The galleasses' independent maneuver could have been especially valuable in the confined Dutch waters where the Armada hoped to link with the Duke of Parma. Their oars might have mattered most during close inshore fighting, where sailing ships had less freedom to maneuver. The video closes with a larger design question: success there might have prolonged the hybrid type's service, yet sail still offered cheaper and more efficient motive power. The episode does not settle which pressure would have prevailed.
Notable Point · 39:34-40:54
Could galleasses have mattered in Dutch coastal waters?
The closing counterfactual asks whether oared galleasses might have proved decisive if the Armada had fought close inshore while extracting Parma's army.