Yeah, a junk rig has some stuff in common with a Bermuda rig. They have a lot of unique attributes though. And yes a Bermuda rigged ship has triangular sails without battens.
Yes, square riggers were still very much in use in the 1600s - even into the 1900s. Some of the last commercially-functioning tall ships were square rigged. A good example of this is the Peking. A square rig makes it so you can stack sails on top of each other which increases the sail area you can get, but a fore and aft rigged ship can sail into the wind better. A lot of ships combine both to get some of the advantages of each.
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Date: 6 Nov 2012 10:51 pm (UTC)Yes, square riggers were still very much in use in the 1600s - even into the 1900s. Some of the last commercially-functioning tall ships were square rigged. A good example of this is the Peking. A square rig makes it so you can stack sails on top of each other which increases the sail area you can get, but a fore and aft rigged ship can sail into the wind better. A lot of ships combine both to get some of the advantages of each.