Mainsail
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Mainsail: The sail hoisted on the after side of the mainmast, pronounced "mains'l."
Make Fast: Action of attaching a line.
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mainsail - The main sail that is suspended from the main mast.
mainsheet - The line used to control the mainsail.
make fast - To attach a line to something so that it will not move.
Mainsail: The most important sail on all boats. This sail sits behind the mast. Most are triangular but other shapes do exist.
Boom: At the bottom of the mainsail, the part that controls the sail.
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'The main' is carried on and abaft the main mast.
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mainsail - The sail hoisted on the "after" side of the mainmast; also called "mains'l" (pronounced "Mainsul")..
mainsheet - The rope or tackle which holds the aft clew of the main sail, or main boom.
Mainsails: The principal sail on a vessel. On a man-of-war, the mainsail is the lowest and largest sail on the mainmast.
Mainsail
A mainsail is the most important sail raised from the main (or only) mast of a sailing vessel.
On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast.
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Mainsail- The sail that is attached to main, or largest, mast of a boat.
Mainsheet- Line attached to the main boom that controls the mainsail.
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sail trim
The mainsheet traveler is a device that allows for changing the position where the mainsheet tackle connects to the boat.
mainsail, main
Pronounced "main-sul". The sail set behind the mainmast. The mainsheet is its sheet.
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MAINSAIL OR MAINS'L-The large sail set abaft the mast.
MAINSHEET-The line that controls the mainsail.
MASTHEAD-Top of the mast.
Mainsail - The lowest square sail on the mainmast.
Marline - A light twine size line which has been tarred.
Marline Selling - A tool for opening the strands of a rope while splicing.
The mainsail is raised first for various reasons. It acts like a weather vane and keeps the boat headed into the wind.
As the mainsail jibes over, ease the boom out, to it's desired reach or run position. Also, move your body to the new windward side, still facing forward and changing the tiller and mainsheet to the other hand from behind your back.
If the mainsail is of the loose-footed variety it should be fitted with a tack tricing tackle and a main tack purchase. The last named is handy for bowsing down the luff of the sail "bar taut" for racing.
Describes a mainsail attached to the boom at the tack and clew, but not along the length of it's foot.
lubber line
A mark or permanent line on a compass indicating the direction forward parallel to the keel when properly installed ...
Mainsail - The principal sail that is set on the main mast.
Mainsheet - The line that controls the angle of the mainsail in its relation to the wind.
Make Fast - To attach a line to something so that it will not move.
mainsail (main): the sail which is attached to the mast and boom, usually the biggest working sail; often called simply the main.
BY THE LEE: Steering with the wind aft and on the same side of the stern as the mainsail, thus placing the boat in danger of gybing.
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CABIN: A compartment for passengers or crew.
Battens Flexible strips of wood or plastic, most commonly used in the mainsail to support the aft portion, or roach, so that it will not curl.
Bilge A rounding of the hull along the length of the boat where the bottom meets the side.
kit and palm sail repair kit Tools and material used for emergency repairs to sails including: sewing twine, needles, a palm, and beeswax sail slide A small metal or plastic fitting often used on the forward and lower edges of a mainsail or ...
Boom: the horizontal spar that is attached to the mast at a right angle to support the bottom of the mainsail.
Boom Vang: an adjustable rod or tackle that prevents the boom from lifting or dropping on deck.
Bow: the front of the boat.
Backwind: To loosen the trim of a mainsail so that it flaps - reduces heeling
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Reduces the area of the mainsail by partially lowering the sail and resecuring the new foot by tying it to the boom with points, or light lines attached to the sail.
slats -- battens
slatting -- flapping ...
The basic names for the sails are: the mainsail, which attaches to the mast and the jib, which attaches to the jibstay.
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For use in a storm, without having to remove the mainsail. Also, useful for stability while sailing downwind.
Dodger, splash cloths, and bimini.
MAINSHEET: Line that controls the position of the mainsail.
MARK (buoy): An object the sailing instructions require a boat to pass on a specified side.
MARLINSPIKE: A tool for opening the strands of a rope while splicing.
Genoa - Is a type of large foresail or jib-sail that overlaps the mainsail.
Gimball - A device that suspends a compass ( Mounting Bracket) so that it remains level.
Gooseneck - A device connecting the boom to the mast.
Lazy Jack - Light lines from the topping lift to the boom, forming a cradle into which the mainsail may be lowered.
Lead - Refers to the direction in which a line goes. A boom vang, for example, may "lead to the cockpit." ...
CRUTCH - A wooden support for the main-boom when the mainsail is furled.
CUDDY - A small shelter cabin in a boat.
CUNNINGHAM - A mainsail control device, using a line to pull down the mainsail a short distance from the luff to the tack.
The sail area of the mainsail was seen as not as effective as the sail area of the headsails, so mainsails started to shrink to what we eventually called the 'IOR ribbon main.' Mast location moved aft and foretriangles became huge.
The mainsail was tied with extra line from the boom vang.
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Wing and wing-The situation of a fore-and-aft vessel when she is going dead before the wind, with her forsail hauled over on one side and her mainsail on the other.
SLOOP, a type of small sailing-vessels which have one mast rigged "fore and aft," carrying a mainsail, gaff-topsail, jib and fore staysail.
Mainsail: - The sail set on the mainmast.-the lowest square sail on the mainmast.
Marlinspike - A tool for opening the strands of a rope while splicing
Mast: - a large wooden pole used to hold up the sails ...
Main sheet: Line that controls the position of the mainsail.
Make Fast: To attach a line to something so that it will not move.
Make Way: Moving through the water.
Marconi rig: Lightweight mast supported by stays and shrouds.
The opening between the jib and the mainsail. Wind passing through this opening increases the pressure difference across the sides of the mainsail, helping to move the boat forward.
small stuff
Small lines used when whipping and serving.
Luff: The forward edge of a mainsail or jib and the windward edge of a spinnaker.
Luff, to: Bubbling or flapping of a sail when it is not trimmed enough or is being backwinded by another sail or when the course sailed is too close to the wind.
A block and tackle system used to control tension on the luff of the mainsail.
Cunningham hole
Reinforced grommet in the luff of the mainsail a few inches above the tack through which the cunningham is rigged.
GAFF RIG : Four-sided mainsail defined by two booms, one located on the bottom, perpendicular to the mast, and another, located on top, at an angle from the mast.
GALLEY: The kitchen area of a boat.
side except in two special circumstances: (1) when a boat is head to wind (in which case the former leeward and windward sides remain so) and (2) when a boat is sailing directly downwind or by the lee (in which case the position of the mainsail, ...
Clew: The lower corner of a mainsail, jib or genoa and either lower corner of a spinnaker attached to the sheet.
Cockpit: A recessed area in the deck in which the crew works.
Cutter
A sailboat with one mast and a mainsail and two headsails.
Cyclone
The generic term for a tropical weather system, including tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.
Genoa - a large foresail that overlaps the mainsail
Gimball - a device that suspends a compass so that it remains level
Gooseneck - a device that connects the boom to the mast ...
Windward side:
The side opposite to that on which the mainsail is carried or, in the case of a square-rigged vessel, the side opposite to that on which the largest fore-and-aft sail is carried.
Any sailboat with a four-sided mainsail.
Gear
The general name for all nonpermanent nautical equipment, including crew's clothing and personal effects.
By the lee When running under sail, if the wind blows over the same side as the mainsail.
By the stern Greater draft aft than forward.
CABLE 1) 1/10 Nautical mile, 2) anchor chain, 3) stainless steel wire.
Backwinding A Sail:
To hold the mainsail or jib off to the side to cause the wind to blow onto the backside of the sail, used to slow a boat ...
(b) For the purposes of this Rule the windward side shall be deemed to be the side opposite to that on which the mainsail is carried or, in the case of a square-rigged vessel, ...
The rig should include a mainsail that can be reefed for storms, and a sea-anchor. The sailing rig also allows self-rescue if the engine quits and one grows tired, as can happen if one is swept out to sea.
However, when sailing by the lee or directly downwind, her leeward side is the side on which her mainsail lies. The other side is her windward side.
Masthead Sloop - the most popular rig, having a single mast with two sails. The forward sail is called a jib. The aft sail is the Mainsail, or Main. Sometimes called the Marconi Rig or the Bermuda Rig.
Most are single-masted Bermuda rigged sloops, with a single fore-sail of the jib or Genoa type and a single mainsail. Spinnaker sails, in various sizes, are often supplied for down-wind use.
mainsail -- the main sail of the sail boat set off the mast and main boom
marlinespike -- a pointed metal tool for separating the strands of a rope in splicing
meat hook -- slang expression for a large fishing hook
midships -- the middle of the boat ...
TOPPING LIFT An adjustable line from the mast to support the aft end of the boom and to support in when the mainsail is lowered or is being reefed. TRANSOM The member forming the aft (stern) end of the boat.
 See also: Boat, Sail, Sailing, Hull, Mast
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