- can also be used to
describe a rig that uses a spritsail. Historically,
spritsails were the
first European fore-and-aft rigs,
appearing in Greco-Roman navigation...
- (eine) Blinde)
because it
effectively blocks forward vision when set.
Spritsails were
commonly used on
sailing vessels from the
first carracks until about...
-
spritsail boat
fleet in into two subclasses:
racing spritsails (class A) and
working spritsails (class B). The plan
included rules for
maintaining the...
-
though it is not
restricted to Oceania, is
neither a
lateen sail nor a
spritsail, and has an
independent older origin. Crab-claw
sails were
invented by...
-
boats was
usually two masted. In 1761, the
larger Deal-built
cutters had
spritsails set on
these masts, soon
transitioning to a
dipping lug fore-sail and...
- are set, for
example main
topgallant starboard stu'nsail. One or more
spritsails may also be set on
booms set
athwart and
below the bowsprit. One or two...
- square-rigged
ships a
spritsail is
flown below the bowsprit;
these are
sometimes accompanied by a
sprit topmast,
which serves to ****ist the
spritsail while tacking...
- into a
pocket in the sail.
There are
boomed spritsails, loose-footed
spritsails and
boomless spritsails. The most
common sprit-boom is
found on a sprit-boomed...
- Crab claw Fore-and-aft
Lateen Settee Tanja Triangular sail Junk Mast-aft
Spritsail Square Armaments Ballista Catapult Corvus Dolphin Fire ship
Harpax Ram...
- the
sails of the bowsprit, the forward-pointing mast that
carries the
spritsails. The
beakhead would be one of the most
ornate sections of a ship, particularly...
