- than the
mainsail. In
downwind conditions (with the wind
behind the boat) a
spinnaker replaces the jib. Some
mainsails are "full-batten"
mainsails, meaning...
-
modern variation of a
Bermuda mainsail is
known as a loose-footed main. In some
early Bermudian vessels, the
mainsails were
attached only to the mast...
-
shape of the sail
without the
presence of battens. Offs****
cruising mainsails sometimes have a
hollow leech (the
inverse of a roach) to
obviate the...
- 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 of the two masts...
-
single mast
typically having only one
headsail in
front of the mast and one
mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an
arrangement is
called a fore-and-aft...
-
continued development into the 1980s,
including a
commercial derivative,
MAINSAIL. SAIL's main
feature is a
symbolic data
system based upon an ****ociative...
-
intended for off-s****
sailing might have a sail
inventory that includes: a
mainsail, a
roller furling genoa, and a
working staysail for most wind conditions...
- rig
remains the most po****r fore-aft rig for
schooner and
barquentine mainsails[citation needed] and
other course sails, and
spanker sails on a square...
-
genoa is larger, with the
leech going past the mast and
overlapping the
mainsail. To
maximize sail area, the foot of the sail is
generally parallel and...
- by the
driver or spanker. The
lateen survived as a
rigging choice for
mainsails of
small craft where local conditions were favorable. For instance, barge-like...
