They kinda do set all her sails because she only has six.
Sailing her under her own power was a project for her 200th birthday, and she hadn’t sailed since the 19th century. She had no sails. They did a penny drive and collected enough money to have two jibs, three topsails and a spanker made, which is about enough to move the ship.
She’s got no inner jibs, staysails, courses, topgallants or royals.
In that condition, she can apparently make about 4 or 5 knots, which is a brisk walking pace. I wonder if she has enough sail power to perform maneuvers like tacking or wearing. Or even just…handling certain currents with a quartering wind. “We can’t go in that direction because our sails aren’t powerful enough” rapidly becomes a thing. So she doesn’t go anywhere without a tugboat nearby.
They kinda do set all her sails because she only has six.
Sailing her under her own power was a project for her 200th birthday, and she hadn’t sailed since the 19th century. She had no sails. They did a penny drive and collected enough money to have two jibs, three topsails and a spanker made, which is about enough to move the ship.
She’s got no inner jibs, staysails, courses, topgallants or royals.
In that condition, she can apparently make about 4 or 5 knots, which is a brisk walking pace. I wonder if she has enough sail power to perform maneuvers like tacking or wearing. Or even just…handling certain currents with a quartering wind. “We can’t go in that direction because our sails aren’t powerful enough” rapidly becomes a thing. So she doesn’t go anywhere without a tugboat nearby.