On a square rig ged sailing vessel, a
topgallant sail (pronounced "t'gallant") is the square-rigged sail or sails immediately above the
Kaynak: Topgallant sailfrom up to four sections (also called masts), known in order of rising height above the decks as the lower, top,
topgallant and royal masts.
Kaynak: Mast (sailing)Thus, the staysail hoisted on a stay that runs forward and downwards from the top of the mizzen
topgallant mast is the mizzen
topgallantKaynak: StaysailA royal is a small sail flown immediately above the
topgallant on square rig ged sailing ship s. "
topgallant royal" and was used in light
Kaynak: Royal (sail)Priwall was a four-masted steel -hulled barque with royal sails over double top and
topgallant sail s. The windjammer was ordered by
Kaynak: Priwall (barque)On a boat , a tripping line is small rope attached to the
topgallant or royal yard , used to trip the yard and lower it to the deck.
Kaynak: Tripping lineThe lowest square sail was the course , the next sail up the mast was called the topsail , the next the
topgallant sail. Many vessels
Kaynak: Square rigCrosstrees are the two horizontal struts at the upper ends of the topmast s of sailboat s, used to anchor the shroud s from the
topgallant mast .
Kaynak: CrosstreesThe jib- and flying jib- booms carry the tack s of the jib and flying jib sails, respectively, and the stay for the fore
topgallantKaynak: JibboomThus, the mizzen
topgallant staysail can be found dangling from the stay leading from above the mizzen (third) mast's
topgallant sail to
Kaynak: Sail-planwithout royal sails over the
topgallant sails, active in the early part of the 20th century. Although her career was not especially
Kaynak: LawhillThey are named after the mast from which they are hoisted, so for example a staysail hoisted to the top of the mizzen
topgallant on a stay
Kaynak: Full-rigged shipwith three (or more) masts, of which the foremast is square-rigged and the main is partially square-rigged (topsail ,
topgallant , etc.)
Kaynak: Jackass-barqueDuring the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he manned an artillery gun on the
topgallant forecastle (a deck at the top of the
Kaynak: Walter B. Smith (Medal of Honor)On a square rig ged vessel, a topsail is a square sail rigged above the course sail and below the
topgallant sail where carried.
Kaynak: Topsail