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To harness the wind: a short history of the development of sails
To harness the wind: a short history of the development of sails
Author
Block, Leo
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Publication Date
c2003
Language
English
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Egypt and the early Mediterranean
The lateen sail
The Viking contribution
The full-rigged ship
The square rig
The fore-and-aft rig
Two classic sailing rigs
Points of sail
Sail area adjustments
Schooners
The reign of the clipper ship
Weatherliness
Sails in China and the Pacific islands.
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History
Sailing
Sailing -- History
Sails
Sails -- History
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9781557502094
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