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Leeway: Sheets to the Wind
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Leeway: Sheets to the Wind

Introduction to the contemplation of sailing watercraft, part 2

In this episode, I continue where I left off with explaining how sails on boats work. That leads us naturally into basic types of rigs that we find on craft around the world across a long span of time. Keeping it simple and returning to the real-world scenarios we started with allows us to understand enough that, in the next installment, we can put toge…

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Leeway
Leeway audio essay series
A series of audio essays on selected topics in maritime technological history, from my past or current work, 20-30 minutes long; more in-depth than the semi-monthly short essays in Leeway. Publication schedule to be determined!