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What is a three sided sail?
A three sided sail is known as a Lateen sail or also a triangular sail. With a four sided sail one is only able to sail against the wind, but with a Lateen sail it is possible to sail more directly into the wind.
How does a boat sail against the wind?
To sail against the wind, a boat has to 'tack'. This means that instead of sailing straight into the wind (which would get you nowhere) you sail in a zig-zag in the direction you intend to go. On each tack, the wind is on a different side of the sail.
What is better a billowing sail or tight sail?
Tight against the wind and billowing before it -it depends which way you are going!
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 caravel an important development in navigation?
to sail against the wind
Which ship allowed the Portuguese explorers to sail against the wind?
The caravels allowed them to sail closer to the wind than their predecessors.
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 did Queequeg tell Ishmael that the pagan idol he worship would do?
Queequeg told Ishmael that his pagan idol would guide him safely through the dangers of the sea.
Why was the caravel an important development in a navigation?
it was able to sail against the wind! :D
Who did Alexander the Great sail for?
A united Greece against any foreign yolk.
