Lateen sail, triangular sail that was of decisive importance to medieval navigation. The sail, its free corner secured near the stern, was capable of taking the wind on either side, and, by enabling the vessel to tack into the wind, the lateen immensely increased the potential of the sailing ship.

Just thought I would share some Lateen rigged boats http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2163/4507633979_63f9927d78_z.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4031/4472281109_a9ca766984_z.jpg?zz=1

Couple of nights ago the 1956 movie, "Around the world in 80 days." was showing. Lots of shots of wooden boats including dhows with lateen (lanteen) rigs. Philip C. Bolger wrote that the lateen was "the most gracefull of sails." Back in the 1800's a couple of guys took a 19', lateen rigged boat across the Atlantic with no complaints. ? Anyone out there sailed one? What are the pros and cons of it?

latin-rig in the Albufera, Valencian Museum of Ethnology.

Zanzibar, Tanzania. Lateen Sail on Dhow in Harbor.

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I'll will quickly show you how a lateen sail works by rigging and sailing a traditional Tagus wooden boat that we care for at the club. These smaller boats a...

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Hi, I think that the wooden boats of the Aegean are a bit under represented in this forum. Aegean boat building tradition is not something simple, it is a crucible were Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Italians, Turks, Dalmatian pirates, Spanish mercenaries and Arabs all gave a hand to create. So allow me to bore you a bit with some pictures from the various types that used to, and thanks to some crazies still do, sail around this dark wine sea. I'm not an expert, and english is not my first

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The dromon or “runner” was the standard oared warship of this period. With 54 oars on each side,  it could manage about 4 knots under ideal conditions.

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