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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bob Aberton" data-source="post: 228155" data-attributes="member: 1518">Technically, yes, the ship COULD turn just by using its sails...If the wind was blowing in the right direction, and they set their sails right while at anchor, then they could turn the ship enough to bring their cannons to bear.Its called "backing sail," and its an emergency maneuver used when a sailboat has lost the use of its rudder, so the sailboat can retain the ability to steer somewhat.  It's become somewhat obsolete with the use of engines, but its still a handy trick to know when your boat's rudder's been smashed (or hacked apart by an axe-wielding rogue<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:"  data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> )...</blockquote>