Book 30. (1 results) Mariners of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 2 | 132 | The square View more quotes about sail">sail is an all-purpose sail, whose single canvas may be adjusted to the wind. |
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Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 2 | 129 | The ship had six masts, apparently fixed, which suggested it was a round ship, which has fixed masts, and often more than one, say, two or three, though never so many as six. |
| 2 | 130 | The round ship, with its size and weight, though oared, usually by galley slaves, chained to their benches, relies more on its sails than a long ship. |
| 2 | 131 | Interestingly, though the ship was carvel-built it was square rigged, with tiered sails, on tiered yards. |
| 2 | 132 | The square sail is an all-purpose sail, whose single canvas may be adjusted to the wind. |
| 2 | 133 | The mighty structure before us had a blunt, rearing prow. |
| 2 | 134 | It had no ram, no shearing blades. |
| 2 | 135 | It would be slow to come about, and a small galley might easily outdistance her, much as a racing kaiila might easily overtake a caravan of bosk-drawn wagons. |
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The ship had six masts, apparently fixed, which suggested it was a round ship, which has fixed masts, and often more than one, say, two or three, though never so many as six.
The round ship, with its size and weight, though oared, usually by galley slaves, chained to their benches, relies more on its sails than a long ship.
Interestingly, though the ship was carvel-built it was square rigged, with tiered sails, on tiered yards.
The square sail is an all-purpose sail, whose single canvas may be adjusted to the wind.
The mighty structure before us had a blunt, rearing prow.
It had no ram, no shearing blades.
It would be slow to come about, and a small galley might easily outdistance her, much as a racing kaiila might easily overtake a caravan of bosk-drawn wagons.
- (Mariners of Gor)