- A
mainsail is a
sail rigged on the
main mast of a
sailing vessel. On a
square rigged vessel, it is the
lowest and
largest sail on the
main mast. On a fore-and-aft...
- the
leech going past the mast and
overlapping the
mainsail. To
maximize sail area, the foot of the
sail is
generally parallel and very
close to the deck...
-
staysail and trysail.
Sails for
lighter winds would include a spinnaker, a drifter, and a
mainsail with
lighter sail cloth. Each
sail has a
separate set...
-
Marine canvas List of
sail emblems Baggywrinkle Concepts Sailing Sail twist Related Cruising (maritime) Sky
Sails Types of
sails Mainsail Mast (sailing) Wingsail...
- square-rigged
foremast and at
least two
sails on the
main mast: a
square topsail and a gaff
sail mainsail (behind the mast). The
main mast is the
second and taller...
- one
mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an
arrangement is
called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be
rigged as a
Bermuda rig with
triangular sails fore...
- Caere, Italy,
dating to the mid-7th
century BC: a
warship with a
furled mainsail is
engaging an
enemy vessel,
deploying a foresail. A two-masted merchant...
-
flatten the
sail and
adjusts the
position of
maximum draft. On a
mainsail curving the mast to fit the
curvature of the luff
helps flatten the
sail. Depending...
- gaffrigged)
sail. Gaff rig
remains the most po****r fore-aft rig for
schooner and
barquentine mainsails[citation needed] and
other course sails, and spanker...
- the main
sail's leeward side. On
boats with only one jib, it is
common for the clew of the jib to be
abaft the mast,
meaning the jib and
mainsail overlap...
