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• s  towards the side exposed to wind
• r  toward the wind
• r  in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing
  they flew upwind

• If you see signs of a chemical attack, such as people choking or tearing up, move upwind from the area.
• Beating upwind against a 20-knot southwester on the twice-around, windward-leeward course of 24 miles, Columbia was out ahead rounding the first mark, plowed on through the .
• New Zealand has sent a frigate, with Minister of Mines and Immigration Fraser Colman on board, into the testing area, where it has observed the tests from an upwind position.

• weather
• leeward
• against the wind
• into the wind

• windward
• downwind

News & Articles

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• Whales wash up to north, south
  Sperm whale in Brookings and gray whale in Humboldt The decomposing body of a 40-foot sperm whale that washed ashore on a Brookings beach Friday was still drawing a crowd Monday. Authorities, who decided not to bury the carcass, are encouraging people who visit the beach, near Chetco Point, to observe the whale from a safe distance, “upwind strongly recommended,” according to a Oregon Parks and ...
  July 4, 2013 - The Daily Triplicate

Quotes

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• Ben Ainslie in World Match Racing Tour
  Ainslie commented on his equipment malfunctions today, "We had a couple of problems with the boat, the jib halyard wasn't holding upwind and then we had an issue with the spinnaker at the bottom mark in the match against Ian which was a bit to do...
• Dee Caffari in Basingstoke Gazette
  Speaking from onboard Aviva this morning, Dee said: "It was around 6.00am and I was sat in the cuddy in all my gear and wearing my harness. I was going upwind at 8-9 knots with three reefs in and a staysail and the weather was severe. Aviva fell off...
• Dean Barker in Reuters UK
  I think we saw two boats that were pretty evenly matched upwind,Barker told reporters after the race off the Spanish Mediterranean port of Valencia.