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Did the invention of triangular lateen sails make it possible for ships to sail more easily into the wind?
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∙ 13y ago
Allegedly, the lateen sail design made it possible to sail closer into the wind. That is, less than 45 degrees from the direction the wind is blowing. No sail boat can sail directly into the wind. Yet.
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What is a type of Triangular shaped fore and aft sail?
Lateen
What is a sailboat with a triangular sail called?
It is called the lateen sail.
What is a three sided sail?
A three sided sail is known as a Lateen sail or also a triangular sail. With a four sided sail one is only able to sail against the wind, but with a Lateen sail it is possible to sail more directly into the wind.
Lateen sails were triangular these sails were square?
Trapezoidal, actually. But the square sails were called square sails. Lateen or square could be referred to as yards.
If lateen sails were triangular which type of sails were square?
They were referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
When was the triangular sail invented?
The triangular sail was invented beginning in the 16th century. They were first seen in the Mediterranean as single yarded lateen sails.
What are triangular sails called?
One type is the "lateen sail", but there are also jibs; Genoa & spinnaker.
Who invented the triangular sail?
The triangular lateen sail dominated the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages. The earliest evidence of it is in the 1st century BCE on a wall painting in Alexandria.
What is the main advantage of triangular lateen-rigged sails over square-rigged sails?
I'm not an expert, but I believe you can sail closer to the wind with a lateen-rigged sail than with square sails.
What kind of triangular sail was invented in 500 a.d. that allowed ships to sail more into the wind?
a Lateen Sail
How did the carvels lateen sails help sailors?
Triangular-shaped sails helped catch wind from the sides and rear.
What do you call a triangular sail?
A lateen sail. Was/is able to be moved left or right. It made/makes ships easier to turn.
