Brian Whatcott wrote:
My guess, for what it's worth:
with no sails, Titanic might have made 3 points off downwind to either
side with no adverse run of the sea.
With both sails set, you might notch it up to 4 points off the downwind,
and a shade faster....


Oh c'mon...look at the rake to her masts! Surely the schooner Titanic
would have pointed like a witch!

Actually IIRC the major purpose of carrying sails was to qualify as a
mail ship. Ancient regulations & all that.

DSK