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WORLD HISTORY
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a triangular sail
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this helped explorers navigate (showing direction)
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a light fast ship
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Travel completely around the world
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Detailed explanation-1: -caravel, a light sailing ship of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries in Europe, much-used by the Spanish and Portuguese for long voyages. Apparently developed by the Portuguese for exploring the coast of Africa, the caravel’s chief excellence lay in its capacity for sailing to windward.
Detailed explanation-2: -Top speed for a caravel was about 8 knots; the average was 4 knots for 90-100 miles in a day. In 1492 Colombus’s used 2 caravels, the Nina and the Pinta, and a larger carrack, the Santa Maria, as his flagship [More].
Detailed explanation-3: -: any of several sailing ships. specifically : a small 15th and 16th century ship that has broad bows, high narrow poop, and usually three masts with lateen or both square and lateen sails.
Detailed explanation-4: -Synonyms for YACHT We’ve listed any clues from our database that match your search for “Light, fast sailing vessel".