Dhow and Junk Comparison
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Dhows Used by mostly Arabs and Indians Used for sailing, fishing, transporting, and trading cargo Usually one- or two-mast sailing vessel Lateen rigging Bows sharp, with a forward and upward thrust Sterns of large Dhows sometimes windowed and decorated Important in western Indian Ocean Trade Vessels could take advantage of the monsoons winds http://library.thinkquest.org/C007541F/new_page_1.htm Dhow making considered an art and was passed down from one generation to another Known for its stitched construction Made by sewing the hull boards together with fibers, cords or throngs Sail made by several cloths sewn together http://nabataea.net/ships.html Junks High-stern Projecting bow Five masts Square sails
