Sail twist

Okay kiddo, so imagine you're holding a piece of paper in front of a fan. The fan blows on the paper and it starts to move, right?

Now, let's say you want to make the paper go in a certain direction. You could hold one side of the paper up higher than the other. This will make the fan blow more on one side than the other and the paper will start to turn.

That's kind of like what sail twist is. When a sailboat is sailing, the wind blows on the sail and makes the boat move. But the sail isn't always straight – sometimes it's bent a little. This bending is called sail twist.

Just like with the paper and the fan, sail twist helps the boat go in a certain direction. By bending the sail, sailors can make the boat turn or go faster.

But sail twist isn't always easy to control. It depends on how the wind is blowing, how fast the boat is going, and how the sail is shaped. So, sailors have to be very careful and know exactly what they're doing if they want to use sail twist to their advantage.

Does that make sense, kiddo?