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terminology question
Traditionally ''Wear ship'' had a different definition than you have given it. Although square riggers could not reach very high above a beam they could in fact close reach above abeam reach. They could not tack at all, so to go from one close or beam reach to the other they had to jibe. That process was called ''wearing ship'' and the order to go through that 200 or so degree swing was ''Wear ship''. Traditional working Jucks could not tack through the wind reliably and so would also wear ship.
Jeff
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