In this story, the development of the Lateen sail to zig-zag into the wind on narrow rivers.
Which was then copied onto larger ocean going ships enabling them to discover the world.
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John Salter - owner of Disaster Resilience Consulting - specialising in the facilitation of risk-based capability reviews; needs-based training; business continuity planning; crisis management exercises; and organisational debriefing. Recognised for “preventing disasters, or where that is not possible, reducing the potential for harm” Ref: Barrister H Selby, Inquest Handbook, 1998.
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