Square sail or triangle sail? — Shipbuilders · The Makers
Sailmaker Inês hangs two sails in the Harbour Yard loft: one square, one triangular. Each is good at something different. Sort the clues.
Your task
Put each clue with the right sail.
- Simplified: a square sail hangs across the ship and is very good when the wind blows from behind. A triangular lateen sail sits along the ship on a long slanted pole and lets it sail at a closer angle to the wind.
- Invented guild stories to learn from. Never try fire, hot metal, glass, blades or power tools on your own: crafts like these are learned with a trained adult.
- Every craft came from many people in many places. Nothing about you is collected.
Score
- Craft knowledge — You understood how this craft works.
- Making it well — You put the steps in a sensible order and used the right tools.
- Care for people & planet — You kept people safe and used materials wisely.
In real life
Many Portuguese caravels of the 1400s carried lateen sails, which helped them sail back against the winds along the African coast. Later ships often mixed both kinds.
Shipbuilders
The guild stories are invented, to learn from. Fire, heat, blades and tools are only for trained adults: learn these crafts with a trained adult, never at home. Nothing about you is collected; progress stays on this device.
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