en ▁rig , ▁as ▁in ▁v ela ▁lat ina ▁can aria , ▁ ▁where ▁the ▁sp ar ▁is ▁changed ▁from ▁one ▁side ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁when ▁tack ing . ▁This ▁way ▁the ▁rig ▁doesn ' t ▁suffer ▁these ▁air flow ▁dis ru ptions ▁that ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁sail ▁pushed ▁against ▁the ▁m ast . ▁ ▁The ▁late en ▁sail ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁tack ed ▁by ▁lo osen ing ▁the ▁yard ▁upper ▁bra ce , ▁tight ening ▁the ▁lower ▁bra ce ▁until ▁the ▁yard ▁is ▁in ▁vertical ▁position , ▁and ▁tw isting ▁the ▁yard ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁m ast ▁by ▁a ▁tack . ▁Another ▁way ▁of ▁tack ing ▁with ▁a ▁late en ▁sail ▁is ▁to ▁lo osen ▁the ▁bra ces , ▁lift ▁the ▁yard ▁vertical , ▁det ach ▁the ▁sheet ▁and ▁tack , ▁and ▁turn ▁the ▁sail ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁m ast ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁m ast , ▁and ▁re attach ▁the ▁sheet ▁and ▁tack . ▁This ▁method ▁is ▁described ▁in ▁B jör n ▁Land ström ' s ▁The ▁Sh ip . ▁ ▁The ▁late en ▁rig ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁ancest or ▁of ▁the ▁B erm uda ▁rig , ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁be za an ▁rig . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁when ▁Spain ▁ruled ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁the ▁late en ▁rig s ▁were ▁introduced ▁to ▁Dutch ▁boat ▁build ers , ▁who ▁soon ▁modified ▁the ▁design ▁by ▁om itting ▁the ▁m ast ▁and ▁fast ening ▁the ▁lower ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁yard ▁directly