Ben Lexen invented the winged keel for the American Cup
The keel provides stability AND steerage.
on the bottom
KEEL
The keel is important because it forces the boat to move forwards when the force of the wind on the sails might also be pushing the boat sideways. The keel stops the boat simply going directly downwind.
Ben Lexen invented the winged keel for the American Cup
Ben Lexen invented the winged keel for the American Cup
The distance between the bottom and the keel of a boat is the draught (British English).
in the 1800's. MORE LIKE... around 1100 BC Byblos is a Phoenician port, and the Phoenicians have become the greatest seafarers of the ancient world. INVENTION OF THE KEEL BOAT SEE HISTORY.COM SERIES MANKIND: STORY OF ALL OF US.
The keel .
keel
keel
In Latin, carina is a word for boat, or the keel of a boat.