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What is the main advantage of triangular lateen-rigged sails over square-rigged sails?
Updated: 12/11/2022
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∙ 13y agoBest Answer
I'm not an expert, but I believe you can sail closer to the wind with a lateen-rigged sail than with square sails.
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