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(...) Thnx. (...) *We* did not run west... the *queen* did - that marked the beggining of tourism in Brazil. The rest of the population had to stay and withstand the fight, with some help from the Brits (ah, Wellington... fascinating character) we (...) (23 years ago, 29-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.pt)
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(...) It's arguable that Portugal had very little interest in going West at any time (before Napoleon came around, of course :D ). Until very nearly the end of the 17th century, the Americas were more "obstacle" than anything else (Spain's dumb-luck (...) (23 years ago, 29-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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(...) There it is: influence, not copy. I'd say inspiration... :-) (...) Yes, the storm *was* the main gun... but the fire-ships were also very effective, at least in the morale issue. The only real bugger in this whole story is that portuguese (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Yeah, but it was an *English* storm... Dave! (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I believe the mizzen mast was lateen rigged on the Nina, as on many ships until the gaff-rigged sail comes along (ahhh, the Armada Flagship, now available from Lego S@H). I love putting lateen sails on my Lego ships - I keep meaning to cut my (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) All true... but I still believe that the concept behind the lateen sail (triangle + rotation around mast) allowed travelling against the wind, unlike square sails - better for back-winds (no pun intended). And I'm not sure if ALL the sails in (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well noted on the arab influences, but the lateen sail was supplanted by the square-rigged sail for transatlantic voyages fairly quickly, though it remained popular in the Mediterranean for many centuries. Columbus' caravel Nina was converted (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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Pedro Silva <el_gordo@netc.pt> wrote in message news:GJzDDz.49E@lugnet.com... (...) always (...) the (...) From my holidays, when I traveled through 7 countries, I believe petrol is nowhere more expensive than in Holland.... Duq (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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(...) They retailed for $19.99 in the U.S., but an inveterate bargain hunter like me would have held out for at least 50% off had I seen them go on clearance here. So I'd say it's reasonable if you really like the set or the parts. BTW Lugnet's set (...) (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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(...) Portugal - to be more precise, Porto (often spelled "Oporto" in English), in Northern Portugal. I went back to the store today to see if their margin was this low for everything, and it seemed to me that it was somehow negotiable for large (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.market.shopping)
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