- Look up
lateen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
lateen (from
French latine,
meaning "Latin") or latin-rig is a
triangular sail set on a long yard...
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sometimes known as the
Oceanic lateen or the
Oceanic sprit, even
though it is not
restricted to Oceania, is
neither a
lateen sail nor a spritsail, and has an...
- rigs. The date of
introduction of
these later Austronesian sails is disputed.
Lateen sails emerged by
around the 2nd
century CE in the Mediterranean....
-
sail was a
lateen sail with the
front corner cut off,
giving it a
quadrilateral shape. The
settee sail requires a
shorter yard than does the
lateen,...
-
incorrectly referred to as a
lateen sail or
simply square sail. Also
called tanjaq, tanjak, tanja', tanjong, or
tanjung sail. The
Mandar people call it...
- caravela, IPA: [kɐɾɐˈvɛlɐ]) is a
small sailing ship that uses both
lateen and
square sails and was
known for its
agility and
speed and its
capacity for sailing...
-
describe the lug
sail as an
intermediate step
towards the
lateen sail, as used in the
Indian Ocean.
There is
speculation that the
lateen may have evolved...
-
rigged sails, gaff
rigged sails, gaff
sails,
gunter rig,
lateen sails, lug
sails,
tanja sails, the
spanker sail on a
square rig and crab claw
sails. Fore-and-aft...
- with such
sails include Bermuda, cutter,
lateen and
vessels with
mixed sail plans that
include jibs and
other staysails. Most
triangular sails are classified...
- ship with a
shallow draft,
powered both by oars and
sail, with a
single mast
carrying a
lateen sail; a
favorite of
North African corsairs during the 16th...
