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staysail::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fore-and-aft sail |
Examples of staysail
staysail
Between the fore mast and the bowsprit are the fore staysail, jib, and flying jib.
From the en.wikipedia.org
All our sails were down except for the staysail, and I was relying on the engine to get us through.
From the telegraph.co.uk
As the wind increased, we gradually reduced sail, until just a tiny sliver of staysail was left, giving us just enough for steerage.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A lifelong resident of the Cape and islands, Eddy built his staysail schooner by hand, and on this day, he's using it as his pulpit.
From the edition.cnn.com
- A fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
- A staysail is a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward (and most often but not always downwards) from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.
- A sail whose luff is attached to a forestay.
- A triangular sail similar to the jib set on a stay forward of the mast and aft of the headstay.
- A triangular sail hoisted between the headsail(s) and the foremost mast. A sail hoisted between masts in the case of a large ship.
- A triangular sail, running fore and aft, that is attached to a stay.
- A small headsail set back from the bow and between the jib and mainsail to effectively narrow the slot between the jib and the mainsail. Also used when sailing at certain wind angles with an asymmetrical spinnaker.
- A triangular sail set from stays or 'flying' on halyard
