How to attach the sails to the yards (late 16th century)

[Baker]

After viewing several build logs I tied my sails to the yards this way. (on a English galleon 2nd half of the 16th century)

I recently bought the book  "Tudor warship Mary Rose" ( a carrack 1st half 16th century) and there is this method  D12 and D12/1

 

Yes , a carrack is not a galleon, and there is little information available about this era.
My question: Is the method I used acceptable or is it from a later period?

[popeye2sea]

What you have there is called marling.  It would be used to gasket the furled sail to the yard.

 

The problem with using that to bend on a sail is that if one piece parted the whole sail would  blow out because the whole thing is one piece of rope with a series of half hitches.

You would need to have the individual robands as shown in your lower diagrams in order to properly bend on a sail.  The proper roband hitch varied across time and also when utilized on an upper or lower yard.

 

Regards,

[Baker]

4 hours ago, popeye2sea said:

What you have there is called marling.  It would be used to gasket the furled sail to the yard.

 

The problem with using that to bend on a sail is that if one piece parted the whole sail would  blow out because the whole thing is one piece of rope with a series of half hitches.

You would need to have the individual robands as shown in your lower diagrams in order to properly bend on a sail.  The proper roband hitch varied across time and also when utilized on an upper or lower yard.

 

Regards,

Thanks,

I will follow your advice.