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to the lateral force of the wind on the sail(s) that causes rolling (heeling); as bilge keel to allow drying out (sit on mud, sand, shingle). As an underwater foil, a keel uses the forward motion of the boat to generate lift to counteract the leeward force of the wind. As a counterweight, a keel increasingly offsets the heeling moment

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