lateen sails
Dhow's angled canvas
Lateen sails are triangular sails set on long yards mounted at an angle to the mast, allowing ships to sail closer to the wind than square-rigged vessels.
The design dominated Mediterranean sailing for centuries and enabled Arab and European traders to navigate efficiently in variable winds.
The dhow's lateen sail caught the monsoon breeze.
- dhowArab trading vessel
- Arab tradersCommerce people from Arabia
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- Indian OceanSea south of Asia
- triangularThree-cornered in form
fore and aft · mast · rigging · trade winds · Arabian · voyage · canvas · billowing · tacking · galley · nautical · boom · halyard · vessel · seafaring · caravel · mizzen · coastal
- Portuguese ExplorationVasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator, caravels, Lisbon, sea routes
- Ancient Naval Warfaregalleys, triremes, ramming, boarding, naval battles
sail rig geometry
lateen sailssquare sails
Horizontal-yard mounted canvas
square rig · spinnakers · topsails · royals
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