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Jeff Morris wrote:
The common explanation is simply that in the days of square rigged ships sailing "close hauled" was a huge effort for little gain. Ships could spend a day trying to gain a few miles to round a cape, so requiring them to give way would be a tremendous burden. Now that almost all sailboats are fore-and-aft rigged, and have auxiliaries, this is no longer important. Makes sense to me, thanks. Cheers Marty |
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