Gas mileage eastbound vs westbound

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A related physics problem. If there is 20 mph wind from west, how can I take my sailboat to west?. I understand that doing crisscrossing, one can do that journey.

What puts me in the loop is that if I use vector concepts, I have no force in the western direction, so how could I ever end up at the western point on my journey?
 
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