Question on relative speeds of ship types at various points of sail

[Broadsword56]

As for close hauled - for sq rigged ships I'd say 25%, and of course only sailing to about 60 degrees (in a weatherly ship) as opposed to 45 degrees in a schooner.

For game purposes, since I'm using a square grid with 8 points of sail -- the closest windward point of sail for square-riggers in the game will be 90 degrees. So, for these particular ships -- the Lake Ontario corvettes and brigs -- a beam reach *is* effectively close-hauled, and there's no speed at 45 degrees to the wind or 0 degrees. Too harsh?

The closest windward point of sail for schooners will be 45 degrees.