31. The mainsail and jib rig is general, but a double-masted lateen rig has been found advantageous. 32. A two-masted lateen rig was added by the orders of her first commander, Captain David Porter. 33. Along the coast towns still promote the traditional practice of fishing by lateen sail boats for tourism and festivals. 34. After 1500, the situation in the Indian Ocean dramatically changed, with nearly all vessels now being lateen rigged. 35. The balancelle, a Mediterranean coasting and fishing boat of the 19th century, also used a single lateen sail. 36. Lateen sails mounted this way were known as " leg-of-mutton " sails in English.37. It takes its origins from the Bodrum area, has one or two masts, a bowsprit and lateen sails. 38. The forward mast carried a single square sail, the mizzen mast ( after mast ) carried a lateen sail. 39. In the afternoon, while she was at anchor, she sighted three lateen -rigged feluccas coming towards her. 40. Neither the attribution of the lateen to the Arabs nor its origin in the Indian Ocean can any longer be upheld:
