Which mechanism caused increased longship sail efficiency when Vikings began using twisted wool rope to control sail angle?

💡 Explanation

Sail luffing was reduced because *geometric constraint of the rope* maintained sail shape by resisting deformation due to wind pressure; therefore the sail captured more wind energy, rather than losing energy due to billowing.

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