Book 9. (1 results) Marauders of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 2 | 148 | It was an all-View more quotes about purpose">purpose sail, hung straight from a spar of needle wood. |
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Book 9. (7 results) Marauders of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 2 | 145 | The mast, like that of the southern ships, could be lowered. |
| 2 | 146 | It fitted into two blocks of wood, and was wedged in the top block by means of a heavy, diagonal wooden plug, driven tight with hammers. |
| 2 | 147 | The northern ship carries one sail, not the several sails, all lateens, of the southern ships, which must be removed and replaced. |
| 2 | 148 | It was an all-purpose sail, hung straight from a spar of needle wood. |
| 2 | 149 | It can be shortened or let out by reefing ropes. |
| 2 | 150 | At its edges, corner spars can hold it spread from the ship. |
| 2 | 151 | I doubted that such a ship could sail as close to the wind as a lateen-rigged ship but the advantages of being able to shorten or let out sail in a matter of moments were not inconsiderable. |
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The mast, like that of the southern ships, could be lowered.
It fitted into two blocks of wood, and was wedged in the top block by means of a heavy, diagonal wooden plug, driven tight with hammers.
The northern ship carries one sail, not the several sails, all lateens, of the southern ships, which must be removed and replaced.
It was an all-purpose sail, hung straight from a spar of needle wood.
It can be shortened or let out by reefing ropes.
At its edges, corner spars can hold it spread from the ship.
I doubted that such a ship could sail as close to the wind as a lateen-rigged ship but the advantages of being able to shorten or let out sail in a matter of moments were not inconsiderable.
- (Marauders of Gor)