Lateen sail

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:sailor
gptkbp:advantage improved maneuverability
better upwind performance
gptkbp:depictedIn medieval manuscripts
ancient mosaics
gptkbp:enables tacking against the wind
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkb:Late_Antiquity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lateen sail
gptkbp:influenced development of the caravel
gptkbp:material cotton
linen
canvas
gptkbp:mountedOn long yard
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Mediterranean_region
gptkbp:relatedTo lug sail
crab claw sail
gptkbp:replacedBy square sail in Mediterranean
gptkbp:shape triangular
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Arabs
gptkb:Mediterranean_sailors
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:ship
xebecs
dhows
feluccas
Mediterranean galley
polaccas
gptkbp:yardPosition set at an angle on the mast
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Felucca
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7