Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 30 | 17 | The square sails, reefed according to View more quotes about conditions">conditions, are all-weather sails, permanent sails. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 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. |
| 30 | 18 | The masts need not be lowered to accommodate changings of sails. |
| 30 | 19 | Square-rigged vessels are not unknown on Gor. |
| 30 | 20 | The dragons of Torvaldsland, for example, are square-rigged. |
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"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.
The masts need not be lowered to accommodate changings of sails.
Square-rigged vessels are not unknown on Gor.
The dragons of Torvaldsland, for example, are square-rigged.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)