Sailing AKICOLJ
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bunnDoes anyone have any idea how long it would take to sail from the Solent to Thanet? I do not mind about the tides, can adjust them to whatever is handy. It's summer time, and there is a fair bit of wind.
The ship would be a smallish one, and I am assuming for the moment that the sailors are in something of a hurry, and therefore may employ both sail and oars at least to get offshort in a hurry. Oh yes, and they are Saxons. :-D
I am assuming that Saxon ships did have sails, because I think the argument they didn't is more than a bit weak, although I'm guessing very likely they would be restricted in their ability to tack or sail close to the wind.
( I have been meaning to carve a Saxon dragon-ship figurehead for approximately 20 years now, and I still have not done it. Maybe one day...)
The ship would be a smallish one, and I am assuming for the moment that the sailors are in something of a hurry, and therefore may employ both sail and oars at least to get offshort in a hurry. Oh yes, and they are Saxons. :-D
I am assuming that Saxon ships did have sails, because I think the argument they didn't is more than a bit weak, although I'm guessing very likely they would be restricted in their ability to tack or sail close to the wind.
( I have been meaning to carve a Saxon dragon-ship figurehead for approximately 20 years now, and I still have not done it. Maybe one day...)
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Date: 2012-07-11 10:56 pm (UTC)I'm thinking a bigger ship than 20 feet though - it needs to be able to get a reasonable sized raiding party into it, and surely you couldn't squeeze more than about 4-5 Saxons with axes etc into a 20ft boat?
The Sutton Hoo ship was 85 feet: one assumes that was a biggun, so I'm thinking maybe 40-50 foot-ish.