mainsail's Usage Examples:

A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast of a sailing vessel.

which has a gaff-rigged mainsail, while a brig has a square mainsail with an additional gaff-rigged spanker behind the mainsail.

at least two sails on the main mast: a square topsail and a gaff sail mainsail (behind the mast).

single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast.

genoa is larger, with the leech going past the mast and overlapping the mainsail.

farther forward on the boat than on a masthead rig and so it has a larger mainsail.

A mainsail may also be furled by a similar system, whereby the sail is furled within.

moderate conditions using just the mainsail only, or mainsail and jib.

The Sunburst is usually rigged with a mainsail, jib and spinnaker.

The mainsail is either small or completely absent.

important sail trim control and has a direct effect on the shape of the mainsail and the headsail.

(also known as a Marconi rig) features a three-sided mainsail.

Gaff rig features a four-sided mainsail with the upper edge made fast to a spar called a gaff.

, a ship's courses would be the foresail, mainsail, and, on the rare occasions in which one is shipped, mizzen.

In this maneuver, the mainsail will cross the center of the boat while the jib is pulled to the other.

In the ketch configuration the mainsail is gaff rigged and the mizzen a balanced lug.

It is an element of the running rigging, used to attach the mainsail clew to the boom and tensions the foot of the sail.

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between midships and bow were the first type of sail to appear after the mainsail which had been the sole standard rig on sailing vessels for millennia,.

sailed by a crew of two, the Pacer has a rig consisting of three sails: a mainsail, jib and a spinnaker.

Synonyms:

canvas; sheet; main course; canvass; sail;

Antonyms:

uncover; natural object; stand still;