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Names of sails include, but are not limited to: Mainsail, Jibsail, Genoa Jibsail, Mizzensail, Topsail, Flying Topsail, and Staysail. There are square sails and triangular sails.
They can be fabricated from cotton, hemp, dacron, nylon, polyester, or blends.
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How does the wind affect a boat's speed?
By the types of sails that you have. or it could be the wind type or the wind's speed
Lanteen sails were triangular these sails were square?
Square sails are square
What sails are square?
Square sails are referred to as four-cornered sails.
If La-teen sails were triangular which type of sails are square?
Square sails (rectangular) were (are) called four-cornered sails.
What is a sails man?
someone who sails.
Why are the sails on sailboats white?
Not all of the sails are white only sails made out if Dacron are white. But sails made out of carbon are black.
Why are ropes on yachts called sheets?
No , the sails are called the sheets. Wrong - the sails are called SAILS. The control lines to the sails are sheets.
Why are yacht ropes called sheets?
No , the sails are called the sheets. Wrong - the sails are called SAILS. The control lines to the sails are sheets.
If lateen sails were triangular which type of sails were square?
They were referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
What do sails eat?
Sails eat wind,
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.
What is used to hoist sails on boats?
Sheets and winches if large sails. Smaller sails can be hoisted by hand.
