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| The word "ship" is the same in Gorean as it is in English. There are two basic types of ship on Gor, round ships and tarn ships. Both types are commonly double ruddered and shallow drafted vessels. Most sailing, except by round ships, is done in the spring and summer. In Se'Kara, especially later in the month, there are often high seas on Thassa. It is also a common custom for ships to remain within sight or in clear relation to the shore. It is also common to beach crafts at night and launch again in the morning. In the open sea, ships keep one another, where possible, on their port sides, thus passing to starboard. Signal flags, pennons and squares, in mixed colors and designs, are flown on the stem-castle and stern-castle lines. They are used for communication between ships while at sea. |
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