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2. Square-rigged caravel - Wikipedia

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   Square-rigged caravel or caravela de armada, of João Serrão (Livro das Armadas) in the 4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502). The square-rigged caravel (Portuguese: caravela redonda), was a sailing ship created by the Portuguese in the second half of the fifteenth century.

3. List of sailboat designers and manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers, which are described by an article in English Wikipedia. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups. Notable designers

4. Sail components - Wikipedia

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   Sail components include the features that define a sail's shape and function, plus its constituent parts from which it is manufactured. A sail may be classified in a variety of ways, including by its orientation to the vessel (e.g. fore-and-aft) and its shape, (e.g. (a)symmetrical, triangular, quadrilateral, etc.).

5. Port of Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Mayor of Chicago (Rahm Emanuel) Edwards, Averil Member 8/10/2020 6/1/2025 Governor (J. B. Pritzker) Meltzer-Cassel, Danielle Member 11/6/2019 Continuing Appointment Mayor of Chicago (Lori Lightfoot) Solis, Ivan Chair 11/6/2019 Continuing Appointment Mayor of Chicago (Lori Lightfoot) Sriraj, P.S. Vice Chair 8/10/2020 6/1/2025 Governor

6. Caravel - Wikipedia

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   The caravel (Portuguese: caravela, IPA: [kɐɾɐˈvɛlɐ]) is a small sailing ship that may be rigged with just lateen sails, or with a combination of lateen and square sails. It was known for its agility and speed and its capacity for sailing windward .

7. Gaff rig - Wikipedia

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   For a given sail area a gaff rig has a shorter mast than a Bermudan rig.In short-ended craft with full body, heavy displacement and moderate ballast ratio, it is difficult to set enough sail area in the Bermudan rig without a mast of excessive height and a centre of effort (CE) too high for the limited stability of the hull. [8]

8. Sail - Wikipedia

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   Sails may be made from a combination of woven materials—including canvas or polyester cloth, laminated membranes or bonded filaments, usually in a three- or four-sided shape. A sail provides propulsive force via a combination of lift and drag, depending on its angle of attack, its angle with respect to the apparent wind. Apparent wind is the ...

9. List of boat builders - Wikipedia

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