21. The forward mast carried a single square sail, the mizzen mast ( after mast ) carried a lateen sail . 22. Along the coast towns still promote the traditional practice of fishing by lateen sail boats for tourism and festivals. 23. "Lateen Sails has got great acceleration at the end of his race, " said Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford. 24. Lateen sails were such an innovation because they had the ability to carry a ship with even the smallest of breezes.25. In the maritime history of Europe, the carrack and caravel both incorporated the lateen sail that made ships far more maneuverable. 26. Muslim Arabs first came to Zanzibar centuries ago in dhows, wooden boats with a single lateen sail billowed by favorable monsoon winds. 27. The gallivat typically had one or two masts with a lateen sail , and some 20 benches for oarsmen, one on each side. 28. Having a lateen sail with its simple two line rigging makes a Sunfish simple to learn sailing on and to set up. 29. White also touched on the stirrup, the lateen sail , the wheel barrow, the spinning wheel, the hand crank, water-driven mills and wind mills. 30. This means that lateen sails are often cut flat, without the complex cutting and stitching required to provide camber in Bermuda rig sails.
