Harnessing the Wind

Harnessing the Wind (HM1AAX)

Location: Charleston, SC 29407 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 48.054', W 79° 58.998'

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The "motor" of a sailing ship is its masts and rigging, which hold canvas sails to catch the power of the wind. Skilled captains manipulated different sails to harness any available breeze. A favorable tailwind would fill the large main sails and propel the boat over the sea. A less desirable crosswind required the angled jib and staysails for conversion into forward progress.

Because shallow, rounded hulls traded speed and maneuverability for shallow-water access, the captains also used a mizzen sail to increase the rudder's ability to turn the boat. See if you can identify where all these sails would be on a fully rigged Adventure.
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 8:17am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 595190 N 3629672
Decimal Degrees32.80090000, -79.98330000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 48.054', W 79° 58.998'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 48' 3.24" N, 79° 58' 59.88" W
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Area Code(s)843, 864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1074 Main St, Charleston SC 29407, US
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