Because there are lots of sails and yards to manipulate. You can see how many things there are here, but those simplified graphics don't do justice of it all looks in reality.
They were the only way, but they weren't cheap. Columbus needed government funding to finance his fleet of tiny boats, like we would fund a moon mission today. Imports from other continents were super expensive to the point that the only things feasible to import were extremely compact - tea, spices. Or extremely expensive signals of wealth - beaver pelts, pineapples.
Successful-Ad-1811@reddit
Why so many lines?
Professional-Mix1771@reddit (OP)
Because there are lots of sails and yards to manipulate. You can see how many things there are here, but those simplified graphics don't do justice of it all looks in reality.
TRGoCPftF@reddit
tall ships seem so terrifying with all that rigging. Like the cost to re-do your running rigging is more than my house costs
Difficult_Limit2718@reddit
Amazing they were so economical at the time
haight6716@reddit
They were the only way, but they weren't cheap. Columbus needed government funding to finance his fleet of tiny boats, like we would fund a moon mission today. Imports from other continents were super expensive to the point that the only things feasible to import were extremely compact - tea, spices. Or extremely expensive signals of wealth - beaver pelts, pineapples.
ppitm@reddit
Eh, every random cluster of houses in Maine would be building larger vessels than that before long.
bnrt1111@reddit
where spanker
Professional-Mix1771@reddit (OP)
Wasn't needed I guess. I was just a simple deckhand so I was in no position to decide what sails are we using.
AmyCrackhouse@reddit
Bark Europa?
Professional-Mix1771@reddit (OP)
STS Fryderyk Chopin
0xfleventy5@reddit
That's a scary beauty.