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Jib
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A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its forward corner is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bows, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jib
Three of the four jibs are in pink.
Three of the four jibs are in pink.
Staysail
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A staysail is a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff is affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit, or to another mast.
Jib
…smaller jibs, to compensate aerodynamics when the main sail is reefed; these more rugged sails are called storm jibs or spitfires. On a boat with two staysails the inner sail is called the staysail, and the outer (foremost) is called the jib. This combination of two staysails is called a cutter rig (or in North…
Staysails
Staysails
Staysail schooner "Rich Harvest" becalmed. Its large genoa jib has been roller-furled, and its quadrilateral Fisherman staysail is still in a sailbag.
Staysail schooner "Rich Harvest" becalmed. Its large genoa jib has been roller-furled, and its quadrilateral Fisherman staysail is still in a sailbag.