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"Square-riggers" have primarily square sails, but the jib sails are triangular.
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Why were carvels able to sail against the wind while other ships cannot?
Well, back then people used the traditional square sails. So when the Caravel was built they used triangular sails instead of the traditional square sails which made the ship able to sail against the wind.
Why do a ship needs sails?
They do because before ships had motors to make them move in the water. With the sails the wind would push the ship.
What were the viking ship sails made of?
woven
Is there another name for square sails?
They were referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
What did the clipper ship Guiding Star look like?
A clipper is a fast-sailing ship used in the early maritime days. It had three masts, was square-rigged, and the hull was designed to slice through the water.
What is the ship with square and triangular sails?
caravel
A ship with square and triangular sails?
caravel
A ship developed in the 1400s with triangular sails for tracking into the wind and square sails to for running before the wind?
A caravael
Lanteen sails were triangular these sails were square?
Square sails are square
What is it called a ship with triangular sails?
Sloops, ketches, and yawls have triangular-shaped sails.
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
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.
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 La-teen sails were triangular which type of sails are square?
Square sails (rectangular) were (are) called four-cornered sails.
If lateen sails were triangular which type of sails were square?
They were referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
What is a seven letter word for a ship with triangular sails?
A clipper.
What were caravels and how were they better than what they replaced?
Caravels are ships! They used triangular sails that, unlike traditional square sails, allowed ships to sail against the wind. By replacing oars on the ship's side with rudders at the back of the ship, the Portuguese also greatly improved steering.
