Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 30 | 10 | The View more quotes about usual">usual Gorean ship has a single mast, which is lateen-rigged. |
| 30 | 11 | In a fighting ship this mast is lowered before battle. |
| 30 | 12 | Usually the Gorean ship carries three or more sails, to be fastened, as needed, to the long, sloping yard, depending on wind conditions. |
| 30 | 13 | The smallest sail is the "storm sail". |
| 30 | 14 | "The masts are fixed, permanent?" I asked. |
| 30 | 15 | "Yes," he said. |
| 30 | 16 | The lateen-rigged galley can sail closer to the wind, but, for a given length of yard, it exposes less surface to the wind. |
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The usual Gorean ship has a single mast, which is lateen-rigged.
In a fighting ship this mast is lowered before battle.
Usually the Gorean ship carries three or more sails, to be fastened, as needed, to the long, sloping yard, depending on wind conditions.
The smallest sail is the "storm sail".
"The masts are fixed, permanent?" I asked.
"Yes," he said.
The lateen-rigged galley can sail closer to the wind, but, for a given length of yard, it exposes less surface to the wind.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)