Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 26 | 30 | The dragonships of View more quotes about torvaldsland">Torvaldsland, far to the north, are square-rigged and single-ruddered, the rudder, or 'steering board', usually on the right side, presumably because most human beings are right-handed. |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 26 | 27 | Commonly then they have two helmsmen. |
| 26 | 28 | The double rudder adds an increment of water resistance, or drag, to the vessel's passage, but this is regarded as a negligible disadvantage which is more than compensated for by the gain in maneuverability. |
| 26 | 29 | The double rudder allows quicker, sharper turns. |
| 26 | 30 | The dragonships of Torvaldsland, far to the north, are square-rigged and single-ruddered, the rudder, or 'steering board', usually on the right side, presumably because most human beings are right-handed. |
| 26 | 31 | 'Starboard', referring to the right side of a ship, is presumably a contraction of 'steering board'. |
| 26 | 32 | If a ship has a steering board on the right side, it is most convenient to disembark cargo from the left side of a ship, and thus the left side of the ship becomes the 'port side' of the ship. |
| 26 | 33 | The reader may have noted that I am occasionally reluctant to use the expressions 'port' and 'starboard' in referring to one or another side of a ship. |
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Commonly then they have two helmsmen.
The double rudder adds an increment of water resistance, or drag, to the vessel's passage, but this is regarded as a negligible disadvantage which is more than compensated for by the gain in maneuverability.
The double rudder allows quicker, sharper turns.
The dragonships of Torvaldsland, far to the north, are square-rigged and single-ruddered, the rudder, or 'steering board', usually on the right side, presumably because most human beings are right-handed.
'Starboard', referring to the right side of a ship, is presumably a contraction of 'steering board'.
If a ship has a steering board on the right side, it is most convenient to disembark cargo from the left side of a ship, and thus the left side of the ship becomes the 'port side' of the ship.
The reader may have noted that I am occasionally reluctant to use the expressions 'port' and 'starboard' in referring to one or another side of a ship.
- (Avengers of Gor)