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gaff topsail::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fore-and-aft topsail |
| Type of | fore-and-aft sail |
Examples of gaff topsail
gaff topsail
The gaff topsail schooner was commissioned in 1913 as a private yacht, but by 1915 it was ferrying harbor pilots to ships entering San Francisco Bay.
From the thenewstribune.com
Hence a ship-rigged barque would be a four master, square-rigged on fore, main and mizzen, with spanker and gaff topsail only on the Jigger-mast.
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It is a traditional two-masted, gaff-rigged, topsail schooner with more than 3,000 square feet of sail and a beam of 21 feet.
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This rig is often simply called a topsail schooner as topsails above the gaff-rigged sails are a standard part of the schooner rig.
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