I just finished building a model of a pirate ship and want the flags to be pointing the right direction. Should the flags be blowing to the bow because the wind is behind the ship, or to the stern as the ship drags the sails along?
Looking at paintings they seem to mostly be blowing to the stern, however there are some that have them blowing to the bow aswell; so I figured it’d be best to ask people who have experience.
I totally get that, the main reason I went to paintings for any kind of answer was for lack of better alternatives. Beyond that I’m fully aware that the model I have is a cartoony thing, not at all representative of any craft to have been realistically sailed. The main goal here was to learn and to get more information because I intend to redesign the model and kitbash it to make something still cartoony but more realistic in proportion.