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NoBozo · 10-27-2016, 06:45 PM

A Longship similar to Dragon, was sailing the Atlantic at 10.5+knots......somewhere around 1000 AD.

The Mayflower, sailed to America 600 years later (1620 AD) at maybe 4.0 knots.

NB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XORSpUUy0lQ#t=2.221607

Note: That horizontal capstan (winch) that is used with the wooden "capstan bars", is the Main Halyard winch. It is used to hoist the sail and yard to whatever position (height) on the mast that is required for the wind conditions.

10-27-2016, 06:45 PM	#12
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Think About This... A Longship similar to Dragon, was sailing the Atlantic at 10.5+knots......somewhere around 1000 AD. The Mayflower, sailed to America 600 years later (1620 AD) at maybe 4.0 knots. NB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XORSpUUy0lQ#t=2.221607 Note: That horizontal capstan (winch) that is used with the wooden "capstan bars", is the Main Halyard winch. It is used to hoist the sail and yard to whatever position (height) on the mast that is required for the wind conditions. Last edited by NoBozo; 10-27-2016 at 07:47 PM.