lateness

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As it was, the nose of the boat sank so that it seemed as if she must run under, a fate not uncommon with lateeners, when running before a stiff breeze. 

From The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk by Davies, G. Christopher

Some of the old lateeners have been turned into luggers, and sail very well. 

From The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk by Davies, G. Christopher