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foresail is one of a few different types of sail set on the foremost mast (foremast) of a sailing vessel : A fore and aft sail set
Kaynak: Foresaildeploying a
foresail A two-masted merchant vessel with a sizable
foresail rigged on a slightly inclined foremast is depicted in an
Kaynak: Mast (sailing)A fractional rig on a sailing vessel consists of a
foresail , such as a jib or genoa sail , that does not reach all the way to the top of
Kaynak: Fractional rigTraditional schooners were gaff rig ged, and the trapezoid shape of the
foresail occupied the inter-mast space to good effect, with a
Kaynak: Schoonera ship's courses would be the
foresail , mainsail , and, on the rare occasions in which one is shipped, mizzen Gaff-rigged vessels may
Kaynak: Course (sail)The FD is still one of the fastest racing dinghies in the world She carries a mainsail , a very large
foresail genoa , and a large
Kaynak: Flying Dutchman (dinghy)A square topsail is a square-rigged sail, generally carried above the
foresail only, on gaff schooners. Gaff-rigged vessels carrying
Kaynak: TopsailRoller furling is most commonly encountered on
foresail s, such as jib s, with mainsail s a distant second. Furling methods: The furling
Kaynak: Roller furlingBecause it normally overlaps other sails and spars such as the gaff and
foresail, it must be fully lowered and re-raised at every tack
Kaynak: Fisherman's staysailOften a watersail will be improvised from an unused
foresail. Its psychological effects may be more effective than its aerodynamic ones.
Kaynak: WatersailThe
foresail is mounted on a bowsprit . A sloop rig version was also available. In the ketch configuration the mainsail is gaff rigged
Kaynak: Jolly Boat (Laurent Giles)Its sprit and
foresail rig has 40 | sqft | m2 | 0 of sail area. References: last Wilcox | first Butch | last2 Wilcox | first2 Rita |
Kaynak: Frog (dinghy)In the photograph, the windlass can be seen below the tack of the
foresail and the tackle at the foot of the forestay, which was worked by
Kaynak: SpritsailBy midnight, British schooner Eament pitched very heavily in increasing gale, double reefed the
foresail, and recorded barometer of 29.39
Kaynak: Early Pacific typhoon seasonsMost are single-masted "Bermuda sloops", with a single
foresail of the jib or genoa type and a single mainsail . Some are gaff rig
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