Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 30 | 14 | "The masts are fixed, permanent?" I View more quotes about asked">asked. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 30 | 11 | In a fighting ship this mast is lowered before battle. |
| 30 | 12 | Usually the Gorean ship carries three or more sails, to be fastened, as needed, to the long, sloping yard, depending on wind conditions. |
| 30 | 13 | The smallest sail is the "storm sail". |
| 30 | 14 | "The masts are fixed, permanent?" I asked. |
| 30 | 15 | "Yes," he said. |
| 30 | 16 | The lateen-rigged galley can sail closer to the wind, but, for a given length of yard, it exposes less surface to the wind. |
| 30 | 17 | The square sails, reefed according to conditions, are all-weather sails, permanent sails. |
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In a fighting ship this mast is lowered before battle.
Usually the Gorean ship carries three or more sails, to be fastened, as needed, to the long, sloping yard, depending on wind conditions.
The smallest sail is the "storm sail".
"The masts are fixed, permanent?" I asked.
"Yes," he said.
The lateen-rigged galley can sail closer to the wind, but, for a given length of yard, it exposes less surface to the wind.
The square sails, reefed according to conditions, are all-weather sails, permanent sails.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)