Point of sail
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A point of sail is a sailing craft's direction of travel under sail in relation to the true wind direction over the surface.
Close-hauled
Reaching
Running downwind
Iceboats parked in irons with sails loose and not generating power, but flapping like a flag.
Studding sail
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A studding sail, or stun'sl is an extra sail on a square rigged vessel for use in fair weather. It is set outside the square sails, using stun'sl booms which run out along the yards. They came into us
Point of sail
…wing on wing" or one of several other terms—for a fore-and-aft vessel going dead downwind. In light winds, certain square-rigged vessels may set studding sails, sails that extend outwards from the yardarms, to create a larger sail area for points of sail, ranging from downwind to a close reach. Sails for a…
USS Monongahela with a full set of studding sails set
A painting of racing tea clippers by Jack Spurling, a marine artist known for his technical accuracy. This shows the reasonable maximum amount of stun'sls that could be set so that they did not interfere with each other.
Diagram of a topmast studding sail