Re: Vikingships
From MJP <mik...@bluedwarf.spam.net>
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· 19 Nov 2001 16:34 · View full thread
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On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:40:51 +0100, "CeeJay" <use...@ceejay.cjb.NOSPAMnet> wrote: >> combining the top sail and the oars... >> it looks cool > >It does .. but it's not very realistic .. If you have wind enough to raise the >sails then the oars are largely unneeded. > >> you can imagine these folks in hot pursuit of some imperial vessel, >> laden down with jewels, spices, and other valuables. > >Using the oars to gain extra velocity ? >Hmmm .. it seems unlikely , they would most likely be preparing for battle >rather than using their strenght on rowing - If they were to row then they would >be all fatiqued when they reached the imperial vessel. > The oars were used when there was no wind, the sail wouldnt have been furled nescessarily. And they just might have rowed to gain momentum, who knows? ObASCII: _____ __ ) ___ _____ _____ (, / | (__/ ) (__/_____) (, / (, / /---| / / / / ) / |_) / / ___/__ ___/__ , (_/ (_/ (______) (__ / (__ / , ,:' `..; ;..' `:, `. ,;;'%, O/ \O ,%`;;, .' +;;'%%%%% /() ()\ %%%%%`;;+ /- %,)%% /\ /\ %%(,% -\ ` %% __/_/_________________________\_\__ %% ' = )/ \ / _______________________________ \ / \( = `-'/ / \ / /_______________________________\ \ / \ \`-' /\/.-.\__/ /_________________________________\ \__/.-.\/\ | ( /___________________________________\ ) | | \______/_____________________________________\______/ | \ / \____________________________________________________MJP__/ -- _________________________________________________ /| _____________________________________________ | //| | _ _ _ _______ _____ | | // | | | \/ \/ \\__ __\ _ \ .irc.bluedwarf.net.| | //__| | | \ \ \_ \ \ __/ .www.bluedwarf.net.| | \\ | | | \__\ \ \\ \ \ | | \\ | | |_____\ \__\_____\___\ -=MikeChat=- | | \\| |_____________________________________________| | \|_________________________________________________|
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