The title prompts a short point about nautical precision. A historian might call the image nine-masted instead of nine-sailed. Sails nevertheless makes the stronger title. The aside shows how technical terminology and a memorable title can pull in different directions in naval fiction and history.
Notable Point · 4:43-5:01
Why the title says sailed rather than masted
The review notes that nine-masted is the more precise nautical phrase, while Nine Sailed Star makes the stronger book title.