What is apparent wind?
Apparent wind is the wind you will feel on a sailing boat. It differs from the true wind, what is the wind that you will feel if you stand still. The difference is your own wind, which is the wind you will feel due too your own speed. Your own wind is the wind you will feel if your stick your head out of the car window on the motorway. Apparent wind is the wind which you get if you combine the true wind and your own wind. Examples: -If you suddenly go into an area with no wind, like behind a tree, the wind direction suddenly changes to more forward, because only your own wind is experienced. -If you get an enormous wind puff when sailing on the close reach the wind changes to a beam reach, because the true wind is much more compared to your own wind.
