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What is the importance of lateen sail?
The lateen is believed to have been used in the Eastern Mediterranean as early as the 2nd Century ce (common ear). The effective use by the Arabs caused it's rapid spread through the Mediterranean. The lateen sail was so popular because its ability to sail into the wind. Prior to the lateen a majority of sea vessels used square sails (which one can imagine wouldn't sail into the wind very effectively). The lateen made up a majority of ship sails during the Age of Discovery (When Columbus discovered the Americas). The lateen made it possible to sail faster, farther, and more efficiently. An elite ship during the Age of Discovery was the caravel, its elite status can be attributed to how effectively it utilized the lateen sail.
Columbus was the name of which ship?
what ship did colombus sail
What is a four letter word for what a ship does?
sail
How does a Lateen Sail work?
Lateen sails work in much the same way that most other triangular sails work. If the wind is behind the sail it will push the boat/ship/craft/vessel forward. But suppose that the boat is at right angles to the wind. What happens then? The sail is let out on the side of the boat that away from the wind. The wind blows against the surface of the sail. It might strike the surface at an angle of, say 140o. The wind escapes from the side of the sail at its widest point, and the boat slides towards the opposite direction i.e. the direction the boat is facing, its keel preventing it from simply moving/sliding in the water in a path directly away from the wind This is a basic explanation of how a Lateen sail works. Of course, it doesn't fully explain how a boat with Lateen sails can sail almost directly into the wind! For more information, see 'Related links' below.
What was the name of the ship that francisco pizzaro sail?
The name of the ship has not been recorded
What is the name of the ship Columbus sail on?
Pinta
What was of the name first skyscraper?
Sail of a ship
What is the name of the piece of canvas fixed to make a ship or boat move?
sail
What does one say when christening a ship?
i name this ship .......... and god bless all who sail in her
What made the caravel a good ship for exploration?
Some reasons why the caravel was a good ship for exploration were that they were agile and easier to navigate, with a tonnage of 50 to 160 tons and 1 to 3 masts, with lateen triangular sails allowing beating.Being smaller and having a shallow keel, the caravel could sail upriver in shallow coastal waters. With the lateen sails attached, it was highly maneuverable and could sail much nearer the wind, while with the square Atlantic-type sails attached, it was very fast.
When did Darwin set sail from Plymouth and what was the name of the ship?
Not sure on the date, but the ship was the HMS Beagle.
How did the caravel improve navigation?
The caravel was created by Prince Henry, a portuguese explorer. He needed a ship that would be able to sail near the rocky coast of Africa and connect him to the Indies for trade. ... The first improvement were its lateen sails. They were triangular sails that helped travel against wind and increased the speed of the ship.
