Re: need the right term to describe a type of sailing Rig

Are you describing something like a square rig sail running athwartships"

See this sight

http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/AtoZ/rigs.html

Why use a motor when you can sail in both directions?

Steven

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "mark Morgan" <kb9rqz@...> wrote:
>
> when I think of a sailing craft I think of sails that hang from a spar
> ruing port to straboard eit a Viking Sail or the sails on a Ship of
> the line, which by what I can read are likely pretty sails forthe
> sailing I am most likely to do head mostly down wind if I want to go
> another direction I likely use a motor
>
> what are hese sails called and any designs out for the way tey would
> balcne a shipt (and not to carry too much sail
>
when I think of a sailing craft I think of sails that hang from a spar
ruing port to straboard eit a Viking Sail or the sails on a Ship of
the line, which by what I can read are likely pretty sails forthe
sailing I am most likely to do head mostly down wind if I want to go
another direction I likely use a motor

what are hese sails called and any designs out for the way tey would
balcne a shipt (and not to carry too much sail