Re: carrack
Posted by sarge on March 10, 2023, 4:40 pm, in reply to "
carrack "
I suspect the paintings to a degree show sloppy baggy sails for artistic drama. I can't see that rig being any different from any square rigged ship other than lateens aft and often no jibs in the art, though one drawing shows a sprit-sail, so I'd guess jibs would be there in reality. I can't imagine it wouldn't actually be a stable docile thing with all that beam for the length, sails properly metered, set, and taut sheets... Not seeing the problem you see, but I'm not really a sheet-ship guy, though I find the engineering fascinating. Grin!
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