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 1 facts

    A fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit.

  • jib 1 facts

    Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast).

  • spanker 0 facts

    A fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vesse...

  • lug 0 facts

    A sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast.

  • luff 0 facts

    (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast.

  • gaffsail 0 facts

    A quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff.

  • gaff topsail 0 facts

    A triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the to...

  • staysail 0 facts

    A fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts).

  • lateen 0 facts

    A triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean.

  • mizzen 0 facts

    Fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast.