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Occasional Paper 199: BRACE YOURSELF!

A.N. Other · Nov 5, 2025 ·

By Lorraine and Robert Fildes Braces on square rigged sailing vessels were used to trim (adjust the angle) of a particular square sail. Hence you would have a port mainsail ...

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