Staysail

A staysail is a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff is 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.

Staysail- A triangular sail set on a stay that runs behind the forestay. Steerageway- Forward motion, allowing control of the tiller or wheel. Stern- The after end of a boat.

Staysail: A small sail flown between the mast and the inner forestay. Stay: A rod or wire that supports the mast in a fore/aft position. Stern: The rear of the boat.

Staysail A triangular sail similar to the jib set on a stay forward of the mast and aft of the headstay. Steadying Sail ...

staysail Pronounced "stay-sul". A small sail, often set inside or below another sail. A forestaysail is a small jib set on the forestay. A spinnaker staysail (cheater) is a lightweight small jib set under a spinnaker.

Staysail - A sail that is set on a stay, and not on a yard or a mast. Stay Rope - The luff or weather bolt rope of a jib or other sail. Steady! - An order to put the helm amidships, or not to move it about.

staysail An additional foresail set between the jib and the mast. steadying sail A hoisted sail for the steadying effect of the wind, not for propulsion.

Staysail or Stays'l - A triangular fore-and-aft sail carried on a stay. A sail that is set on a stay, and not on a yard or a mast. On a cutter this is the sail located between the jib and the main sail ...

forestaysail - A sail attached to the forestay as opposed to a jib which is attached to the headstay. foretriangle - The space between the mast, the deck, and the headstay.

Forestaysail A triangular sail set forward of the mast on the forestay. Foul ...

mizzen staysail A small sail that is sometimes placed forward of the mizzen mast. monkey deck ...

Club - A boom on a jib or staysail. Coach Roof - The cabin roof, raised above the deck to provide headroom in the cabin. Also trunk. Coachwhipping - Decorative ropework with an even number of strands to form a herring-bone pattern.

On a cutter this is the forward most sail, as opposed to staysail located between the jib and the main jibe -- also gybe; to turn the boat downwind from one side of the wind to the other ...

HANK A metal or nylon clip used to hold the luff of a headsail or staysail to the forestay. HARDWOOD A description applied to woods from deciduous broad-leafed trees (Angiosperms). The term has no reference to the actual hardness of the wood.

less drag than do longer conventional keels [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] fisherman's bend A knot used to bend a line to a ring, also called an anchor bend fisherman's knot A knot that joins two lines together, forming a knot fisherman's staysail A ...

Cutter: similar to a sloop in that there is only one mast, but it is stepped further aft and she can carry two headsails at once (forestaysail and jib). Often has a bowsprit to enlarge the foretriangle.

Sails: Staysail that hanks on. Bulletproof system, no furling gear to jam, and easy to remove and switch to storm jib. Sails: Storm jib.

hanks: metal hooks used to secure a sail to a stay; to hank on a sail is to hook it on a stay using the hanks one of the fittings that attaches the luff of a headsail and a staysail to a stay.

An optional inner forestay adds a staysail to the equation, although the boat is a sloop by design. There are two keel options, the standard deep-draft model that draws 7 feet, 6 inches and the shoal option with a 5-foot, 11-inch keel.

SLOOP, a type of small sailing-vessels which have one mast rigged "fore and aft," carrying a mainsail, gaff-topsail, jib and fore staysail.

Fortuna handles well in heavy going and we averaged six knots under mizzen and staysail. By late afternoon we had the pass at Half Moon Cay in sight. The sparkling turquoise shallows inside the atoll promised a respite from the angry Caribbean.

STAYSAIL A triangular sail immediately forward of the mast, the luff of which is supported by the forestay. STEM The foremost vertical part of the boat. STERN The after part (back) of the boat. STERN LINE A docking line leading away from the stern.

Staysails are sails which will be set on the fore stays. You can find them in front of the mast or between two masts. On the stamp to the right you can see two staysails before the mast and one staysail between the mast.

Or that which would reduce her to storm staysails. 56 to63 knots 12 Hurricane Or that which no canvas could withstand. Over 63 knots ...

Downhaul-A rope used to haul down jibs, staysails and studding sails. Double Sheetbend -Join small to medium size rope. douse To drop a sail quickly Draft-The depth of water required float a vessel Drift- A vessel leeway ...

It is flown high, between the fore and main mast, and is also known as a fisherman's staysail. GOOSENECK - The fitting that connects the boom to the mast.

the clipper ship days, so named because they would tar their hair to prevent infection and make it easy to cut jetsam -- debris, jettisoned items, floating at sea jib -- a foresail. On a cutter this is the forward most sail, as opposed to staysail ...

a half; when under close-reefed topsails, two points; when the topsails are furled, three points and a half; when the fore course is furled, four points; when under the mainsail only, five points; when under the balanced mizzen or mizzen staysail, ...

Staysail: A sail that is set on a stay instead of a mast Stem: The upright structure at the bow Stern: The aft part of the boat (read more on the directions on a boat) Stern line: A mooring line that runs off the stern ...

Downhaul A rope used to haul down jibs, staysails, and studdingsails. Drabler A piece of canvass laced to the bonnet of a sail, to give it more drop. Draft The depth of water required to float a vessel.

STAYSAIL: On a cutter this is the sail located between the jib and the main sail STEM: The forward most part of the bow. STERN: The back, or aft end of a boat. ‘Astern’ means behind the boat.

See also: Boat, Forward, Hull, Aft, Deck