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← HistoryWhich limit was tested as triangular lateen sails aided exploration?
A)Open water hull pounding✓
B)Prevailing trade winds location
C)Reliable astronomical navigation
D)Onboard potable water supply
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Increased sail area directly increased stress-induced periodic flexing: hull SHEAR occurred, because large wave impacts focused tension, ultimately threatening structural failure; therefore, open-water hull pounding was most limiting, rather than wind patterns which could be navigated around.
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