How did the caravel's lateen sail sailors?

The Caravel's lateen sail helped sailors by letting them easily sail windward.

Explanation:

The Caravel lateen sail was an advancement in the structure of the sail of the ships which was intelligently put to use by the sailors to take help of the wind to move the vessel forward. The manual adjustment of this sail to certain angles created pressure differences around the vessel and propelled it ahead with the flowing winds.

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