The revival of the lateen sail If we judge by the number of associations which are created on the periphery of the Mediterranean and the boats that sail seen, there is an undeniable enthusiasm for what we call "sails" traditional.
This very old rig, which we see the first performances from the sixth century, looks like a triangular sail, usually single, which surface extends much further back than the mast on the front. It is attached to its upper edge by what is called an "antenna" wood consists of two parts linked together. The front of the antenna with the pointed the sail is attached to the bow by two ropes that can orient and stabilize it. The antenna is movable in all directions.
This veil can receive all the winds, including the face, and it is this characteristic of being able to go upwind well, which made its undeniable success for centuries. To tack, it would therefore change the antenna to the side of the mast to maintain good performance. In fact, it is very difficult or impossible to do because the length of the portion of the antenna on the front of the mast is almost always greater than the height of that mast. In tacking, the sail is then mapped onto the mast, and its yield is lower, as in the photo below.
The dhow, the felucca, the "sharp" Marseille and especially the great Catalan boat using this rig. These are weighted and deck boats without keel.
Between Sete and Barcelona, it is essentially the "boat Catalan" dominates. More and more associations to restore these boats to navigate above were created. Merely Palavas are two: La Latina Cu p and Navy tradition .
La Latina Cup, which was part yours truly, using three boats 10, 50 m with a veil of 75m ². Yes, you read correctly, a single sail de75m ², the size of a large F2!
There are several elements which make surfing these boats particularly pleasant:
First, the boats needed to be fast (in fact, the more we came home from the first in the fishing industry, we had chances to sell the fish at a good price), so these boats are overpowered. Provided that good Tramontana tickles them and there is a skipper on board a little lighter these are real bombs. One day they saw land at a general assembly of the association a guy who came to learn about this here: the owner of a modern sailing yacht, to his amazement, he had been overtaken at sea by one of these boats, filled weird people screaming as his wild ...
Another nice feature about these boats: Sailing in light of the unique, the bridge is not cluttered with ropes and can wallow at his ease, he there is room to move.
Finally, these vessels can be operated at least three people and the navigation is therefore mandatory crew.
Ah, the pleasure to tell you how to lie on the deck and watch the Mediterranean sky on which cut this huge white sail blown by the wind with the sound of the boat that cuts through the water? We forget everything, taxes payable, Agoravox, Sarkozy and the financial crisis ...
Leon
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Last Minute Buster sent me this beautiful board which will tell us perhaps provenance.
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