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lateen NAUT, HISTORY

ożaglowanie łacińskie nt

latin-rig HISTORY, NAUT

ożaglowanie łacińskie nt

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Settees had two lateen-rigged masts, like xebecs or galleys, but carrying settee sails. en.wikipedia.org

Locally built traditional lateen sail fishing boats (luggers) can be spotted in the harbour. en.wikipedia.org

The mainmast was lateen-rigged with a trapezoidal mainsail, but the foremast carried the conventional square course and square topsail. en.wikipedia.org

It had a foremast with square sails and three other masts with a lateen each, for a total of 4 masts. en.wikipedia.org

Advances in shipbuilding included the multi-masted ships with lateen sails, the sternpost-mounted rudder and the skeleton-first hull construction. en.wikipedia.org

All along the coast, many towns promote the age-old practice of fishing by lateen sail boats for tourism and on festival occasions. en.wikipedia.org

The balancelle, a Mediterranean coasting and fishing boat of the 19th century, also used a single lateen sail. en.wikipedia.org

It was usually square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast. en.wikipedia.org

White also touched on the stirrup, the lateen sail, the wheel barrow, the spinning wheel, the hand crank, water-driven mills and wind mills. en.wikipedia.org

Instead, the lowest sail on the mizzen was usually a fore/aft sailoriginally a lateen sail, but later a gaff sail called a spanker or driver. en.wikipedia.org

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