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[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

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See also https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rig_(sailing)

[–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

I found this pic informative:

It's also interesting how they were naming things after James Bond movies all the way back in the Age of Sail!

[–] noughtnaut@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And here are the forces acting on the ship: