- A
topsail ("tops'l") is a sail set
above another sail; on square-rigged
vessels further sails may be set
above topsails. On a
square rigged vessel, a...
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being shorter than the mainmast. A
common variant, the
topsail schooner also has a
square topsail on the foremast, to
which may be
added a topgallant. Differing...
- A
topsail is the
second square sail up a mast in a sailboat.
Topsail may also
refer to:
Topsail,
Newfoundland and Labrador, a
community in Conception...
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Topsail Island (/ˈtɑːpsɪl/, TOP-sill) is a 26-mile (41.8 km) long
barrier island off the
coast of
North Carolina,
roughly equidistant between the barrier...
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Topsail Beach is a town in
Pender County,
North Carolina,
United States. The po****tion was 383 at the 2012 census. It is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan...
- families. The
Topsails takes its name from the
surrounding landscape which includes Main
Topsail,
Mizzen Topsail, Gaff
Topsail and Fore
Topsail which are...
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North Topsail Beach is a town in
Onslow County,
North Carolina,
United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the po****tion was 1,005. It is
located on...
- (non-Bermudian)
sloop might carry one or more square-rigged
topsails which will be hung from a
topsail yard and be
supported from
below by a crossjack. A sloop's...
- The Pender-
Topsail Post &
Voice is an American,
English language community newspaper based in Burgaw,
North Carolina. The
paper provides coverage of news...
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immediately above the
topsail or
topsails. It is also
known as a
gallant or
garrant sail.
Later full-rigged
ships split the
topsail (and
often the topgallant...
