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> preferred because it requires far less crew I think that only really applies when the sails were set from aloft. I'm familiar with square-rigged cargo vessel
by scooble 7y ago
> preferred because it requires far less crew
I think that only really applies when the sails were set from aloft. I'm familiar with square-rigged cargo vessels of around 60ft in the UK that were crewed by 2.
- BerislavLopac 7y agoYes, more modern versions of square rigs (using motors, or designed without the yards -- again, spinnakers) do have vastly reduced need for the crew. But I was focusing on traditional rigs.
- scooble 7y agoThe vessels I was thinking of, Humberkeels, are traditional.