- the mainmast, such as jibs and staysails, are
sometimes referred to as
foresails,
although "headsails" is a more
common term,
headsail can also specifically...
-
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...
-
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...
- transom. Its sail plan
consists of a
single mast with a main sail and two
foresails. Traditionally, the boat is
black (being
coated in pitch) and the sails...
-
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...
- mainsail, but
generally carries the mast
further aft to
allow for two
foresails, a jib and staysail, to be
attached to the head stay and
inner forestay...
-
style has a very long boom that
extends over the
transom and may
carry foresails sta**** from a bowsprit.
Around the turn of the 20th century, catboats...
- 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...
- 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...
- ('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...
