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Lateen-rigged caravels could indeed sail about a beam reach.
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What is a ship that can sail into the wind?
caravel
Why was caravel an important development in navigation?
to sail against the wind
Why was the caravel an important development in navigation?
to sail against the wind
Why was the caravel important development in navigation?
to sail against the wind
Why was the caravel an important development in a navigation?
it was able to sail against the wind! :D
Did caravel ships have a steering wheel or were they only using to sails to turn and if they did was it on the poopdeck or was it inside in a room somewhere?
No the Caravel had a lateen and a square sail and was steered by rudders. The lateen sail aloud it to sail against the wind
In what way did the caravel improve?
light caravel had triangular sails to better control the wind
How did the caravel make Europeans of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries possible?
It was designed with a special sail that allowed it to sail against the wind.
How did the caravel make Europeans' voyages of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries possible?
It was designed with a special sail that allowed it to sail against the wind.
What does caravel mean in a simple definition?
a ship with triangular sails that allowed it to sail into the wind and with square sails that carried it forward when the wind was at it's back.
What was the difference between caravels and earlier ships?
the caravel has triangular sails as well as square sails. Square sails carried the ship forward when the wind was at its back. Triangular sails allowed the caravel to sail into the wind. the caravel was better than other euoopean ships of the time at this type of sailing
How did advances in technology open the way for world?
they took advantage of innovations in sailing technolgy that allowed ships such as the caravel to sail against the wind.
