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Book 13. (1 results) Explorers of Gor (Individual Quote)

The masts of round ships are usually permanently fixed; those of long ships, usually single-masted, are removed before battle; most Gorean ships are lateen-rigged; this permits sailing closer to the wind. - (Explorers of Gor, Chapter 4, Sentence #90)
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4 90 The masts of View more quotes about round">round ships are usually permanently fixed; those of long ships, usually single-masted, are removed before battle; most Gorean ships are lateen-rigged; this permits sailing closer to the wind.

Book 13. (7 results) Explorers of Gor (Context Quote)

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4 87 She was a medium-class round ship, with a keel-to-beam ratio of about six to one; that of the long ship is usually about eight to one.
4 88 She had ten oars to a side, two rudders, and two, permanent, lateen-rigged masts.
4 89 Most Gorean ships were double ruddered.
4 90 The masts of round ships are usually permanently fixed; those of long ships, usually single-masted, are removed before battle; most Gorean ships are lateen-rigged; this permits sailing closer to the wind.
4 91 The long, triangular sail, incidentally, is very beautiful.
4 92 I turned away from the ship.
4 93 I did not wish to be observed looking at it too closely.
She was a medium-class round ship, with a keel-to-beam ratio of about six to one; that of the long ship is usually about eight to one. She had ten oars to a side, two rudders, and two, permanent, lateen-rigged masts. Most Gorean ships were double ruddered. The masts of round ships are usually permanently fixed; those of long ships, usually single-masted, are removed before battle; most Gorean ships are lateen-rigged; this permits sailing closer to the wind. The long, triangular sail, incidentally, is very beautiful. I turned away from the ship. I did not wish to be observed looking at it too closely. - (Explorers of Gor)