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Vela (náutica)
Superfície usada para explorar a força do vento gerando propulsão para uma embarcação / De Wikipedia, a enciclopédia encyclopedia
Vela é qualquer tipo de superfície que gere trabalho quando exposta ao vento. Geralmente são usadas em embarcações chamadas veleiros. A forma depende estruturalmente da função e os dois casos extremos são o da Vela grande que é quase plana e serve para navegar próximo do vento e a do Spinnake ou Balão que tem uma concavidade importante e só pode ser usada com vento de trás (popa).
Vela
Velame é o nome dado ao conjunto das velas de uma embarcação. Tradicionalmente não se fala de velas mas sim de panos e assim diz-se que a NRP Sagres dispõe de 23 velas, 10 de pano redondo e 13 de pano latinos.