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The centreboard is retracted at broadpointsofsail, again similarly to a sailing boat, to allow for jibing control.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This indication allows the skipper to set their sails or their course for best performance, according to thepointsofsail.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Despite the large overall sail areas, and even when sailing on their bestpointsofsail, large warships were slow, for example 68 knots.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The better performance of the sloop upwind was outweighed for most sailors by the better performance of the schooner at all other, more comfortable,pointsofsail.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mainsheet pulls the boom (and therefore the foot of the sail) primarily inwards at lowerpointsofsailand downwards at higherpointsofsail.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The extra sails and ease of the gaff sails make the rig easier to operate, though not necessarily faster, than a sloop on allpointsofsailother than up-wind.
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