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Lateen sails were triangular these sails were square?
Trapezoidal, actually. But the square sails were called square sails. Lateen or square could be referred to as yards.
If lateen sails were triangular which type of sails were square?
They were referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
What is the main advantage of triangular lateen-rigged sails over square-rigged sails?
I'm not an expert, but I believe you can sail closer to the wind with a lateen-rigged sail than with square sails.
What enabled the portuguese sailors to sail into and with the wind?
Lateen Sails
How did the carvels lateen sails help sailors?
Triangular-shaped sails helped catch wind from the sides and rear.
If lateen sails were triangular what were the square sails called in medieval times?
Square sails are not truly square but rectangular with a longer long side on the bottom perimeter of the sail. They were and are referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
What are triangular sails called?
One type is the "lateen sail", but there are also jibs; Genoa & spinnaker.
Meaning of caravel?
A caravel is one of the ships Columbus sailed in that has 2-4 masts and lateen sails.
What instruments and improvements to ship made sea level easier?
Instruments: Lateen sails Improvments: Caravel
Where did a lateen sail come from?
Lanteen sails were used by the ancient Egyptians and many other Mediterranean countries too
What technological improvement helped Arab seafarers navigate the monsoon winds of the Indian Ocean after the tenth century?
Lateen Sails
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
