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The 20 pages that link to Age of Sail, each with the reason it gives.

• Trade windsNarrower topic: Reliable trade-wind routes helped connect Europe, Africa, and the Americas by sail.

• European colonization of the AmericasNarrower topic: Ocean-going ships made repeated Atlantic migration, trade, and imperial control possible.

• Sailing shipNarrower topic: This broader era encompasses the sailing ship’s greatest global influence.

• Naval gunfire supportNarrower topic: Early ship-to-shore attacks emerged when sailing warships carried heavy cannon.

• ConvoyNarrower topic: Sailing-era navies developed convoy practices to protect commerce across oceans.

• Fortified wineNarrower topic: Long sea voyages encouraged merchants to strengthen wines for shipment.

• Ship of the lineNarrower topic: The ship of the line was the principal capital warship of this era.

• Madeira wineNarrower topic: Madeira wine developed within the Atlantic shipping networks of this era.

• Roaring FortiesNarrower topic: The winds became especially consequential when ships depended on sail for ocean crossings.

• Early modern warfareNarrower topic: Naval warfare's oceanic reach depended on sailing ships, bases, and maritime trade.

• Command of the seaNarrower topic: Many classical theories of command grew from battles and trade competition during this era.

• Frederick MarryatNarrower topic: The ships and practices of this era form the setting of much of his fiction.

• Joshua SlocumNarrower topic: Slocum’s early career began in a maritime world shaped by commercial sailing ships.

• Martin BehaimNarrower topic: Behaim’s maritime career belongs to the early expansion of oceanic sailing.