wait how did ships with sails get across the ocean if the wind was blowing the wrong way
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Finally something on Twitter I actually know something about! And I have pictures! This is for a fore-and-aft rigged ship, where the sails are mainly along the centerline of the ship and can be hauled to either side, pivoting away from the mast.pic.twitter.com/4IHVbcnMZV
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A full-rig or ship-rig, what you think of when you imagine naval battles and such, with three masts and multiple sails, has different limitations and generally can't sail as close (into) the wind as a fore-and-aft.
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