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minus-squarejust2look@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up15·9 days agoA jib is a type of sail. And I think the cut is talking about the shape. Beyond that I can’t explain.
minus-squareEvilBit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 days agoIIRC, the shape of the jib sail indicated the origin of a sailing vessel, so it could show a friendly ship from a distance.
minus-squaremobyduck648@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoYeah age of sail lookouts had incredible eyesight, they had to since every minute you lost determining friend or foe was a minute you’d delay beating to quarters and running out your guns.
minus-squareMintyFresh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoI thought the cut means the angle at which it’s hung. Source: This landlubber
minus-squarejust2look@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoIt could be. I didn’t feel like looking it up, and that was as close to the answer as I could remember.
A jib is a type of sail. And I think the cut is talking about the shape. Beyond that I can’t explain.
IIRC, the shape of the jib sail indicated the origin of a sailing vessel, so it could show a friendly ship from a distance.
Yeah age of sail lookouts had incredible eyesight, they had to since every minute you lost determining friend or foe was a minute you’d delay beating to quarters and running out your guns.
I thought the cut means the angle at which it’s hung. Source: This landlubber
It could be. I didn’t feel like looking it up, and that was as close to the answer as I could remember.