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The technique for sailing into the wind, however, is much less than a thousand years old (unless it’s yet another trick that the Greeks learned and then everyon
by sethg 16y ago
The technique for sailing into the wind, however, is much less than a thousand years old (unless it’s yet another trick that the Greeks learned and then everyone else forgot until the Middle Ages). IIRC one of the first sailors who knew the trick was executed for witchcraft when the authorities finally caught up with him.
- adolph 16y agoI'm not a fan of the lateen rig, but it is very low-tech effective and has been dated as far back as 300BC. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateen_sail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateen_sail