- A
foresail is one of a few
different types of sail set on the
foremost mast (foremast) of a
sailing vessel: A fore-and-aft sail set on the
foremast of...
-
mainsail is
engaging an
enemy vessel,
deploying a
foresail. A two-masted
merchant vessel with a
sizable foresail rigged on a
slightly inclined foremast is depicted...
- needed. It is
sheeted to a horse, as is the
foresail; they
require no
attention when tacking. The
foresail is
often held back by the mate to help the vessel...
-
headsail and a gaff
topsail Spritsail sloop Sloop sail with
multiple foresails and
topsail Mast aft rig, a
single mast rig with a mast
further back than...
- than in a
standard sloop, so that the
mainsail is much
smaller than the
foresail. The
modern Bermuda rig uses a
triangular mainsail aft of the mast, closely...
- classes,
since they
count only the
foretriangle area when
calculating foresail size; a
genoa allows a
significant increase in
actual sail area within...
-
called jibs, headsails, or
foresails. The
innermost such sail on a cutter, schooner, and many
other rigs
having two or more
foresails is
referred to simply...
- by
sails (usually a
large crab-claw sail
opposite a
smaller triangular foresail) The word
paraw (also
spelled parao) is a
cognate of the
terms proa of...
- windl**** is
below the tack of the
foresail and the
tackle at the foot of the forestay. In
striking the gear, the
foresail tack
tackle had to be cast off...
- ('to blow'),
which is the
etymon of,
amongst others,
Dutch fok(zeil) ('
foresail').
There is a
theory that **** is most
likely derived from
German or Dutch...
