Folding and Unfolding of Early Modern Galley Masts
@article{Eliav2014FoldingAU, title={Folding and Unfolding of Early Modern Galley Masts}, author={Joseph Eliav}, journal={The Mariner's Mirror}, year={2014}, volume={100}, pages={208 - 217} }
Early modern Mediterranean galleys could fold down their entire rigging, consisting of a mainmast and a smaller fore mast, each carrying a large lateen sail on a long yardarm. The crew could lower the yardarms, remove the sails and then fold down, or un-step, both masts; then, they could reverse the process, raise, or step, the masts back to the upright position and hoist the yardarms.1 Why would a ship fold down its entire rigging? Contemporary sources cite several reasons:
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