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Examples of foresail
foresail
In striking the gear, the foresail tack tackle had to be cast off.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The ship had a smaller topsail on the mainmast above the mainsail and on the foremast above the foresail.
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They'd tried tacking into the wind, putting up the canvas foresail, but seemed to be making little progress.
From the post-gazette.com
There's a fully sighted tactician and a fully sighted crew member handling the foresail, but neither can touch any other controls except in an emergency.
From the sfgate.com
With 807 sq ft of mainsail and a further 840 sq ft of gennaker foresail, these all-carbon-fibre missiles achieve speeds of up to 40mph in wind speeds of just 28mph.
From the telegraph.co.uk
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 the windlass, can be seen attached to the stem head.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- The lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel
- A sail placed forward of the mast, such as a jib.
- This is the name given to any sail that is in front of the mainsail.
- A sail set ahead of the mast
