The Artz Shark

This is the latest design of a trade & transport Caravel for the Royal Family of Artzdorf & Flugelheim.

Crew

• Capt Leroy Alexandersson,
• Lt Wilhelm Le Lacheur,
• Lt Trevor Soar,
• Lt Samuel Pepys

A caravel is a small, highly maneuverable multi-masted ship often used for long voyages of exploration. It is a specialised kind of carrack. Because of its relatively small size, the caravel is able to explore upriver in shallow coastal waters, and it can be sailed with the precision necessary for inshore surveying in unknown waters. Using the lateen sails it can go speedily over shallow water, while with the square sails, the caravel is very fast. Its versatility, speed, agility, and power make the caravel the best sailing vessel of its time. It generally carries two or three masts with lateen sails. It has the same rig as a carrack, with a foresail, square mainsail and lateen mizzen, but minimal fore- and aft-castles. Caravels are usually 60 to 75 feet long.