- A
staysail ("stays'l") is a fore-and-aft
rigged sail
whose luff can be
affixed to a stay
running forward (and most
often but not
always downwards) from...
-
schooners are gaff-rigged, but
other examples include Bermuda rig and the
staysail schooner.: 211 : 26 : 100 : 48 The term "schooner"
first appeared in eastern...
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staysail hoisted to the top of the
mizzen topgallant on a stay
running to the top of the main
topmast would be
called the
mizzen topgallant staysail....
- mast. A
staysail set on a stay
running forward and
downwards from the top or
midpoint of the
topgallant mast is
called a
topgallant staysail. C.S. Forester...
- a
roller furling genoa, and a
working staysail for most wind conditions, and, for
strong winds, a
storm staysail and trysail.
Sails for
lighter winds would...
- boat with two
staysails the
inner sail is
called the
staysail, and the
outer (foremost) is
called the jib. This
combination of two
staysails is
called a...
- A
fisherman staysail is a sail
placed between the fore and main
masts of a
sailing ship,
usually a
schooner but also
including brigantines. All four of...
- for
square rigged vessels to
include some fore and aft sails, such as
staysails. A mast may be
referred to as a
square rigged mast
where square sails...
- A
genoa sail is a type of
large jib or
staysail that
extends past the mast and so
overlaps the main sail when
viewed from the side,
sometimes eliminating...
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mainsail on a boom, a
square yard and topsail, and two jibs or a jib and a
staysail." With
general usage, that term came to
define any
vessel of the United...
