Staysail
Staysail A staysail is a fore-and-aft rigged sail ... cornered, notably some fishermans staysails . Any triangular staysail set forward of the foremost mast is ... jibs is referred to simply as the staysail, and another of the jibs on such ... on which they are hoisted. Thus, the staysail hoisted on a stay that runs ...
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Sail-plan
... with one point going straight up. A staysail is a piece of cloth that has ... helps hold the mast in place. A staysail was classically attached to the stay with ... climbing on them. A jib is a staysail that flies in front of the foremost ... point of the stay holding up the staysail. Thus, the mizzen-top-gallant-stay-sail ... plans are: sloop a single jib or staysail and a Bermudian or gaff mainsail ...
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Jib
... small yacht A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremost mast of ... yacht. Confusingly, any jib is technically a staysail, but the inner jib of a yacht with two jibs is called the staysail, and the outer (foremost) the jib. This ... jib, and the innermost is called the staysail. All three sails are both jibs and ... Gennaker | Jib | Lateen | Mainsail | Moonsail | Spanker | Spinnaker | Staysail | Studding | Tallboy | Topgallant | Topsail | Trysail Sail ...
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Topmast
... the upper end of the main-topmast-staysail; a mizzen-topmast may carry the equivalent. The fore-topmast will carry a staysail, but depending on where the lower end ... it may be called a fore-topmast-staysail or an inner jib. When steel masts ...
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Stays (nautical)
... through the eye of the wind. A staysail is so-called because it is rigged ... attempt to tack. See also Sail-plan Staysail Glossary of nautical terms Sails, Spars and ... Gennaker | Jib | Lateen | Mainsail | Moonsail | Spanker | Spinnaker | Staysail | Studding | Tallboy | Topgallant | Topsail | Trysail Sail anatomy ...
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Topgallant sail
... from midway down the topgallant mast. A staysail set on a stay running forward and ... the topgallant mast is called a topgallant staysail. Sails, Spars and Rigging Sails Course | Driver ... Gennaker | Jib | Lateen | Mainsail | Moonsail | Spanker | Spinnaker | Staysail | Studding | Tallboy | Topgallant | Topsail | Trysail Sail anatomy ...
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Full rigged ship
... the are hoisted, so for example a staysail hoisted to the top of the mizzen ... topmast would be called the mizzen topgallant staysail. In light winds studding sails, pronounced "stunsls ... Gennaker | Jib | Lateen | Mainsail | Moonsail | Spanker | Spinnaker | Staysail | Studding | Tallboy | Topgallant | Topsail | Trysail Sail anatomy ...
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Glossary of nautical terms
... formally) with tarred pigtail. Jib - A triangular staysail at the front of a ship. Killick ... The third mast on a ship. Mizzen staysail - Sail on a ketch or yawl, usually ... backstay) from a mast to the hull. Staysail - A sail whose luff is attached to ...
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Headsail
... large number of others, such as the staysail on a cutter. Some headsails can only ... Gennaker | Jib | Lateen | Mainsail | Moonsail | Spanker | Spinnaker | Staysail | Studding | Tallboy | Topgallant | Topsail | Trysail Sail anatomy ...
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... Easy Preview statistical analysis → Statistics 7 Staysail Easy Preview staysails → Staysail 9 Easy Preview stents → Stent 9 ...
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