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CENTRE OF EFFORT
Two forces act upon a ship under sail, the propelling force of the wind upon the sails and the resisting force of the water upon the hull. The centre of effort is that point of each at which, if the whole force were concentrated instead of being diffused over the entire surface, the effect upon th ship would be the same.
The balance point in the sail where the wind's power appears to be concentrated.
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