storm trysail - A very strong sail used in stormy weather. It is loose footed, being attached to the mast, but not the boom. This helps prevent boarding waves from damaging the sail or the rigging.
stow - To put something away.
The storm trysail must necessarily be a sheet-footed sail set over the furled mainsail.
Sails: Storm trysail with separate mast track. For use in a storm, without having to remove the mainsail. Also, useful for stability while sailing downwind.
Dodger, splash cloths, and bimini.
Rosebud from the Farr design office is the first of the new Storm Trysail-Transpac 65 rule boats. Once again Bill Lee of Santa Cruz was called on to work with a group of designers to formulate the new rule.
Storm sails (see sail) are the storm jib and the storm trysail, which takes the place of the mainsail but is set without the boom. A storm shutter is a board fastened over a window or port to block waves. Storm anchor, see anchor.
Reduce sails or running with bare poles : Reduce the ship's sails by reefing the main or going to a storm trysail ( a small heavy weather sail ) and by hoisting a storm jib ( even smaller than a number 4 jib ).
Trysail
Also called storm trysail. A very strong sail used in stormy weather. It is loose footed, being attached to the mast but not the boom. This helps prevent boarding waves from damaging the sail or the rigging.
storm sails - The storm trysail and storm jib set in bad weather.
storm jib - A strong, small triangular headsail, typically used in heavy winds.
stove in - Broken in.
 See also: Boat, Trysail, Sailing, Hull, Forward
  
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