eli5 Why some sailing ships have multiple square sails like Clipper? Why not have one continuous sail from top to bottom like Korean Turtle Ship?

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eli5 Why some sailing ships have multiple square sails like Clipper? Why not have one continuous sail from top to bottom like Korean Turtle Ship?

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Big piece of cloth hard to use and costs a lot of money.
Many smaller pieces of cloth easier to handle and you don’t go broke if it brakes.