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Square rig

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Single sail square rigs were used by the ancient Egyptians, the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Romans, and the Celts. Later the Scandinavians, the Germanic peoples, and the Slavs adopted the single square-rigged sail, with it becoming one of the defining characteristics of the classic “Viking” ships.
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The Chatham directory of inshore craft : traditional working vessels of the British Isles
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in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal
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of the vessel and to the masts. These spars are called
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Index


brig
course
sail and rigging arrangement
spars
square
keel
yards
yardarms
Jackspeak
dress uniform

Humber keel
Glossary of nautical terms (A-L)
Glossary of nautical terms (M-Z)
Keegan, John
The Price of Admiralty
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ISBN
0-670-81416-4
ISBN
1-86176-029-9
http://Longshipco.org/sail.html
Video: How the Square Rig Works
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sailing
rigs
Age of Sail

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