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Nelson Historical Society Journal, Volume 3, Issue 2, August 1976
From Tasman's sketch, it seems that he encountered at least one double canoe rigged with what we would call a lateen sail. His text makes a reference to the "tingan" rig of the East Indies, and here we can probably rely on a sailor's interested observation of the details of a strange craft and its rig
From Tasman's sketch, it seems that he encountered at least one double canoe rigged with what we would call a lateen sail. His text makes a reference to the "tingan" rig of the East Indies, and here we can probably rely on a sailor's interested observation of the details of a strange craft and its rig.