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Well, weather aside, the keeled Polynesian sailboats with tringular sails are basically the modern sailboat standard with excellent into the wind performance. L

Well, weather aside, the keeled Polynesian sailboats with tringular sails are basically the modern sailboat standard with excellent into the wind performance. Longboats had no keel and were not nearly as advanced.

qw 11y ago
Viking boats had keel. Perhaps you are thinking of a specific shape or something?
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andygates 11y ago
There's enough of a keel to sail into the wind with some clever sailwork: we did it on our re-enactment boat years back.