The real origin of the word GNAV
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Topic: The real origin of the word GNAV
Posted By: Strangler
Subject: The real origin of the word GNAV
Date Posted: 10 Feb 13 at 12:10am
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Amazing fact no.555 Go to Google translator, set Latin to English and put in 'Gnav' and see what you get. Ah those Romans had great club racing. Found this out while researching for my Opus Velificatio.
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Posted By: Andymac
Date Posted: 10 Feb 13 at 8:05am
Amazing fact kindly sponsored by Speed Sails.
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Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 10 Feb 13 at 10:59am
They had the same problem of too may classes too, viz: the Navis, , Lunter, Cymba, Lembus, Cumber, Moneris, Ratis and Lintriculus just to name a few. They used to use the Portus Adurni impedimentum tabula to sort out the results until the Visigoths protested. 
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Posted By: sargesail
Date Posted: 11 Feb 13 at 9:10pm
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And in the Nave-ambrosia series of BC56 there was a bit of an issue when new fangled cotton was used to reinforce what were otherwise woolen sails. Mind you the NAve Ambrosia was sailed in relatively balmly temperaures!
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