Re: The Vinland Map Find Or Fraud?

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:04:33 -0000, "Vaughan Sanders"
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>"Eric Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 09:22:06 -0000, "Vaughan Sanders"
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>> >Thanks Soren, she's a beauty.
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>> >Did you know, that Martin Carver who lead the last dig at Sutton Hoo
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>> >one of the crew of the Edda (1988 Osberg burial replica). She capzied
>> >and sank when they attempted to tack.
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>> I didn't know about hat. Were they tacking or actually gibing?
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>> Eric Stevens
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>Tacking
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Tacking a square-rigged Knorr would be quite an exercise. The mind
boggles at the thought!

I wonder how the norse did it. I would have expected them to gybe.



Eric Stevens