end back to its attachment point, you’ll be pointing into the wind.

For more detail, read How to Sail a Boat on boats.com: http://www.boats.com/how-to/how-to-sa...

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