Fore-and-aft Sail
Of sail.
Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction.
This concept's ID is @1~18243
Contains
- spritsail
A fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit.
- jib
Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast).
- spanker
A fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vesse...
- lug
A sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast.
- luff
(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast.
- gaffsail
A quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff.
- gaff topsail
A triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the to...
- staysail
A fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts).
- lateen
A triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean.
- mizzen
Fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast.