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How do you make an Optimist sailing boat go faster in shifty winds?
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Carry full sail, discard unneeded (crew or) cargo - as deemed fit by the Captain. Keep boat level, and allow sails to be as full as possible without luffing. Raise centerboard or dagger board accordingly.
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How did the caravel improve sailing technology?
It had a moveable sail and rudder so it could move to catch winds. They were also bigger faster ships.
What are winds that provide a route for sailing ships from Europe to the Americas?
Trade winds
What wind is favorable to sailing ships?
Steady winds became known as trade winds.
What wind are favorable to sailing ships?
Steady winds became known as trade winds.
What do you call the winds that old sailing ships used?
You may be referring to the "trade winds".
What is winds that provide a route for sailing ships from Europe to the Americas?
The "Atlantic Trade" winds
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The trade winds.
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Why are the winds that blow from subtropical high pressure zones called trade winds?
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Why are the winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure zones called trade winds?
Those winds were called the trade winds at a time when trade, or commerce, was conducted largely by sailing vessels that required wind in order to travel. The trade winds were particularly useful for sailing ships engaged in trade.
Why are the winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure zones in both hemispheres to the equator trade winds?
They were named the trade winds at a time when trade, or commerce, was conducted largely by sailing vessels that required wind in order to travel. The trade winds were used by sailing ships engaged in trade.
Why are winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure zones in both hemispheres to the equator called trade winds?
They were named the trade winds at a time when trade, or commerce, was conducted largely by sailing vessels that required wind in order to travel. The trade winds were used by sailing ships engaged in trade.
