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A sail-plan is a set of drawings, usually prepared by a naval architect. It shows the various combinations of sail proposed for a sailing ship. The combinations shown in a sail-plan almost always in...
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advantages of the lateen sail are that it offers less drag, can be used .... that the triangular lateen had already been in general use for some time, ...
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www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/journals/jwh/jwh061p001.pdf
www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/journals/jwh/jwh061p001.pdf
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The lateen sail sailing rigging, a single large triangular sail, evolved in antiquity from earlier used square sails. It provided the ability to sail toward the wind but was difficult to adjust in tacking. The so-called split rig was an improvement providing more efficient tacking.
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Square rigged sails had the advantage of providing stability on large ships and in heavy seas, and they remained the main type of sail on European vessels until the last days of sail. However, the lateen sail provided greater maneuverability and ability to tack on rivers and in narrow waters.
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nabataea.net/sailing.html
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The first few months that I had the kayak, ... For a short while I experimented with parafoil kites. Many people are enthusiastic about kites as sails. All three parafoils that I tried took a lot of mucking about to get them flying and when wet they were next to useless. ... A further advantage, not so clear at first glance,
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www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/44/sailrigs.html
www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/44/sailrigs.html
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A Wisdom Archive on lateen sail ... While the Mongols had threatened Europe with pillage and destruction they also unified much of Eurasia creating trade routes and communication lines stretching from the Middle East to China. A series of Europeans took advantage of these to explore eastwards.
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The Portuguese quickly realised that a new type of ship and new sails were needed. The Portuguese modelled their new ships on this principle and the result was the caravela, which had an axled rudder and earlier models had two to three masts all using lateen sails.
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By the 6th century the lateen sails had largely replaced the square sail throughout the Mediterranean, the latter almost disappearing from Mediterranean iconography until the mid-13th century.[18] It became the standard rig of ... The advantage of lateen rig compared to a square rig is that it rises better towards wind.
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